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Sycamore Hills Park

Sycamore Hills Park from directly overhead

Sycamore Hills Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 254 m. Rich Hill stands 414 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Olentangy Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor passes 2.9 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
254 m
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Coordinates40.07171, -83.04998

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Godown dog park: 0.8 mi
  • Broadmeadows Park: 0.8 mi
  • Antrim Park: 1.0 mi
  • Linworth Park: 1.1 mi
  • Shaker Square Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Saint Michael Subdues Satan: 1.7 mi
  • Knights of Columbus Crucifixation Grotto: 1.7 mi
  • Tee Jaye's Arrow: 1.7 mi
  • Clintonville Woman's Club / Kiwanis Club of Northern Columbus: 2.6 mi
  • In Memory of Rand P. Hollenback of Columbus, Ohio: 2.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 54
Nature reserves: 50
Museums: 37
  • Worthington Doll Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Old Rectory: 1.9 mi
  • Orange Johnson House Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Ohio Railway Museum: 2.8 mi
  • Ferris-Wright Earthworks: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 24
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Brevoort Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 3.9 mi
  • River Bluffs: 4.5 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Peaks: 6
Springs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Indian Run Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Milliken Falls: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 12.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sycamore Hills Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich HillNE 44°414 m24.5 mi
Beavers HillE 88°383 m18.8 mi
Tradersville HillWSW 258°352 m24.7 mi
Spangler HillS 170°243 m15.2 mi
Baker HillSSE 159°241 m12.2 mi
Marlboro HillSSE 167°190 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0919:44
June solstice06:0420:2521:05
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5216:2717:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293241526271747366544333
Precip in2.21.93.03.53.84.13.73.03.02.52.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus Ohio State Univ AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Honey Bee93 obs
  • Mallard77 obs
  • White-tailed Deer77 obs
  • Black Swallowtail77 obs
  • Monarch71 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle71 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle67 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee66 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/465325078

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