Willow Creek Park
Willow Creek Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 217 m. Beavers Hill stands 383 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Creek Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 3.1 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 217 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 12.3 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor
- 15.4 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stag · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stoneridge Park: 1.0 mi
- Gantz Park: 1.3 mi
- Blodwen Park: 1.4 mi
- Lindberg Park: 1.7 mi
- Forest Creek Park: 1.8 mi
- John Hoover Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Bicentenial Historical Marker: 2.3 mi
- The Ten Commandments and Beatitudes: 3.1 mi
- The Umbrella Girl Fountain: 3.5 mi
- Statue of Friedrich Schiller: 3.5 mi
- Columbus Art Memorial Company: 2.5 mi
- Umbrella Girl Statue: 3.5 mi
- Miranova Place: 3.7 mi
- Hammer of Justice: 4.0 mi
- Southwest Cannon: 4.2 mi
- Willow Creek Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Audubon Society: 2.3 mi
- Rocky Creek Parkland: 2.4 mi
- Georgesville Green Parkland: 4.1 mi
- Tarpy's Woods: 4.8 mi
- Gardens at Gantz: 1.3 mi
- George F. Schmidt Blumengarten: 3.7 mi
- Wallace Gardens: 4.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.1 mi
- COSI: 3.9 mi
- National Veterans Memorial and Museum: 4.0 mi
- Heritage Museum of Kappa Kappa Gamma: 4.6 mi
- Central Ohio Fire Museum: 4.7 mi
- Kelton House Museum: 4.7 mi
- Hollywood Casino Columbus: 4.2 mi
- Buckeye Raceway Electric Indoor Karting: 4.5 mi
- Scioto Downs Racetrack & Casino: 5.6 mi
- Palm House: 6.1 mi
- Pacific Island Water Garden: 6.1 mi
- Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 7.7 mi
- White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Brevoort Park: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Little Darby Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Marlboro Hill: 2.8 mi
- Baker Hill: 4.0 mi
- Spangler Hill: 4.6 mi
- Beavers Hill: 22.0 mi
- Sand Hill: 22.9 mi
- Milliken Falls: 6.5 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 13.7 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 13.7 mi
- Hibernia: 10.8 mi
- Wonderland: 11.2 mi
- Carpenter's Mill: 22.1 mi
- Prairie Oaks Dog Beach: 12.8 mi
- Alum Creek Beach: 19.7 mi
- Dublin Spring: 13.4 mi
- Hocking River ?: 16.9 mi
- Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willow Creek Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beavers Hill | ENE 57° | 383 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 135° | 332 m | 22.9 mi |
| Spangler Hill | SSE 149° | 243 m | 4.6 mi |
| Baker Hill | E 95° | 241 m | 4.0 mi |
| Burning Indian Mound | SSE 165° | 224 m | 24.1 mi |
| Marlboro Hill | ESE 115° | 190 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:24 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:28 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus-valley Crossing, 7 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel12 obs
- Northern Cardinal11 obs
- Western Honey Bee11 obs
- Amur honeysuckle10 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird9 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider9 obs
- creeping thistle9 obs
- wild carrot9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/465231386
Day trips start here
- Columbus · 4 mi
- Columbus/South · 4 mi
- Columbus/University Area · 6 mi
- London · 21 mi
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