Big Rock
Big Rock rises to 259 m in Ohio. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Wildlife Area, a park 0.6 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Ohio, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34810551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 259 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 26 mi
- River Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Weddington Hill: 4.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 5.5 mi
- Gravel Hill: 10.1 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 10.7 mi
- Pine Knob: 11.4 mi
- Liberty Wildlife Area: 0.6 mi
- Leo Petroglyph State Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Mound Street Park: 7.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 8.0 mi
- McKinley Park: 8.2 mi
- Samson-Obrist Woods: 9.8 mi
- Baker Swamp State Nature Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Stroth-Rader Habitat Conservation Area: 13.8 mi
- Lake Alma State Park: 14.4 mi
- Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park: 15.0 mi
- McKinley Park; William McKinley: 8.2 mi
- McKinley Park: 8.2 mi
- David Ousley Memorial Field: 12.8 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Harvey Wells: 13.1 mi
- Lillian Jones Museum: 8.0 mi
- Welsh Museum: 17.9 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 19.4 mi
- Ross County Museum: 19.5 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 19.5 mi
- Dogwood Pass: 9.0 mi
- The Grove: 21.7 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 21.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 22.3 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 22.3 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 5.0 mi
- Violet Point: 17.8 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 21.4 mi
- Lookout Point: 22.0 mi
- Sugar Point: 22.4 mi
- Richland: 11.3 mi
- Oreton: 19.9 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 21.4 mi
- Knockemstiff: 21.8 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Third Tier: 21.7 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 21.7 mi
- Apple Water Tower: 8.2 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 19.8 mi
- South Ridge: 17.3 mi
- Ash Cave: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Big Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | WNW 300° | 403 m | 19.4 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | WNW 295° | 402 m | 19.3 mi |
| Long | W 281° | 397 m | 16.3 mi |
| Ball Knob | WNW 297° | 394 m | 18.2 mi |
| Davis Knob | WNW 296° | 392 m | 19.0 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNW 338° | 390 m | 20.0 mi |
| Selby Knob | WNW 301° | 386 m | 19.4 mi |
| Rock Garden Hill | NNW 335° | 384 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:21 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:30 | 17:12 |
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 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson 3 NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1048523 — Big Rock, Jackson County, Ohio.
OpenStreetMap element node/357419066
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 20 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 27 mi
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