Peak · Ohio
Peck Hill
Peck Hill rises to 316 m in Ohio. Pine Hill stands 346 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Moonville, a ghost town 1.2 miles away. Hocking Hills Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 316 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.29563, -82.33821
- 12.7 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hooper Park: 3.9 mi
- Vinton County Fairgrounds: 7.5 mi
- Merckle Ball Park: 8.9 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Roadside Park: 11.5 mi
- The Plains Community Park: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 41
- Woodcock Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Poston Plant Lands: 8.5 mi
- Brookville Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- Poston Nature Preserve - South Tract: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 25
- Furnace Ridge: 3.3 mi
- Irish Ridge: 3.8 mi
- The Pinnacle: 4.4 mi
- Long Ridge: 4.6 mi
- Starrett Ridge: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Hope Furnace: 2.5 mi
- Hocking Canal Lock 19: 11.4 mi
- Campus Heights: 12.5 mi
- Central School Bell: 12.8 mi
- National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 15
- Devils Tea Table: 4.2 mi
- Athens County Fairgrounds: 12.1 mi
- Ohio University Alumni Gateway: 12.9 mi
- Ash Cave: 13.1 mi
- Nelly Billie Adventure Park: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Cedar Falls: 13.1 mi
- Ash Cave: 13.1 mi
- Whispering Falls: 13.6 mi
- Whispering Cave: 14.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hocking Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Sphinx Head: 14.5 mi
- Parish Rocks: 14.6 mi
- Rockhouse Rock Cliff: 14.7 mi
- Hunters Rock: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Moonville: 1.2 mi
- Ingham: 2.3 mi
- King's Station: 3.3 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 6.5 mi
- Oreton: 9.9 mi
Museums: 7
- Kennedy Museum of Art: 12.4 mi
- Southeast Ohio History Center: 12.9 mi
- Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery: 12.9 mi
- Hocking County Historical and Geneaological Society and Museum: 17.3 mi
- Schempp House Museum: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 6
- Mail Pouch: 11.3 mi
- Albatross: 12.9 mi
- The Green Lady / "American Woman": 12.9 mi
- Ten Commandments: 17.3 mi
- Chief Logan: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 5
- Ohio University Student Garden: 12.2 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 12.2 mi
- Wolfe Garden: 12.9 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Garden: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area 10-34: 8.9 mi
- Picnic table: 16.6 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Blair Arch: 15.5 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 15.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Buchtel Spring: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- South Ridge: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | W 277° | 346 m | 23.4 mi |
| Schultz Hill | NNW 344° | 337 m | 15.1 mi |
| Irish Ridge | N 2° | 326 m | 3.8 mi |
| Long Ridge | N 3° | 325 m | 4.6 mi |
| Starrett Ridge | N 10° | 323 m | 5.2 mi |
| Furnace Ridge | N 354° | 320 m | 3.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 230° | 319 m | 4.4 mi |
| Crumley Knob | ENE 77° | 312 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:28 | 17:10 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carpenter 2 S, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1056473 — Peck Hill, Vinton County, Ohio.
OpenStreetMap element node/357445999
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