Point Lookout
Point Lookout rises to 289 m in Ohio. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hill, a peak 4.4 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 196 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34896411, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 289 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 36.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 17 mi
196 named places within 25 miles
- Pine Hill: 4.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 4.6 mi
- Twin Knobs: 5.4 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 7.6 mi
- Rock Hill: 9.0 mi
- Scioto River Canal Lands Access State Wildlife Area: 7.6 mi
- Ross County Lake State Wildlife Area: 9.3 mi
- Leo Petroglyph State Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Mary Lou Patton Park: 10.4 mi
- Liberty Wildlife Area: 11.4 mi
- Ross Lake State Wildlife Area: 9.2 mi
- Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park: 14.4 mi
- Stroth-Rader Habitat Conservation Area: 16.4 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 12.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 12.2 mi
- The Grove: 14.1 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 14.2 mi
- Ash Cave: 15.0 mi
- Dard Hunter: 12.4 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 13.0 mi
- David Ousley Memorial Field: 15.9 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 16.2 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 6.9 mi
- Parish Rocks: 15.5 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Sphinx Head: 16.5 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Ash Cave: 15.0 mi
- Whispering Cave: 15.8 mi
- Whispering Falls: 16.3 mi
- Broken Rock Falls: 16.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.5 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 11.9 mi
- Ross County Museum: 11.9 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 12.0 mi
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center: 14.2 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 16.4 mi
- Richland: 11.1 mi
- Knockemstiff: 18.5 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 19.9 mi
- Oreton: 20.7 mi
- Moonville: 24.3 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 12.4 mi
- Apple Water Tower: 16.9 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 24.6 mi
- Third Tier: 14.1 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 14.1 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- South Ridge: 5.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point Lookout. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | W 262° | 403 m | 17.2 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | WSW 258° | 402 m | 18.1 mi |
| Long | WSW 241° | 397 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sand Hill | NW 314° | 395 m | 11.4 mi |
| Ball Knob | WSW 258° | 394 m | 16.7 mi |
| Davis Knob | WSW 259° | 392 m | 17.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NW 310° | 390 m | 10.2 mi |
| Selby Knob | W 263° | 386 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1063455 — Point Lookout, Ross County, Ohio.
OpenStreetMap element node/357464080
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 12 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 19 mi
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