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Rich Hill

Rich Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rich Hill rises to 414 m in Ohio. Hulse Hill stands 433 m to the north, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor passes 18 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Rich Hill is a summit in Knox County, Ohio, in the United States. With an elevation of 1,358 feet (414 m), Rich Hill is the 10th highest summit in the state of Ohio. An ancient cairn once stood at the top of Rich Hill until its stones were salvaged by early settlers.

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Wikidata Q25203908, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
414 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.32478, -82.72434

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Centerburg Square: 2.1 mi
  • Cardinal Center: 7.1 mi
  • Freedom Park: 8.5 mi
  • Columbus City Park: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 24
  • Myers Inn Museum\ Big Walnut Area Historical Society: 9.2 mi
  • Rose Taylor Dryer house: 15.1 mi
  • Morrow County Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Morrow County History Center: 16.5 mi
  • Kerr-Harrington House Museum: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Gardens: 21
  • Kensington Rain Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Kensington Rain Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Secret Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Fern Garden: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 18
Peaks: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Oak Grove at Jorgensen Farms: 15.9 mi
  • Olentangy Caverns: 20.1 mi
  • 13th Floor Haunted House: 20.5 mi
  • GLOW PUTT LLC: 22.8 mi
  • Haunted Hootchie: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Equestrian Day Use: 14.5 mi
  • Ze Goat Picnic: 19.4 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • River Bluffs: 21.0 mi
  • Brevoort Park: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Alum Creek Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Sutton Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Davis Beach: 21.3 mi
  • King Beach: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 12.8 mi
  • Marion County Rest Area: 23.2 mi
  • Marion County Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hulse HillN 11°433 m4.5 mi
Schweitzer HillNNE 30°400 m22.9 mi
Beavers HillS 175°383 m16.8 mi
Rowley MoundNE 43°348 m14.0 mi
Flowerpot HillSSE 150°334 m21.2 mi
Braddock MoundNE 44°332 m14.9 mi
Ghost HillNE 39°331 m14.7 mi
Parnassus HillSSE 148°325 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:43
June solstice06:0220:2421:05
September equinox07:1918:5419:30
December solstice07:5116:2517:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838506069727064524131
Precip in3.12.53.44.54.55.04.23.93.63.03.33.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerburg 2 SE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357407043

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