Sand Hill
Sand Hill rises to 395 m in Ohio. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Ross County, Ohio, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34903202, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 395 m
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 43.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Hill: 0.6 mi
- Rock Garden Hill: 1.0 mi
- Sugarloaf: 1.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.3 mi
- Rocky Knob: 1.3 mi
- Ross County Lake State Wildlife Area: 2.1 mi
- Mary Lou Patton Park: 4.1 mi
- Yoctangee Park: 4.4 mi
- Poland Park: 4.6 mi
- Southern Playground: 5.0 mi
- Ross Lake State Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 6.2 mi
- Cossin-Kreisel Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Kreisel Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 1.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 1.1 mi
- The Grove: 5.1 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 5.3 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 8.2 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 16.4 mi
- Sugar Point: 16.8 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 17.0 mi
- Airplane Rock: 19.9 mi
- Rock House Falls: 18.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 19.3 mi
- Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 19.4 mi
- Whispering Cave: 20.2 mi
- Ash Cave: 20.4 mi
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center: 4.2 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 4.7 mi
- Ross County Museum: 4.8 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 4.9 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 8.7 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Dard Hunter: 5.0 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 8.1 mi
- Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
- A W Marion Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 5.0 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 15.0 mi
- Ashville Fourth of July Parade: 22.8 mi
- Third Tier: 5.2 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 5.2 mi
- Knockemstiff: 13.1 mi
- Richland: 22.3 mi
- South Ridge: 8.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Sand Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | SW 221° | 403 m | 13.4 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | SW 219° | 402 m | 15.0 mi |
| Long | SSW 205° | 397 m | 18.4 mi |
| Ball Knob | SW 215° | 394 m | 13.9 mi |
| Nevins Hill | WSW 250° | 393 m | 22.7 mi |
| Davis Knob | SW 218° | 392 m | 14.4 mi |
| McMechen Hill | SW 234° | 392 m | 20.3 mi |
| Jester Hill | WSW 236° | 391 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 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 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chillicothe Mound City, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357419314
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 5 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 24 mi
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