Sand Hill
Sand Hill rises to 330 m in Ohio. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pike County, Ohio, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34903188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 330 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 17.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 29.9 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Knob: 1.2 mi
- Goldust Hill: 4.1 mi
- Gravel Hill: 4.4 mi
- Diffen Hill: 4.9 mi
- Jasper Knob: 6.4 mi
- Apple Water Tower: 17.4 mi
- Portsmouth Area Labor Unions: 18.9 mi
- Tour of the Scioto River Valley: 18.9 mi
- Welcome to the Portsmouth City Floodwall Murals: 18.9 mi
- Mound Builders: 18.9 mi
- Canal Park: 8.8 mi
- Tranquility Park: 8.9 mi
- Walnut Street Park: 9.1 mi
- Bristol Park: 9.1 mi
- Liberty Wildlife Area: 11.7 mi
- McKinley Park; William McKinley: 17.3 mi
- McKinley Park: 17.3 mi
- The Kinney Spring: 17.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Human Rights Diversity Walkway: 18.5 mi
- Samson-Obrist Woods: 5.8 mi
- Ohio Hanging Rock Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Gladys Riley: 16.9 mi
- Pike Lake State Park: 17.9 mi
- Baker Swamp State Nature Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Lillian Jones Museum: 17.1 mi
- Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center: 18.6 mi
- Candyland Children's Museum: 18.8 mi
- Welsh Museum: 21.9 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 22.7 mi
- Violet Point: 11.4 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 15.3 mi
- Lookout Point: 18.7 mi
- Sugar Point: 19.0 mi
- Raven Rock: 20.3 mi
- Dogwood Pass: 3.2 mi
- Shawnee State Park Lookout: 22.6 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 23.6 mi
- The Grove: 24.5 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 24.6 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 24.5 mi
- Third Tier: 24.5 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Knockemstiff: 20.4 mi
- Richland: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Sand Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | NNW 336° | 403 m | 17.9 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | NNW 331° | 402 m | 16.8 mi |
| Long | NNW 327° | 397 m | 11.8 mi |
| Ball Knob | NNW 336° | 394 m | 16.5 mi |
| Davis Knob | NNW 334° | 392 m | 16.9 mi |
| Selby Knob | NNW 337° | 386 m | 18.1 mi |
| Blackamore Knob | NNW 332° | 383 m | 15.0 mi |
| Cline Knob | NNW 330° | 380 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:31 | 17:13 |
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 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waverly, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357466538
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 23 mi
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