Dry Fork Meadow
Dry Fork Meadow is a picnic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the east, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Melvin Lake Memorial Park, a park 2.5 miles away. Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Miami Whitewater Forest
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 3.5 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
- 8.1 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 5.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 2 mi
- Equestrian Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Melvin Lake Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Othneil Looker Park: 2.8 mi
- Willow Park on the Whitewater: 2.8 mi
- Smith Tract County Park: 3.3 mi
- Community Center Park: 3.7 mi
- Miami Lakes Sports: 4.5 mi
- C&O Caboose: 7.2 mi
- Wendel Farms Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 11.4 mi
- Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg: 11.9 mi
- Jungle Jim’s International Market: 13.7 mi
- John Cleves Symmes: 7.2 mi
- Abraham Brower: 7.2 mi
- William Henry Harrison Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Addyston War Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Lawrenceburg: 12.3 mi
- Big Boy: 8.6 mi
- Big Boy: 9.6 mi
- Big Boy: 10.0 mi
- Big Boy: 10.5 mi
- Big Boy: 11.6 mi
- Kase Garden: 11.1 mi
- Daisy Jones Perennial Garden: 11.2 mi
- Clematis Garden: 11.2 mi
- Viburnum Collection: 11.2 mi
- Vasey Garden: 11.2 mi
- The German Heritage Museum: 8.6 mi
- Creation Museum: 11.8 mi
- Pyramid Hill Sculpture Museum: 12.4 mi
- Dearborn County Historical Society: 12.6 mi
- Delhi Historical Society: 13.3 mi
- Fernald Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary: 7.4 mi
- Governor Bebb MetroPark: 8.3 mi
- Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Flannery Island: 10.7 mi
- Harrison Hill: 4.8 mi
- Harrison Hill: 5.3 mi
- Liebrook Hill: 6.6 mi
- Whites Hill: 6.9 mi
- Jackson Ridge: 7.1 mi
- Cedar Bend: 9.6 mi
- Columbia Terrace: 9.7 mi
- Area 33, Maple Ridge: 10.8 mi
- Area 2: 11.3 mi
- Area 30, McFarlan Woods: 11.4 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 19.1 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 19.2 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dry Fork Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | E 81° | 319 m | 8.7 mi |
| Elkhorn Hill | NW 315° | 308 m | 9.7 mi |
| Boundary Hill | NW 311° | 305 m | 19.7 mi |
| English Hill | NW 311° | 304 m | 11.4 mi |
| Gobblers Knob Hill | WNW 302° | 301 m | 11.6 mi |
| The Mounds | NW 322° | 301 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cobbs Hill | NW 318° | 299 m | 11.4 mi |
| Wewe Hill | WNW 296° | 299 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:29 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:38 | 17:20 |
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 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheviot, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1531517045
Day trips start here
- Fairfield · 12 mi
- Hamilton County · 12 mi
- Lawrenceburg · 12 mi
- Cincinnati/Western · 13 mi
- Hebron · 13 mi
- Hamilton · 14 mi
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