Gorge Overlook Picnic Area
Gorge Overlook Picnic Area is a picnic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. Noblet Benchmark stands 462 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mohican Memorial State Forest, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Wally Road Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mohican State Park
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Wally Road Scenic Byway
- 3.4 mi off the Amish Country Byway, National
- 7.6 mi off the Gateway to Amish Country
- 12.0 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Park: 3.2 mi
- Hitchman Park: 7.6 mi
- Ruffner Monument: 10.3 mi
- Lake Park: 10.3 mi
- Mohican River Wildlife Area: 11.3 mi
- Mohican Memorial Forest Shrine: 1.9 mi
- Mohican-Memorial Shrine: 1.9 mi
- Former Leland Hotel site: 15.8 mi
- Kenyon Military Academy: 16.9 mi
- The Pirates Cove: 17.2 mi
- Mohican 100 - Hickory Ridge Aid Station: 0.6 mi
- Mohican 100 - Fire Tower Aid Station: 1.1 mi
- Mohican 100 - Covered Bridge Aid Station: 1.6 mi
- Covered Bridge: 1.6 mi
- Mohican 100 - Mohican Adventures Aid Station: 1.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.9 mi
- Mt. Jeez Overlook: 5.9 mi
- Gorman Airport: 11.4 mi
- Schweitzer Hill: 11.7 mi
- Braddock Mound: 15.6 mi
- Dance Mother: 17.3 mi
- La Montagne: 17.3 mi
- The Kenyon Crowes: 17.4 mi
- Artificial Rock #85: 17.4 mi
- Pivot: 17.4 mi
- Mohican Memorial State Forest: 0.5 mi
- Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Pleasant Hill Lake Park: 3.5 mi
- Ramser Arboretum: 5.4 mi
- Malabar Farm State Park: 6.1 mi
- The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum: 3.3 mi
- Mansfield Memorial Museum: 15.8 mi
- Richland County Museum: 16.3 mi
- BibleWalk: 16.4 mi
- The Mansfield Fire Museum: 18.0 mi
- Terraced Flower Garden: 6.5 mi
- Kingwood Center Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Gloria Miller Celebration Garden: 18.2 mi
- Secrest Arboretum: 22.5 mi
- Garden of Roses of Legend and Romance: 22.5 mi
- Newville: 5.4 mi
- Winchester: 6.3 mi
- Custaloga: 11.9 mi
- Rossville: 12.0 mi
- Vista Point: 0.7 mi
- Covered Bridge Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Area 7 Beach: 21.7 mi
- Big Lyons Falls: 2.3 mi
- Little Lyons Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 4.7 mi
- King Beach: 12.2 mi
- Davis Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sutton Beach: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gorge Overlook Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noblet Benchmark | WNW 295° | 462 m | 19.1 mi |
| Ralston Knob | WNW 302° | 430 m | 21.7 mi |
| Schweitzer Hill | W 271° | 400 m | 11.7 mi |
| Munson Knob | ENE 77° | 384 m | 19.2 mi |
| Gorman Airport | NNW 331° | 378 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sterrett Knob | ENE 77° | 375 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | NE 39° | 373 m | 3.9 mi |
| Sand Run Hill | ESE 108° | 360 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:23 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:22 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville 2 W, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/242546744
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