Preble Rest Area (Westbound)
Preble Rest Area (Westbound) is a rest area in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. Hills of Judea stands 328 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 0.6 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 2.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 17.7 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Equestrian Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Natural Springs: 2.5 mi
- Glenn Miller Park: 5.6 mi
- Middle Fork Fishing Area: 6.0 mi
- Starr Park: 6.5 mi
- Middle Fork Reservoir: 6.5 mi
- Whitewater Valley Land Trust: 12.0 mi
- Friends of Fort Jefferson: 14.5 mi
- Fort Jefferson State Historic Site: 14.6 mi
- Turkeyfoot Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Hornbeam Nature Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Ohio: 2.3 mi
- Seal of the County Commissioners: 7.3 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 8.7 mi
- Tecumseh Statue: 19.5 mi
- Jim Buchy Bench: 20.2 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
- Model T Museum: 7.0 mi
- Richmond Art Museum: 7.6 mi
- Joseph Moore Museum: 8.1 mi
- Clay Township Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 6.0 mi
- I Am Old Glory Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Hoosier Hill: 12.8 mi
- Fort Jefferson: 14.6 mi
- Treaty of Greene Ville signed near here: 19.8 mi
- Today’s Harvest Corn Maze: 1.8 mi
- Hueston Woods Sugar House: 17.9 mi
- Fish Cleaning Station: 18.7 mi
- Darke County Fairgrounds: 18.7 mi
- Melody 49 Drive-In Theatre: 20.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.7 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 8.2 mi
- Old Observatory Garden Area: 8.2 mi
- Old Thyme Garden: 19.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 20.4 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Westbound): 0.0 mi
- Preble Welcome Center (Eastbound): 0.2 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Eastbound): 0.2 mi
- Centerville Welcome Center (Westbound): 14.3 mi
- Hills of Judea: 12.7 mi
- Devils Backbone: 14.8 mi
- Mount Auburn: 15.0 mi
- Cedar Mound: 20.1 mi
- Crawfordsville: 4.1 mi
- Hagerstown: 9.8 mi
- Thistlethwaite Falls: 7.4 mi
- Equestrian Day Use: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Preble Rest Area (Westbound). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hills of Judea | NNE 20° | 328 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Auburn | SSE 159° | 290 m | 15.0 mi |
| Devils Backbone | SSE 161° | 288 m | 14.8 mi |
| Cedar Mound | SE 126° | 257 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:31 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:35 | 17:18 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond WTR WKS, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/471352986
Day trips start here
- Richmond · 7 mi
- Greenville · 20 mi
- Oxford · 22 mi
- Connersville · 23 mi
- Butler County · 29 mi
- Miamisburg · 29 mi
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