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Preble Rest Area (Westbound)

Preble Rest Area (Westbound) from directly overhead

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

Coordinates39.82980, -84.75950

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Nature reserves: 28
  • 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
Artworks: 20
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 10
  • 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
Gardens: 9
  • 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
Rest areas: 4
Peaks: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thistlethwaite Falls: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hills of JudeaNNE 20°328 m12.7 mi
Mount AuburnSSE 159°290 m15.0 mi
Devils BackboneSSE 161°288 m14.8 mi
Cedar MoundSE 126°257 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:51
June solstice06:1220:3121:11
September equinox07:2719:0219:38
December solstice07:5816:3517:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283141526371747366544233
Precip in3.22.33.44.34.64.84.33.33.13.23.33.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond WTR WKS, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/471352986

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