Dance Mother
Dance Mother is an artwork in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Hulse Hill stands 433 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pivot, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Gateway to Amish Country passes 5.4 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Dance Mother appears suspended in midair, floating in a graceful pirouette above the ground. Best known for expressive bronze sculptures of female nudes in motion, John Waddell is also accomplished in both drawing and painting. Much of Waddell’s work was
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Gateway to Amish Country
- 13.0 mi off the Amish Country Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Wally Road Scenic Byway
- 27.9 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- The Canonical Qubit: 0.1 mi
- Wolf Run Overlook: 2.2 mi
- Wolf Run Regional Park: 2.3 mi
- Knox Woods State Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Public Dock: 3.8 mi
- Sunset Cottage (1856-2025): 0.1 mi
- Olin Library (1986-2018): 0.1 mi
- John Crowe Ransom, 1888-1974: 0.1 mi
- The Rosse Steps: 0.1 mi
- Phillip Mather Hall (1962-2002): 0.1 mi
- Braddock Mound: 10.0 mi
- Rowley Mound: 10.2 mi
- Ghost Hill: 11.1 mi
- Fox Den Knob: 15.8 mi
- Hulse Hill: 16.4 mi
- Ramser Arboretum MVNU Woods: 6.1 mi
- Ramser Arboretum: 12.3 mi
- Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Mohican Memorial State Forest: 16.9 mi
- Pleasant Hill Lake Park: 18.3 mi
- Pivot: 0.0 mi
- La Montagne: 0.1 mi
- Artificial Rock #85: 0.1 mi
- Pore: 0.1 mi
- The Kenyon Crowes: 0.1 mi
- Gatton Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Mohican 100 - Fire Tower Aid Station: 16.6 mi
- Covered Bridge: 17.0 mi
- Mohican 100 - Covered Bridge Aid Station: 17.0 mi
- Mohican 100 - Hickory Ridge Aid Station: 17.9 mi
- The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum: 20.0 mi
- Webb House Museum: 21.6 mi
- The Works: 22.0 mi
- Heisy Glass Museum And Gift Shop: 22.0 mi
- The Sherwood-Davidson House Museum: 22.0 mi
- Sutton Beach: 3.8 mi
- Davis Beach: 5.1 mi
- King Beach: 5.4 mi
- Rossville: 8.4 mi
- Winchester: 16.2 mi
- Newville: 17.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 16.5 mi
- Big Lyons Falls: 17.0 mi
- Little Lyons Falls: 17.3 mi
- Covered Bridge Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
- Gorge Overlook Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Vista Point: 17.4 mi
- Terraced Flower Garden: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dance Mother. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulse Hill | W 273° | 433 m | 16.4 mi |
| Rich Hill | WSW 259° | 414 m | 17.5 mi |
| Schweitzer Hill | NNW 341° | 400 m | 17.4 mi |
| Coffman Knob | S 177° | 375 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 23° | 373 m | 21.0 mi |
| Fox Den Knob | SSE 148° | 366 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 177° | 366 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bucks Knob | S 175° | 361 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:23 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:24 | 17:07 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8225144868
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