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Stephen C. Foster

Stephen C. Foster from directly overhead

Stephen C. Foster is an artwork in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tusculum, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Stephen C. Foster 1826 1864 presented by Josiah K. Lilly

How to reach it

Coordinates39.11225, -84.42959

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens: 60
  • Three's Company: 1.7 mi
  • Grandma's Garden: 1.7 mi
  • The Evening Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Witch's Corner: 1.7 mi
  • Shady Practices: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Museums: 54
Nature reserves: 44
Picnic sites: 29
  • Lower Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
  • Monarch Meadow: 7.3 mi
  • Badger Bluff: 7.5 mi
  • Area 23: 8.1 mi
  • Area 19, Stone Steps: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 28
Waterfalls: 2
  • Buckeye Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stephen C. Foster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainNW 322°319 m14.4 mi
Harrison HillWNW 292°284 m24.6 mi
Harrison HillWNW 294°279 m24.4 mi
Heitsmanns HillNNW 333°274 m22.7 mi
Orchard HillSW 228°268 m7.4 mi
Pleasant HillSSE 164°267 m24.3 mi
Galley HillENE 78°265 m12.7 mi
Jackson RidgeWNW 284°259 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:50
June solstice06:1320:2821:08
September equinox07:2619:0119:37
December solstice07:5416:3717:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544556472767568564536
Precip in2.92.83.94.44.74.64.43.43.13.12.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken FLD, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11298373151

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