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The Alpha and the Omega

The Alpha and the Omega from directly overhead

The Alpha and the Omega is an artwork in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. Mosier Hill stands 457 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Do Not Be Afraid, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

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Coordinates40.37610, -80.62207

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Steubenville Marina: 0.4 mi
  • Bellview Park: 0.5 mi
  • North End Park: 0.5 mi
  • Piece of Pie Park: 0.6 mi
  • The Flats: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Tomb of the Unborn Child: 0.1 mi
  • Fort Steuben: 1.3 mi
  • Weirton (WV) Steel Company Employees Honor Roll: 4.0 mi
  • George Washington: 4.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
Museums: 22
  • Jefferson County Historical Association Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Steubenville Visitors Center: 1.3 mi
  • Pleasant Hill School House Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Brooke County Historical Museum and Culture Center: 7.4 mi
  • Hancock County Historical Museum: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Artworks: 17
  • Do Not Be Afraid: 0.1 mi
  • Christ the King Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Crucifix: 0.1 mi
  • St. Francis Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Steel Cross: 0.3 mi
Peaks: 15
Gardens: 8
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Purgatory Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Fredericktown Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Stewarts Falls: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rider's Ridge: 13.4 mi
  • Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 17.9 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosier HillSSE 148°457 m22.1 mi
Sampson HillSSE 155°454 m22.1 mi
Quakers KnobESE 101°443 m11.4 mi
Round KnobN 353°433 m20.6 mi
Garrett HillSE 124°420 m19.1 mi
Stewart HillNNE 18°412 m16.1 mi
Norton HillWNW 287°408 m6.0 mi
Cemetery HillSE 127°397 m24.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:35
June solstice05:5320:1620:57
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:4316:1617:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069737165534233
Precip in3.52.53.23.74.34.94.03.53.83.43.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steubenville, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4242044697

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