Big Muskie
Big Muskie is an attraction in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. High Hill stands 389 m to the north-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Miner's Memorial Park, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Morgan County Scenic Byway runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
former dragline excavator
Dates from 1969.
Wikidata Q608319, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Morgan County Scenic Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 24.8 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Equine Activity Area: 2.0 mi
- Jesse Owens State Park: 2.4 mi
- Muskingum River Parkway State Park: 7.5 mi
- Kiwanis-Jaycee Community Park: 7.8 mi
- Blue Rock State Park: 10.3 mi
- Shenandoah Crash Site #3 Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Shenandoah Crash Site #2 Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Round Bottom Schoolhouse / Round Bottom Cemetery: 12.6 mi
- Shenandoah Crash Site #1 Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Quaker Meeting House: 16.2 mi
- Browns Knob: 5.6 mi
- Willis Hill: 5.9 mi
- Cherry Hill: 6.0 mi
- Cotton Hill: 6.4 mi
- Buttermilk Hill: 7.6 mi
- ELECTRICS: 15.2 mi
- Frontiersman Carving: 24.0 mi
- Pioneer Carving: 24.0 mi
- Wakefield Hotel Mural: 24.5 mi
- Ohio River Tunnel: 24.5 mi
- National Road & Zane Grey Museum: 19.6 mi
- Ohio Historical Society Pottery Museum: 19.8 mi
- John & Annie Glenn Museum: 20.3 mi
- The Stone Academy: 21.7 mi
- The Dr. Increase Mathews House: 21.9 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Grindstone - Washington Co. Quarry: 21.8 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 24.0 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 24.0 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 24.4 mi
- Eastside Community Garden: 21.7 mi
- Sunshine Garden: 22.3 mi
- Maple-Harding Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 24.6 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 24.7 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 21.2 mi
- Marietta Run Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 22.4 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 22.7 mi
- Trimble Township Community Forest: 24.8 mi
- Guernsey Interstate 77 SB: 17.9 mi
- Guernsey Interstate 77 NB: 19.8 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 23.2 mi
- San Toy: 16.5 mi
- Reservoir Beach: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Muskie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Hill | NNW 348° | 389 m | 9.5 mi |
| Beatty Knob | ENE 58° | 370 m | 19.6 mi |
| Ranker Knob | ENE 73° | 367 m | 23.9 mi |
| High Hill | ENE 67° | 360 m | 16.4 mi |
| Coffee Knob | E 80° | 358 m | 10.0 mi |
| Browns Knob | ENE 62° | 351 m | 5.6 mi |
| Green Knobs | WNW 285° | 333 m | 11.5 mi |
| Willis Hill | WSW 237° | 323 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:18 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Connellsville LK 7, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/430386659
Day trips start here
- Zanesville · 22 mi
- Cambridge · 24 mi
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