Cincinnati Union Terminal
Cincinnati Union Terminal is an attraction in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Opened in 1933. Used as a passenger station until 1972, and Amtrak returned to the station in 1991. Currently used as a museum.
The story
train station in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Wikidata Q64022756, matched on coordinates and name (28 m apart).
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 2.2 mi off the Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Big Bone Lick Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal: 0.0 mi
- American Legacy Tours: 1.2 mi
- Tyler Davidson Fountain: 1.5 mi
- Aronoff Center for the Arts: 1.5 mi
- Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Playground: 0.5 mi
- Ezzard Charles Park: 0.6 mi
- Queensgate Playfield: 0.6 mi
- Linn & Livingston Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Laurel Playground: 0.7 mi
- Guardians of the City: 0.5 mi
- I Have a Dream of Peace: 1.1 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 1.1 mi
- Ezzard Charles: 1.1 mi
- Cincinnati: 1.2 mi
- Laurel–Lincoln World War II Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Peter H. Clark: 0.9 mi
- Chestnut Street Cemetery: 0.9 mi
- George Washington Williams: 1.0 mi
- Mr. Redlegs Bench: 1.1 mi
- Pleasant Street North Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Over-The-Rhine People’s Garden: 1.2 mi
- Kay’s Garden: 1.7 mi
- Druffel Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Medicinal Herb Garden: 2.7 mi
- Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal: 0.0 mi
- Duke Energy Children’s Museum: 0.0 mi
- Museum of Natural History and Science: 0.0 mi
- Cincinnati History Museum: 0.0 mi
- The Betts House: 0.8 mi
- Theresa Street Reserve: 1.4 mi
- Glenway Woods: 1.8 mi
- Imago: 1.9 mi
- Rawson Woods: 3.0 mi
- Edgewood Grove: 3.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.0 mi
- Brighton Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Echo: 1.9 mi
- Goat Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Adams: 2.1 mi
- Area 23: 3.9 mi
- Area 22, Furnas Hill: 4.0 mi
- Area 26: 4.1 mi
- Area 19, Stone Steps: 4.2 mi
- Area 21: 4.2 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 13.8 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 13.8 mi
- Butterworth: 20.1 mi
- Simpkinsville: 21.1 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cincinnati Union Terminal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | NNW 344° | 319 m | 11.9 mi |
| New Trenton Hill | NW 307° | 287 m | 23.5 mi |
| Harrison Hill | WNW 299° | 284 m | 19.4 mi |
| Harrison Hill | WNW 301° | 279 m | 19.3 mi |
| Heitsmanns Hill | NNW 348° | 274 m | 20.9 mi |
| Snow Hill | NW 311° | 274 m | 23.2 mi |
| Whites Hill | WNW 299° | 273 m | 21.5 mi |
| Orchard Hill | S 177° | 268 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:28 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:37 | 17:19 |
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 | 33 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheviot, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/27669543
Day trips start here
- Cincinnati/Over-the-Rhine · 1 mi
- Cincinnati · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Clifton and Northside · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Downtown · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Western · 2 mi
- Covington · 3 mi
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