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Historic Bear's Mill

Historic Bear's Mill from directly overhead

Historic Bear's Mill is an attraction in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Hills of Judea stands 328 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Gabriel Bear, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Friends of Bear's Mill

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.10683, -84.54211

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 19
  • Garst Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Versailles Area Historical Society: 8.2 mi
  • Union City Interlocking Tower: 15.5 mi
  • Johnston Farm Museum: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Altar of Peace: 4.7 mi
  • Treaty of Greene Ville signed near here: 5.0 mi
  • Fort Jefferson: 8.2 mi
  • John Johnston: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Darke County Fairgrounds: 5.4 mi
  • Melody 49 Drive-In Theatre: 19.1 mi
  • The Lost Land Corn Maze: 20.9 mi
  • VanDemark Farm: 21.0 mi
  • Dayton Air Show Entrance Arch: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
Artworks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Greenville Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Ludlow Falls: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Hills of Judea: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Equestrian Day Use: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic Bear's Mill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hills of JudeaSW 225°328 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1519:50
June solstice06:1020:3121:12
September equinox07:2619:0119:37
December solstice07:5816:3317:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273040526371747266544232
Precip in2.82.23.24.24.34.44.03.42.72.93.22.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville WTP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/839192953

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