Rufus Putnam House
Rufus Putnam House is an attraction in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Campus Martius Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Historical building on its original site within the Campus Martius Museum building. The museum was built around the house and the building itself has been disassembled and reassembled as part of its preservation. It is housed in a wing of the museum.
The story
historic house in Ohio, United States
Wikidata Q7378091, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Campus Martius Museum
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.5 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Campus Martius: 0.0 mi
- Larchmont: 0.1 mi
- Merydith House: 0.1 mi
- "The Vanishing Steam Age" Steam Boat "W. P. Snyder, Jr.": 0.1 mi
- William Pitt Richardson: 0.1 mi
- Sacra Via Park: 0.2 mi
- Quadranaou Park: 0.2 mi
- Washington Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Muskingum Park: 0.4 mi
- Lookout Park: 0.5 mi
- Hunter Hill: 3.4 mi
- Sharktooth Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Daylight Hill: 8.7 mi
- Fox Point: 10.2 mi
- Red Hill: 12.1 mi
- Frontiersman Carving: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Carving: 0.3 mi
- Wakefield Hotel Mural: 0.5 mi
- Ohio River Tunnel: 0.6 mi
- The Glass Press, Inc. Established 1994: 0.6 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 2.0 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 2.6 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 2.6 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 7.5 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 0.1 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 0.6 mi
- C2473: 0.7 mi
- 3301: 0.7 mi
- Grindstone - Washington Co. Quarry: 2.7 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 0.7 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 0.8 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 1.0 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 1.6 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 2.4 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 2.4 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 20.5 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 20.6 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Quincy Park: 11.7 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rufus Putnam House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Rocks | SE 137° | 388 m | 14.9 mi |
| Coffee Knob | NNW 348° | 358 m | 21.4 mi |
| Browns Knob | NNW 337° | 351 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kinderhook Hill | E 92° | 338 m | 12.6 mi |
| Haystack Hill | ENE 67° | 334 m | 15.1 mi |
| Dodd Hill | ENE 58° | 334 m | 20.0 mi |
| Ferguson Hill | E 89° | 331 m | 13.0 mi |
| Daylight Hill | ENE 75° | 329 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/13577898590
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