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Wilson-Gibson House

Wilson-Gibson House from directly overhead

Wilson-Gibson House is an attraction in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Corryville Recreation Center, a park 0.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1860

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.13017, -84.50038

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Corryville Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
  • Corryville Triangle Park: 0.4 mi
  • Green Man Park: 0.5 mi
  • University Commons: 0.6 mi
  • Five Points: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 60
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Bearcat statue: 0.7 mi
  • Crystal Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Dare to be a beacon of light: 0.7 mi
  • Forest Devil: 0.9 mi
  • Herman Schneider: 0.9 mi
Attractions
  • Giraffe Ridge: 1.0 mi
  • Cheetah Encounter: 1.0 mi
  • Flamingos: 1.0 mi
  • Elephant Reserve: 1.0 mi
  • African Lion: 1.0 mi
Museums: 53
Nature reserves: 44
Peaks: 32
Picnic sites: 29
  • Area 23: 4.1 mi
  • Lower Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Area 19, Stone Steps: 4.3 mi
  • Area 22, Furnas Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Area 11: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 18.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilson-Gibson House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainNNW 333°319 m11.3 mi
New Trenton HillWNW 301°287 m24.3 mi
Harrison HillWNW 293°284 m20.6 mi
Harrison HillWNW 295°279 m20.4 mi
Heitsmanns HillNNW 341°274 m20.1 mi
Snow HillNW 306°274 m23.9 mi
Whites HillWNW 294°273 m22.6 mi
Orchard HillSSW 196°268 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:50
June solstice06:1320:2821:08
September equinox07:2619:0219:37
December solstice07:5416:3717:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544556472767568564536
Precip in2.92.83.94.44.74.64.43.43.13.12.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken FLD, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 76001444OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Wilson-Gibson House, reference 76001444, listed 03/17/76.

OpenStreetMap element way/69687330

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