Violet Point
Violet Point is a cliff in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 276 m. Long stands 397 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sampson Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 276 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 9.0 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sampson Hill: 0.8 mi
- Sharps Hill: 2.0 mi
- Taylor Hill: 2.2 mi
- Hardscrabble Hill: 2.6 mi
- Niner Hill: 2.7 mi
- Welcome to the Portsmouth City Floodwall Murals: 11.1 mi
- Mound Builders: 11.1 mi
- Shawnee Village: 11.1 mi
- Celeron de Blainville: 11.1 mi
- Alexandria: 11.1 mi
- Clay Township Park: 7.3 mi
- Millbrook Park: 7.4 mi
- South Webster Athletic Fields: 7.6 mi
- Porter Township Community Park: 8.0 mi
- Porter Township Community Pool: 8.1 mi
- The Kinney Spring: 9.9 mi
- Human Rights Diversity Walkway: 10.6 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Spock Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Marquette Cement: 15.2 mi
- Ohio Hanging Rock Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Samson-Obrist Woods: 8.3 mi
- Raven Rock: 13.9 mi
- Baker Swamp State Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Cackley Swamp Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center: 10.8 mi
- Candyland Children's Museum: 11.1 mi
- Welsh Museum: 16.1 mi
- Lillian Jones Museum: 18.3 mi
- Lawrence County Museum: 24.1 mi
- Dogwood Pass: 11.0 mi
- Shawnee State Park Lookout: 18.8 mi
- Raven Rock: 13.8 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 22.7 mi
- Big Bend Swimming Beach: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Violet Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long | NNW 331° | 397 m | 23.2 mi |
| Cline Knob | NNW 333° | 380 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | WSW 250° | 373 m | 17.7 mi |
| Smith Hill | WNW 299° | 368 m | 21.5 mi |
| Tener Mountain | WNW 291° | 368 m | 24.9 mi |
| Shawnee Knob | WSW 254° | 365 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sponyers Knob | NW 325° | 364 m | 21.5 mi |
| Combs Knob | NW 325° | 363 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:21 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:32 | 17:14 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portsmouth-sciotoville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357484894
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