Ghost town · Ohio
Butterworth
Butterworth is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterworth Station, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Ohio
How to reach it
Coordinates39.30278, -84.25583
- 16.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Accommodation Line Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Butterworth Station: 0.0 mi
- Château Laroche: 1.4 mi
- Sit & Look With Aprieto Eyes: 1.9 mi
- Cecil D. Bauer Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Chief Candice M. Cook Firefighters Memorial: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Landen-Deerfield Park: 1.1 mi
- Kubicki Equestrian Center: 1.5 mi
- Bodley Field on Betty Ray: 1.8 mi
- Craig Minard Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Phillips Park: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Loveland Museum Center: 2.3 mi
- Salon de Magie: 5.5 mi
- Cincinnati Museum of Broadcast History: 6.5 mi
- National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting: 6.5 mi
- Gray History of Wireless Exhibit: 6.5 mi
Attractions
- Loveland Canoe & Kayak: 2.5 mi
- Orion: 2.8 mi
- Castle Skateland: 3.0 mi
- Drop Tower: Scream Zone: 3.0 mi
- Great Wolf Lodge: 3.4 mi
Artworks
- I’d love to be in Loveland, in a canoe with you!: 2.5 mi
- Angels by the Trail: 2.6 mi
- Saint Columban: 3.1 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 4.2 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 4.3 mi
Gardens: 52
- Audrey Gomes–Martha Hussar Memorial Herb Garden: 2.2 mi
- Perennial & Herb Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Clock: 2.8 mi
- Bell: 2.8 mi
- Tower Gardens: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- East Loveland Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Grailville Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Frank Hosea Woods Park: 5.8 mi
- Harris Miller Benedict Botanical Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Johnson Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Vortex: 2.7 mi
- Firehawk: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 2.8 mi
- Patio: 2.8 mi
- The Mercado: 2.9 mi
Peaks: 16
- Chill Hill: 7.1 mi
- Galley Hill: 11.0 mi
- Mount Lookout: 14.4 mi
- Mount Tusculum: 16.1 mi
- Mount Storm: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Buckeye Falls: 7.9 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 8.0 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 16.4 mi
- Crawdad Falls: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Butler Interstate 75 Northbound: 9.3 mi
- Butler Interstate 75 Southbound: 9.5 mi
- Warren Interstate 71 Northbound Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Warren Interstate 71 Southbound Rest Area: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Simpkinsville: 10.6 mi
- Venable: 16.6 mi
- Manor: 20.7 mi
- New Burlington: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 19.3 mi
- Cowan Lake Public Beach: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterworth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | W 264° | 319 m | 18.4 mi |
| Little Mount | N 356° | 286 m | 18.8 mi |
| Heitsmanns Hill | WNW 290° | 274 m | 20.8 mi |
| Orchard Hill | SW 219° | 268 m | 23.4 mi |
| Galley Hill | SSE 164° | 265 m | 11.0 mi |
| Brighton Hill | SW 228° | 257 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Echo | SW 229° | 254 m | 22.0 mi |
| Goat Hill | SW 226° | 250 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:28 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:35 | 17:18 |
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 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Deerfield Township · 2 mi
- Loveland · 2 mi
- Maineville · 2 mi
- Mason · 5 mi
- Greater Cincinnati · 6 mi
- Montgomery · 6 mi
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