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Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville from directly overhead

Crawfordsville is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. Hills of Judea stands 328 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Landing Park, a park 3.8 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 3.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Preble County, Ohio

How to reach it

Coordinates39.78761, -84.70651

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Washington Landing Park: 3.8 mi
  • Eaton Water Works Park: 4.1 mi
  • Fort St. Clair Park: 4.3 mi
  • Preble County Fairgrounds: 5.6 mi
  • Natural Springs: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 27
  • Whitewater Valley Land Trust: 14.4 mi
  • Friends of Fort Jefferson: 16.6 mi
  • Fort Jefferson State Historic Site: 16.7 mi
  • WRA Cabins: 17.7 mi
  • Kramer Preserve: 17.9 mi
Museums: 24
Artworks: 20
Historic sites: 15
Attractions: 11
  • Today’s Harvest Corn Maze: 5.7 mi
  • Hueston Woods Sugar House: 15.2 mi
  • Melody 49 Drive-In Theatre: 18.1 mi
  • Fish Cleaning Station: 18.4 mi
  • Darke County Fairgrounds: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 10
Rest areas: 5
Peaks: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Thistlethwaite Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Ludlow Falls: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Equestrian Day Use: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hills of JudeaN 6°328 m14.9 mi
Mount AuburnSSE 167°290 m11.4 mi
Devils BackboneS 169°288 m11.3 mi
Cedar MoundESE 123°257 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1519:51
June solstice06:1220:3121:11
September equinox07:2719:0219:38
December solstice07:5716:3517:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263039516170737266534132
Precip in3.12.63.64.54.84.64.33.03.03.23.23.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eaton, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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