Ghost town · Ohio
Newville
Newville is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. Noblet Benchmark stands 462 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hemlock Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. Wally Road Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Richland County, Ohio
How to reach it
Coordinates40.63030, -82.38560
- 7.9 mi off the Wally Road Scenic Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Amish Country Byway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Gateway to Amish Country
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hitchman Park: 3.6 mi
- North Bellville Municipal Park: 6.6 mi
- Central Park: 8.0 mi
- Ruffner Monument: 8.5 mi
- Fox Glen Park: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Mohican Memorial Forest Shrine: 4.3 mi
- Mohican-Memorial Shrine: 4.3 mi
- Former Leland Hotel site: 11.2 mi
- Verterans Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Monument: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 14
- Site of the tree from the movie Shawshank Redemption, before felling.: 1.7 mi
- The Mound: 2.7 mi
- MTB Skills Course: 2.8 mi
- Covered Bridge: 3.8 mi
- Mohican 100 - Covered Bridge Aid Station: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 13
- Mt. Jeez Overlook: 1.7 mi
- Schweitzer Hill: 6.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 7.9 mi
- Gorman Airport: 8.6 mi
- Braddock Mound: 12.8 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Malabar Farm State Park: 1.3 mi
- Pleasant Hill Lake Park: 2.3 mi
- Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Mohican Memorial State Forest: 5.0 mi
- Ramser Arboretum: 8.3 mi
Museums: 11
- The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum: 8.1 mi
- Richland County Museum: 10.9 mi
- Mansfield Memorial Museum: 11.2 mi
- BibleWalk: 12.2 mi
- The Mansfield Fire Museum: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 11
- Dance Mother: 17.6 mi
- La Montagne: 17.7 mi
- Pivot: 17.7 mi
- The Kenyon Crowes: 17.7 mi
- Pore: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Hemlock Falls: 1.2 mi
- Little Lyons Falls: 3.0 mi
- Big Lyons Falls: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- Terraced Flower Garden: 1.5 mi
- Kingwood Center Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Gloria Miller Celebration Garden: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Winchester: 1.8 mi
- Rossville: 14.8 mi
- Custaloga: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- King Beach: 13.3 mi
- Davis Beach: 13.4 mi
- Sutton Beach: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Covered Bridge Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Gorge Overlook Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Newville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noblet Benchmark | WNW 299° | 462 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hulse Hill | SW 226° | 433 m | 23.8 mi |
| Ralston Knob | NW 308° | 430 m | 16.7 mi |
| Schweitzer Hill | W 260° | 400 m | 6.5 mi |
| Munson Knob | E 83° | 384 m | 24.1 mi |
| Gorman Airport | N 358° | 378 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sterrett Knob | E 83° | 375 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | ENE 78° | 373 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:23 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:23 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville 2 W, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Mansfield · 11 mi
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