Richland
Richland is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Sand Hill stands 395 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Richland Furnace ATV Area, a park 2.2 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off. 155 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
ghost town in Vinton County, Ohio, United States
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 17 mi
155 named places within 25 miles
- Richland Furnace ATV Area: 2.2 mi
- Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park: 3.8 mi
- Hamden Ball Park: 4.0 mi
- Leo Petroglyph State Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Kelli Lambert Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Point Lookout: 11.1 mi
- Big Rock: 11.3 mi
- The Pinnacle: 11.5 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 12.2 mi
- Weddington Hill: 13.2 mi
- Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park: 4.0 mi
- Stroth-Rader Habitat Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
- Lake Alma State Park: 5.4 mi
- Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area: 10.6 mi
- Broken Aro Wildlife Area: 11.6 mi
- David Ousley Memorial Field: 5.0 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Harvey Wells: 5.6 mi
- Memory Garden: 5.7 mi
- Soldier's Square: 5.8 mi
- Ash Cave: 15.0 mi
- Table Rock/Fat Mans Squeeze: 18.8 mi
- Airplane Rock: 19.0 mi
- Indian Head: 19.1 mi
- Twin Falls: 19.7 mi
- Ash Cave: 14.9 mi
- Whispering Falls: 16.5 mi
- Cedar Falls: 16.5 mi
- Whispering Cave: 16.5 mi
- Broken Rock Falls: 17.2 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 9.3 mi
- Parish Rocks: 16.4 mi
- Sphinx Head: 17.2 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 17.3 mi
- Airplane Rock: 19.0 mi
- Lillian Jones Museum: 9.7 mi
- Welsh Museum: 20.2 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 22.8 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 22.9 mi
- Ross County Museum: 22.9 mi
- Oreton: 10.0 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 10.4 mi
- Moonville: 16.9 mi
- Ingham: 18.1 mi
- King's Station: 19.1 mi
- Apple Water Tower: 9.6 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 23.3 mi
- Picnic table: 18.4 mi
- Rest Area 10-34: 22.5 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- South Ridge: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | NW 308° | 395 m | 22.3 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NW 306° | 390 m | 21.2 mi |
| Rock Garden Hill | NW 305° | 384 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 305° | 384 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Logan | WNW 302° | 378 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf | NW 309° | 370 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 308° | 363 m | 22.9 mi |
| Rock Hill | NW 326° | 354 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:21 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:29 | 17:11 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson 3 NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Southeast Ohio · 18 mi
- Chillicothe · 23 mi
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