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Richland

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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

Coordinates39.18694, -82.59750

Overlooks nearby

155 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • 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
Peaks: 34
Nature reserves: 15
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 12
  • 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
Waterfalls: 11
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 6
  • 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
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillNW 308°395 m22.3 mi
Rocky KnobNW 306°390 m21.2 mi
Rock Garden HillNW 305°384 m22.3 mi
Bunker HillNW 305°384 m22.8 mi
Mount LoganWNW 302°378 m22.0 mi
SugarloafNW 309°370 m23.3 mi
Bald HillNW 308°363 m22.9 mi
Rock HillNW 326°354 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:43
June solstice06:0520:2121:01
September equinox07:1918:5419:29
December solstice07:4716:2917:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293241526168727164534234
Precip in3.33.44.14.14.44.54.63.63.53.02.93.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson 3 NW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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