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Simpkinsville

Simpkinsville from directly overhead

Simpkinsville is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Calebs Hill stands 354 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Spirit of ’76 Memorial Gardens and Arboretum, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.17240, -84.15206

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Miami Meadows Park: 2.9 mi
  • Clermont County Fairgrounds: 3.2 mi
  • Clingman Park: 3.4 mi
  • Pattison Park: 3.6 mi
  • Kathryn Stagge-Marr Community Park: 3.6 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Loveland Canoe & Kayak: 8.7 mi
  • Castle Skateland: 8.9 mi
  • Montgomery Inn: 11.5 mi
  • Starlite Drive-In: 11.6 mi
  • Orion: 13.2 mi
Museums: 50
Gardens: 50
Picnic sites: 26
  • Monarch Meadow: 12.9 mi
  • Badger Bluff: 13.1 mi
  • Vortex: 13.2 mi
  • Patio: 13.3 mi
  • Firehawk: 13.3 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Galley Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Woodland Mound: 13.2 mi
  • Mount Lookout: 14.7 mi
  • Mount Tusculum: 15.4 mi
  • Chill Hill: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Buckeye Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Georgetown Waterfall: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Cowan Lake Public Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calebs HillE 95°354 m23.3 mi
Horner HillE 82°344 m24.1 mi
Rumpke MountainWNW 287°319 m24.9 mi
Orchard HillWSW 246°268 m22.3 mi
Galley HillWSW 239°265 m2.9 mi
Brighton HillW 260°257 m20.0 mi
Pye HillSW 231°256 m22.2 mi
Mount EchoWSW 257°254 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:49
June solstice06:1120:2721:07
September equinox07:2519:0019:35
December solstice07:5316:3517:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536472757567554435

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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