Three Legs Town
Three Legs Town is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Sponsellers Hill stands 385 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Midvale Community Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 2.8 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Tuscarawas County, Ohio
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 6.2 mi off the Tappan-Moravian Trail Scenic Byway
- 38.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Amish Country Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buzzards Roost · 9 mi
- Pioneer Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Midvale Community Park: 0.7 mi
- Uhrichsville City Park: 2.1 mi
- McCluskey Park: 2.6 mi
- Tuscarawas Memorial Community Park: 2.7 mi
- Tom Johnson Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Gnadenhütten Massacre Monument: 6.1 mi
- The Seven Ranges: 9.3 mi
- Deersville: 12.6 mi
- The Moravian Trail: 12.6 mi
- Ohio & Erie Canal - Lock 10: 13.2 mi
- Uhrichsville Clay Museum: 2.7 mi
- Schoenbrunn Village: 3.7 mi
- Gnadenhutten Museum: 6.1 mi
- Auman Museum of Radio & TV: 8.6 mi
- Warther Museum: 9.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 1.2 mi
- Shulls Hill: 7.8 mi
- Wills Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Elephant Knob: 10.8 mi
- Knob Hill: 11.1 mi
- Atwood Lake Beach: 9.4 mi
- Boater swim area: 10.0 mi
- Boaters Beach (swim from boat): 10.5 mi
- Boaters Beach - Leesville Lake: 11.1 mi
- Camp Aldersgate Beach: 11.2 mi
- Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds: 8.1 mi
- Norma Johnson Center: 10.8 mi
- Umbrella Rock: 13.1 mi
- World's Largest Cuckoo Clock: 15.2 mi
- Ohio Amish Country: 24.2 mi
- Zoar Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- 7881 Garden: 18.8 mi
- 7901 Garden: 18.8 mi
- IRCOG Parrish Garden: 22.1 mi
- Leesville Wildlife Area: 10.5 mi
- American Landfill Certified Wildlife Habitat: 20.4 mi
- Pavillion: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Three Legs Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sponsellers Hill | N 7° | 385 m | 22.4 mi |
| Elephant Knob | SW 223° | 376 m | 10.8 mi |
| Knob Hill | WNW 298° | 376 m | 11.1 mi |
| Wills Mountain | SE 145° | 370 m | 10.7 mi |
| Backus Knob | SSW 214° | 360 m | 12.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SE 146° | 355 m | 16.5 mi |
| Weimers Hill | NW 322° | 353 m | 21.0 mi |
| Colliers Hill | SSW 192° | 349 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:19 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:19 | 17:03 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dennison WTR WKS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Magnolia · 16 mi
- East Sparta · 17 mi
- Newcomerstown · 17 mi
- Carrollton · 18 mi
- Waynesburg · 18 mi
- Canton-Massillion Metropolitan Area · 21 mi
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