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Venable

Venable from directly overhead

Venable is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Reeds Hill stands 296 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoffman Reserve, a park 1.1 miles away. Accommodation Line Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Ohio

How to reach it

Coordinates39.52778, -84.14611

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hoffman Reserve: 1.1 mi
  • Villages of Winding Creek Community Park: 3.4 mi
  • Hisey Park: 3.6 mi
  • Diane's Sycamore Reserve: 3.9 mi
  • Kesling Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks: 44
  • Fish Statue: 2.4 mi
  • Dog Statue: 2.6 mi
  • Staged Gates: 12.7 mi
  • Saint Kateri: 13.7 mi
  • Three O'Clock Prayer: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 36
Gardens: 28
Nature reserves: 21
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Oak Camp: 7.3 mi
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 13.2 mi
  • The Mercado: 14.2 mi
  • Patio: 14.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Ricciardi Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Yellow spring: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Cowan Lake Public Beach: 16.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reeds HillNNE 23°296 m21.2 mi
Little MountWNW 295°286 m7.7 mi
Cedar MoundWNW 299°257 m18.7 mi
Stoddard HillN 350°241 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:49
June solstice06:1020:2821:08
September equinox07:2519:0019:35
December solstice07:5416:3417:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313443546472757467564435
Precip in2.92.33.54.44.24.93.62.83.03.03.13.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton Wright Brothers AP, 6 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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