Ghost town · Ohio

Vinton Furnace

Vinton Furnace from directly overhead

Vinton Furnace is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Rock Hill stands 354 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacle, a peak 2.6 miles away. Hocking Hills Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Ohio, United States

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Coordinates39.21800, -82.40700

14.1 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
15.9 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
22.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
27.9 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Lower Falls Lookout · 17 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Hooper Park: 3.4 mi
Vinton County Fairgrounds: 5.1 mi
Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park: 6.6 mi
Hamden Ball Park: 8.0 mi
Monument Square: 9.4 mi

Nature reserves36

Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area: 4.0 mi
Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park: 6.5 mi
Lake Alma State Park: 7.6 mi
Stroth-Rader Habitat Conservation Area: 8.3 mi
Woodcock Nature Preserve: 10.9 mi

Peaks32

The Pinnacle: 2.6 mi
Dixon Hill: 5.5 mi
Peck Hill: 6.5 mi
Furnace Ridge: 9.3 mi
Irish Ridge: 9.9 mi

Historic sites23

Attractions14

Devils Tea Table: 10.5 mi
Ash Cave: 14.5 mi
Athens County Fairgrounds: 17.4 mi
Ohio University Alumni Gateway: 18.0 mi
Table Rock/Fat Mans Squeeze: 18.3 mi

Waterfalls11

Ash Cave: 14.5 mi
Cedar Falls: 15.2 mi
Whispering Falls: 15.5 mi
Whispering Cave: 16.2 mi
Lower Falls: 16.5 mi

Museums9

Lillian Jones Museum: 17.0 mi
Kennedy Museum of Art: 17.4 mi
Southeast Ohio History Center: 18.1 mi
Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery: 18.3 mi
Hocking County Historical and Geneaological Society and Museum: 22.3 mi

Cliffs8

Parish Rocks: 16.2 mi
Sphinx Head: 16.5 mi
Hocking Cliffs: 16.6 mi
Hunters Rock: 18.6 mi
Airplane Rock: 18.8 mi

Artworks7

Apple Water Tower: 16.8 mi
Mail Pouch: 16.8 mi
Albatross: 18.0 mi
The Green Lady / "American Woman": 18.0 mi
Ten Commandments: 22.2 mi

Ghost towns6

Oreton: 3.8 mi
Moonville: 7.7 mi
Ingham: 8.6 mi
King's Station: 9.6 mi
Richland: 10.4 mi

Gardens5

Wellston Community Garden: 9.6 mi
Ohio University Student Garden: 17.6 mi
Ohio University Student Garden: 17.6 mi
Wolfe Garden: 18.0 mi
Garden: 21.4 mi

Rest areas2

Rest Area 10-34: 12.1 mi
Picnic table: 18.5 mi

Natural arches2

Blair Arch: 20.8 mi
Tunnel Rock: 21.0 mi

Springs1

Buchtel Spring: 21.0 mi

Picnic sites1

South Ridge: 21.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Rock Hill	WNW 302°	354 m	23.9 mi
Pine Hill	WNW 293°	346 m	21.2 mi
Chimney Rocks	W 262°	342 m	22.6 mi
Schultz Hill	N 359°	337 m	19.9 mi
Irish Ridge	NNE 23°	326 m	9.9 mi
Long Ridge	NNE 21°	325 m	10.7 mi
Weddington Hill	WSW 258°	324 m	23.6 mi
Starrett Ridge	NNE 23°	323 m	11.4 mi

Conditions

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Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:34	19:06	19:42
June solstice	06:04	20:20	21:00
September equinox	07:18	18:53	19:28
December solstice	07:46	16:28	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	31	33	42	53	62	70	73	72	66	54	43	35
Precip in	3.2	3.2	3.9	3.7	4.3	4.5	4.2	3.7	3.1	3.1	2.8	3.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carpenter 2 S, 11 mi away.

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