Vinton Furnace
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. 206 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
ghost town in Ohio, United States
How to reach it
- 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
206 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Hope Furnace: 8.7 mi
- Memory Garden: 8.8 mi
- Soldier's Square: 8.9 mi
- Harvey Wells: 9.4 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 9.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Oreton: 3.8 mi
- Moonville: 7.7 mi
- Ingham: 8.6 mi
- King's Station: 9.6 mi
- Richland: 10.4 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 17.6 mi
- Wolfe Garden: 18.0 mi
- Blair Arch: 20.8 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 21.0 mi
- Rest Area 10-34: 12.1 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 21.0 mi
- South Ridge: 21.4 mi
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 |
When to go
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.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Southeast Ohio · 15 mi
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