Ghost town · Ohio
Winchester
Winchester is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 335 m. Noblet Benchmark stands 462 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hemlock Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away. Wally Road Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Richland County, Ohio, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates40.60944, -82.40528
- 9.1 mi off the Wally Road Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Amish Country Byway, National
- 11.7 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Gateway to Amish Country
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hitchman Park: 1.9 mi
- North Bellville Municipal Park: 5.6 mi
- Knox Lake State Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
- Central Park: 9.2 mi
- Fox Glen Park: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Mohican-Memorial Shrine: 4.7 mi
- Mohican Memorial Forest Shrine: 4.7 mi
- Former Leland Hotel site: 11.8 mi
- Cooper Fountain: 15.5 mi
- Kenyon Military Academy: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 15
- Site of the tree from the movie Shawshank Redemption, before felling.: 3.2 mi
- Gatton Rocks: 3.8 mi
- The Mound: 4.1 mi
- MTB Skills Course: 4.3 mi
- Covered Bridge: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Malabar Farm State Park: 2.8 mi
- Pleasant Hill Lake Park: 3.8 mi
- Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Mohican Memorial State Forest: 5.8 mi
- Ramser Arboretum: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 12
- Dance Mother: 16.2 mi
- La Montagne: 16.2 mi
- Pivot: 16.2 mi
- Artificial Rock #85: 16.2 mi
- The Kenyon Crowes: 16.2 mi
Peaks: 11
- Mt. Jeez Overlook: 3.3 mi
- Schweitzer Hill: 5.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.3 mi
- Gorman Airport: 10.1 mi
- Braddock Mound: 11.0 mi
Museums: 11
- The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum: 9.3 mi
- Richland County Museum: 10.5 mi
- Mansfield Memorial Museum: 11.9 mi
- BibleWalk: 13.1 mi
- The Mansfield Fire Museum: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Hemlock Falls: 1.6 mi
- Big Lyons Falls: 4.0 mi
- Little Lyons Falls: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 3
- Terraced Flower Garden: 2.8 mi
- Kingwood Center Gardens: 12.9 mi
- Gloria Miller Celebration Garden: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Covered Bridge Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Vista Point: 5.6 mi
- Gorge Overlook Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 3
- King Beach: 12.2 mi
- Davis Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sutton Beach: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winchester. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noblet Benchmark | NW 306° | 462 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hulse Hill | SW 226° | 433 m | 22.1 mi |
| Ralston Knob | NW 314° | 430 m | 16.9 mi |
| Schweitzer Hill | W 273° | 400 m | 5.4 mi |
| Gorman Airport | N 4° | 378 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | ENE 70° | 373 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sprotts Hill | N 6° | 356 m | 21.1 mi |
| Rowley Mound | SW 217° | 348 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:23 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:23 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville 2 W, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Mansfield · 12 mi
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