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Aberdeen

Aberdeen from directly overhead

Aberdeen is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Durrell Mountain stands 389 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Aberdeen–Huntington Township Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it. 160 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34821991, matched on coordinates and name (746 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Founded 1816 Ohio River Terminus of Zane’s Trace First Continuous Road Through Ohio 1798

How to reach it

Coordinates38.65422, -83.75809

160 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Aberdeen Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Aberdeen Community Park: 0.5 mi
  • Limestone Landing Park: 0.5 mi
  • The Mall: 0.6 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 39
Peaks: 33
  • Cedar Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Sycamore Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Rankin Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Hymes Knob: 9.9 mi
  • Sulphur Knob: 13.7 mi
Museums: 16
  • Aberdeen–Huntington Township Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Kentucky Gateway Museum Center: 0.6 mi
  • National Underground Railroad Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Albert Sidney Johnston House: 3.8 mi
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Durrell MountainENE 73°389 m18.6 mi
Mist MountainENE 72°388 m18.4 mi
North Cedar KnobENE 77°377 m18.4 mi
Buckeye KnobENE 74°373 m18.6 mi
Big Brier KnobE 90°371 m13.9 mi
South Cedar KnobENE 78°368 m18.3 mi
Eskalapia MountainSE 127°365 m14.9 mi
Peach Orchard HillSE 128°363 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:47
June solstice06:1120:2421:04
September equinox07:2318:5919:34
December solstice07:5016:3617:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543546372767569574537
Precip in3.63.44.74.75.04.35.03.43.53.33.24.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maysville Wwtp, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5528542949

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