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Belle of St. Marys

Belle of St. Marys from directly overhead

Belle of St. Marys is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Mount Lookout stands 318 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway runs past it.

The story

city in Ohio, United States

Dates from 1834.

Wikidata Q642783, matched on coordinates and name (262 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1990-09-23

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.54351, -84.38704

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mill Park: 0.2 mi
  • Kuck's Kiwanis Cove Park: 0.4 mi
  • K.C. Geiger Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Nickel Plate 779: 20.6 mi
  • The Lost Land Corn Maze: 23.0 mi
  • VanDemark Farm: 23.0 mi
  • Van Wert County Fairgrounds: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Auglaize Interstate 75 SB: 12.6 mi
  • Auglaize Interstate 75 NB: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Mount Lookout: 19.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LookoutENE 79°318 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1419:50
June solstice06:0820:3121:12
September equinox07:2619:0019:36
December solstice07:5816:3117:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263039516271737266544231
Precip in2.82.32.93.94.14.44.63.62.72.93.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celina 3 NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/465971882

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