Bicentennial Monument
Bicentennial Monument is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. Washburn Hill stands 405 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Ten Commandments, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
Stone pile adorned with plaque commemorating 200th birthday of Joseph Darlinton, founder of Winchester. An ornamental gazebo was erected adjacent to it.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Winchester, founded November 8, 1815, by Joseph Darlinton
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Carson Hill: 2.2 mi
- Spencer Hill: 6.1 mi
- Coon Hill: 6.8 mi
- Cave Hill: 6.9 mi
- Calebs Hill: 14.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Wayne Township Community Park: 4.1 mi
- Chaparral Prairie Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Washington Township Community Park: 8.3 mi
- Tranquility State Wildlife Area: 8.8 mi
- Winchester First School 1808 Site Marker: 0.2 mi
- Winchester First Doctor Memorial Marker: 0.2 mi
- Artillery Cannon at Winchester Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- Winchester First Settlers 1802 Memorial Marker: 0.2 mi
- Rea Family Grieving Angel: 0.3 mi
- The Ten Commandments: 0.0 mi
- Praying For The Children: 0.0 mi
- Buzzardroost Rock: 11.6 mi
- Wildflowers of Adams County: 11.7 mi
- Mail Pouch: 11.9 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- Serpent Mound Museum: 13.2 mi
- Brown County Genealogical and Historical Society: 14.6 mi
- Rankin House State Memorial Visitors Center: 16.8 mi
- Ripley Museum: 17.1 mi
- Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Adams Lake Prarie State Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Quiverheart Gorge: 13.0 mi
- Ka-ma-ma Prairie: 14.2 mi
- Plum Run Prarie: 14.8 mi
- Winchester Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Ripley Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- Georgetown Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 16.3 mi
- Brown County SR 32 Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Murphin Point: 11.0 mi
- South Beach: 19.0 mi
- Three Sisters: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Bicentennial Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn Hill | NE 42° | 405 m | 18.1 mi |
| Long Lick Hill | NE 43° | 405 m | 19.8 mi |
| McCoppin Hill | NE 42° | 402 m | 20.5 mi |
| Brown Hill | NE 42° | 399 m | 18.9 mi |
| Fort Hill | NE 48° | 392 m | 17.6 mi |
| Durrell Mountain | SE 140° | 389 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mist Mountain | SE 141° | 388 m | 18.6 mi |
| Peach Mountain | ESE 102° | 386 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:24 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:34 | 17:16 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ripley EXP Farm, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5759307307
Day trips start here
- Clermont County · 29 mi
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