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Birthplace of Tecumseh

Birthplace of Tecumseh from directly overhead

Birthplace of Tecumseh is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. The Knobs stands 380 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Interpretive Cente, a museum 0.4 miles away. Accommodation Line Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1992
Material
bronze
Inscription
The great Native American Shawnee leader, Tecumseh, was born on the bank of a large spring at this site in 1768, at the very instant that a great meteor seared across the skies.
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio History Connection

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.72291, -83.93443
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Great Council State Park: 0.5 mi
  • Beverly Hills Park: 0.9 mi
  • West Side Park: 2.0 mi
  • Covered Bridge: 2.0 mi
  • Shawnee Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 54
Artworks: 26
  • Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Photo Target: 10.4 mi
  • Kennedy’s Eternal Flame: 12.9 mi
  • Three O'Clock Prayer: 13.0 mi
  • Immaculate Conception: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 25
Gardens: 24
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 8
  • Reeds Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Stoddard Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Dumpling Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Stokes Hill: 17.5 mi
  • Little Mount: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Grotto: 6.2 mi
  • The Cascades: 6.3 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Amphitheater Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Ricciardi Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Yellow spring: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Oak Camp: 10.5 mi
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 13.5 mi
  • Equestrian Day Use: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Dupre Roadside Park: 20.4 mi
  • Warren Interstate 71 Southbound Rest Area: 23.5 mi
  • Warren Interstate 71 Northbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Cowan Lake Public Beach: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The KnobsNE 40°380 m22.3 mi
Brighton HillENE 58°367 m24.4 mi
Boundary HillENE 57°367 m24.8 mi
Stokes HillE 79°350 m17.5 mi
Dumpling HillE 97°343 m17.4 mi
Reeds HillNNW 334°296 m6.7 mi
Little MountWSW 241°286 m20.9 mi
Stoddard HillWNW 282°241 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1219:48
June solstice06:0920:2721:08
September equinox07:2418:5919:35
December solstice07:5416:3217:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443546471747367564535
Precip in3.42.73.74.64.84.74.03.32.73.13.13.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Xenia 6 SSE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11961695169

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