Campus Martius
Campus Martius is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Campus Martius Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
former defensive fortification at the Marietta settlement in Ohio, United States
Dates from 1788.
Wikidata Q5028654, matched on coordinates and name (24 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Ohio Company fortress protected first settlers and Northwest Territory seat of government from Indians. 1788-1795.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.5 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Merydith House: 0.1 mi
- William Pitt Richardson: 0.1 mi
- "The Vanishing Steam Age" Steam Boat "W. P. Snyder, Jr.": 0.1 mi
- Larchmont: 0.1 mi
- Marietta Flood History Markers: 0.1 mi
- Sacra Via Park: 0.1 mi
- Quadranaou Park: 0.2 mi
- Washington Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
- Muskingum Park: 0.4 mi
- Lookout Park: 0.6 mi
- Hunter Hill: 3.4 mi
- Sharktooth Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Daylight Hill: 8.7 mi
- Fox Point: 10.2 mi
- Red Hill: 12.1 mi
- Frontiersman Carving: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Carving: 0.3 mi
- Wakefield Hotel Mural: 0.5 mi
- Ohio River Tunnel: 0.6 mi
- The Glass Press, Inc. Established 1994: 0.6 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 2.0 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 2.5 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 2.6 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 7.5 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 0.0 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 0.1 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 0.6 mi
- C2473: 0.8 mi
- 3301: 0.8 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 0.7 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 0.8 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 1.0 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 1.6 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 2.4 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 2.4 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 20.5 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 20.6 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Quincy Park: 11.7 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Campus Martius. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Rocks | SE 138° | 388 m | 15.0 mi |
| Coffee Knob | NNW 348° | 358 m | 21.4 mi |
| Browns Knob | NNW 337° | 351 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kinderhook Hill | E 92° | 338 m | 12.6 mi |
| Haystack Hill | ENE 67° | 334 m | 15.1 mi |
| Dodd Hill | ENE 58° | 334 m | 20.0 mi |
| Ferguson Hill | E 89° | 331 m | 13.0 mi |
| Daylight Hill | ENE 76° | 329 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7214758411
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