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Cedar Mills

Cedar Mills from directly overhead

Cedar Mills is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Fort Hill stands 392 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Brush Creek Iron Furnace, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

The story

human settlement in Ohio, United States of America

Wikidata Q22033648, matched on coordinates and name (73 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Named for early 19th-century mills along Cedar Run. The first, built in 1811, supplied a nearby iron furnace that closed in 1840. In 1844, Fisher and Stewart built a new grist mill, later converted to steam power in 1866 with a tall brick smokestack

How to reach it

Coordinates38.82370, -83.39295

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
Parks: 45
Historic sites: 31
Nature reserves: 17
Museums: 13
  • Adams County Historical Society: 8.5 mi
  • Serpent Mound Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Manchester Historical Society: 15.0 mi
  • Depot Museum: 15.9 mi
  • Lewis County Historical Society: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Shawnee State Park Lookout: 13.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Cedar Mills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort HillN 358°392 m20.0 mi
Durrell MountainSSW 197°389 m6.6 mi
Mist MountainSSW 199°388 m6.6 mi
Peach MountainNNE 19°386 m5.2 mi
Easton HillN 360°385 m19.9 mi
Palmer MountainN 5°378 m17.9 mi
Jarnigan KnobN 356°378 m20.0 mi
North Cedar KnobSSW 194°377 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1119:46
June solstice06:0920:2321:03
September equinox07:2218:5719:32
December solstice07:4916:3417:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442536471757468564436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lucasville, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13188582627

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