Charles Young House
Charles Young House is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 306 m. The Knobs stands 380 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonel Charles Young House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Accommodation Line Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Tours of house by appointment only
The story
National Monument of the United States commemorating Charles Young (1864-1922), an escaped slave who became a Buffalo Soldier in the U.S. Army and its first African-American colonel
Dates from 2013.
Wikidata Q5148107, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1839
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Accommodation Line Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 50.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Colonel Charles Young House: 0.0 mi
- Charles Young: 0.0 mi
- Payne Theological Seminary: 0.6 mi
- Lt. Charles Young At Wilberforce University: 0.6 mi
- Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery: 2.2 mi
- Lexington Avenue Park: 1.6 mi
- Prairie Grass Trail: 1.7 mi
- Covered Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Evans Acres Sports Complex: 2.1 mi
- Shawnee Park: 2.4 mi
- National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center: 0.8 mi
- Interpretive Cente: 2.9 mi
- Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home Museum: 3.0 mi
- Trailside Museum: 6.5 mi
- George Barrett Concrete House: 9.2 mi
- Springs: 6.7 mi
- Port William, Ohio: 12.1 mi
- Photo Target: 13.0 mi
- Kennedy’s Eternal Flame: 15.4 mi
- Staged Gates: 15.4 mi
- Shoup Cemetery: 9.3 mi
- Mount Zion Cemetery: 9.5 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 10.7 mi
- Seed Nursery: 13.5 mi
- Mission of Mary’s Farm Headquarters: 14.8 mi
- Baltimore & Ohio Caboose: 2.8 mi
- Kil-Kare Raceway: 4.4 mi
- Caesar Ford Park Amphitheatre: 4.4 mi
- Historic Clifton Mill: 6.9 mi
- The Corn Maze Adventure: 8.1 mi
- Kinsey Road Mound: 1.2 mi
- Little Miami Conservancy Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Beavercreek Wildlife Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Russ Nature Reserve: 7.5 mi
- Reeds Hill: 8.8 mi
- Dumpling Hill: 15.0 mi
- Stokes Hill: 15.4 mi
- Stoddard Hill: 17.1 mi
- The Knobs: 21.8 mi
- Cedar Cliff Falls: 4.5 mi
- The Cascades: 6.7 mi
- The Grotto: 6.7 mi
- Amphitheater Falls: 6.8 mi
- Crawdad Falls: 16.4 mi
- Allentown: 8.8 mi
- New Burlington: 10.8 mi
- Manor: 15.7 mi
- Fishburg: 16.2 mi
- Venable: 18.4 mi
- Dupre Roadside Park: 17.9 mi
- Warren Interstate 71 Southbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Warren Interstate 71 Northbound Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- South Vienna Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- South Vienna Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Ricciardi Spring: 5.8 mi
- Traveler's Spring: 6.3 mi
- Yellow spring: 6.7 mi
- Oak Camp: 11.8 mi
- Twin Oak Shelter: 15.8 mi
- Equestrian Day Use: 24.4 mi
- Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 15.0 mi
- Cowan Lake Public Beach: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charles Young House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Knobs | NNE 33° | 380 m | 21.8 mi |
| Brighton Hill | NE 53° | 367 m | 23.1 mi |
| Boundary Hill | NE 52° | 367 m | 23.5 mi |
| Roseau Hill | NE 50° | 361 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pitts Hill | NE 53° | 359 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pike Hill | NE 50° | 358 m | 24.3 mi |
| Post Hill | NE 49° | 358 m | 24.9 mi |
| Markley Hill | NE 51° | 355 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:27 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:32 | 17:15 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Xenia 6 SSE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 74001506OpenStreetMapOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Young, Col. Charles, House, reference 74001506, listed 03/30/74.
OpenStreetMap element way/801337336
Day trips start here
- Xenia · 3 mi
- Cedarville · 5 mi
- Yellow Springs · 7 mi
- Beavercreek · 9 mi
- Dayton · 16 mi
- Springfield · 16 mi
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