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Château Laroche

Château Laroche from directly overhead

Château Laroche is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillips Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

folly and curiosity museum in Hamilton County, Ohio

Dates from 1929-06-05.

Wikidata Q5087541, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.28356, -84.26599

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Loveland Canoe & Kayak: 1.2 mi
  • Castle Skateland: 1.6 mi
  • Orion: 4.1 mi
  • Drop Tower: Scream Zone: 4.3 mi
  • Christ’s Church at Mason: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 38
Picnic sites: 26
  • Vortex: 3.9 mi
  • Firehawk: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 4.0 mi
  • Patio: 4.1 mi
  • The Mercado: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Chill Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Galley Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Mount Lookout: 13.0 mi
  • Mount Tusculum: 14.7 mi
  • Mount Storm: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Buckeye Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Cowan Lake Public Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainW 268°319 m17.7 mi
Little MountN 358°286 m20.1 mi
Heitsmanns HillWNW 294°274 m20.8 mi
Orchard HillSW 221°268 m22.0 mi
Galley HillSSE 159°265 m9.9 mi
Brighton HillSW 231°257 m17.6 mi
Pye HillSSW 207°256 m24.3 mi
Mount EchoSW 231°254 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:49
June solstice06:1120:2821:08
September equinox07:2519:0119:36
December solstice07:5416:3517:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536472757567554435

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/28699980

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