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Clark Stone House

Clark Stone House from directly overhead

Clark Stone House is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller-Leuser Log House, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2018
Inscription
The Clark Stone House, constructed around 1801 by James Clark (1765-1852), is one of the oldest standing stone houses in Ohio. Clark, who served as a drummer in the Battle of Yorktown (1781),
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio History Connection

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.09651, -84.36807

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Moundview Park: 1.4 mi
  • Beech Acres Park: 1.5 mi
  • Anderson Center Park: 1.6 mi
  • Bicentenial Green: 2.0 mi
  • Clear Creek Park: 2.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens: 59
  • Flower Power: 3.4 mi
  • Drought Tolerant & Succulent Plants: 3.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Devon Acres: 3.5 mi
  • Shady Practices: 3.5 mi
Museums: 55
Nature reserves: 44
Picnic sites: 29
  • Lower Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Monarch Meadow: 4.3 mi
  • Badger Bluff: 4.5 mi
  • Area 23: 11.5 mi
  • Area 19, Stone Steps: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 19
  • Mount Tusculum: 3.5 mi
  • Mount Lookout: 4.2 mi
  • Woodland Mound: 5.2 mi
  • Mount Adams: 7.1 mi
  • Johns Hill: 7.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Buckeye Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 12.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainNW 315°319 m17.4 mi
Orchard HillWSW 246°268 m9.6 mi
Pleasant HillS 172°267 m22.5 mi
Galley HillENE 68°265 m9.8 mi
Brighton HillWNW 282°257 m8.3 mi
Pye HillSSW 214°256 m10.4 mi
Mount EchoW 270°254 m10.7 mi
Goat HillW 281°250 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1419:50
June solstice06:1220:2721:08
September equinox07:2619:0119:36
December solstice07:5416:3717:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544556472767568564536
Precip in2.92.83.94.44.74.64.43.43.13.12.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken FLD, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12161005026

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