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Dayton Soldiers’ Monument

Dayton Soldiers’ Monument from directly overhead

Dayton Soldiers’ Monument is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Reeds Hill stands 296 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is AVHC/Military Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 8.4 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
9.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.74699, -84.26017

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 60
Attractions: 25
Artworks: 22
  • 1905 Wright Flyer III: 2.9 mi
  • Saint Kateri: 3.4 mi
  • Automobile Self Starter Pavilion: 3.8 mi
  • Search Engine: 3.9 mi
  • Founders Bench: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 21
  • Spring Run Conservation Area: 4.9 mi
  • Overlook Reserve: 10.2 mi
  • Sweet Arrow Reserve: 10.4 mi
  • Huffman Prairie State Natural Landmark: 11.6 mi
  • Narrows Reserve: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Peaks: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Ludlow Falls: 17.8 mi
  • The Grotto: 20.3 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Amphitheater Falls: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 4.4 mi
  • Equestrian Day Use: 5.2 mi
  • Oak Camp: 12.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Yellow spring: 20.4 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Ricciardi Spring: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reeds HillENE296 m15.0 mi
Mount AuburnWSW290 m22.8 mi
Devils BackboneWSW288 m23.2 mi
Little MountS286 m11.9 mi
Cedar MoundWSW257 m12.0 mi
Stoddard HillENE241 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:49
June solstice06:1020:2921:09
September equinox07:2519:0019:36
December solstice07:5516:3417:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283141536473767568554333
Precip in3.22.43.54.44.44.44.03.13.03.03.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton MCD, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6828379635

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