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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.

The record

What the record says

Height
9.1 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.74699, -84.26017

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Museums: 57
Attractions: 27
Artworks: 25
  • 1905 Wright Flyer III: 2.9 mi
  • Saint Kateri: 3.4 mi
  • 111: 3.6 mi
  • FLYOVER: 3.7 mi
  • Automobile Self Starter Pavilion: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 24
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
Waterfalls: 7
  • Ludlow Falls: 17.8 mi
  • The Grotto: 20.3 mi
  • The Cascades: 20.6 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 21.6 mi
Peaks: 6
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
On the horizon

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 HillENE 73°296 m15.0 mi
Mount AuburnWSW 249°290 m22.8 mi
Devils BackboneWSW 249°288 m23.2 mi
Little MountS 184°286 m11.9 mi
Cedar MoundWSW 240°257 m12.0 mi
Stoddard HillENE 66°241 m3.3 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6828379635

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