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Dead Man’s Hand

Dead Man’s Hand from directly overhead

Dead Man’s Hand is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Miamiville, Ohio, a artwork 0.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1989
Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates39.21147, -84.30979

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Miamiville, Ohio: 0.6 mi
  • Together: 2.6 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: 3.7 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary: 3.8 mi
  • Angels by the Trail: 4.6 mi
Parks
  • Steer Meadow Park: 1.0 mi
  • Camp Livingston Park: 1.1 mi
  • Kugler Mill Field: 1.7 mi
  • Camp Dennison House: 1.7 mi
  • Hopewell Meadows Park: 2.4 mi
Attractions
  • Montgomery Inn: 2.6 mi
  • Castle Skateland: 4.0 mi
  • Loveland Canoe & Kayak: 4.6 mi
  • Gorman Heritage Farm: 6.4 mi
  • Wyoming Fine Arts Center: 8.5 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites: 27
Peaks: 17
  • Galley Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Mount Lookout: 7.8 mi
  • Mount Tusculum: 9.4 mi
  • Chill Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Goat Hill: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Buckeye Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Cowan Lake Public Beach: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainWNW 286°319 m16.0 mi
Heitsmanns HillNW 309°274 m21.4 mi
Orchard HillSW 225°268 m16.8 mi
Galley HillSE 125°265 m7.3 mi
Brighton HillWSW 241°257 m12.8 mi
Pye HillSSW 208°256 m18.8 mi
Mount EchoWSW 240°254 m15.9 mi
Goat HillWSW 238°250 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1419:49
June solstice06:1220:2821:08
September equinox07:2619:0119:36
December solstice07:5416:3617:18

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10675494228

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