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Deersville

Deersville from directly overhead

Deersville is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 365 m. Chapel Hill stands 415 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Moravian Trail, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Tappan-Moravian Trail Scenic Byway runs past it. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

The story

human settlement in Harrison County, Ohio, United States of America

Wikidata Q941739, matched on coordinates and name (119 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
bronze

What to expect

Operated by
Harrison County Historical Society

How to reach it

Coordinates40.30775, -81.18740

Overlooks nearby

113 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Tappan Lake Park: 1.2 mi
  • John Knight Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
  • Thornwood Park: 8.9 mi
  • Peter's Park: 9.6 mi
  • McCluskey Park: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 15
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 11
  • Uhrichsville Clay Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Clark Gable: 10.6 mi
  • Underground Railroad Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Franklin Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Gnadenhutten Museum: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 8
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Pavillion: 16.5 mi
  • Horsemans Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Zoar Community Garden: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillSSE 154°415 m23.0 mi
Clark HillSE 140°414 m18.4 mi
Galloway KnobSSE 151°414 m23.4 mi
Norton HillENE 75°408 m24.9 mi
Tunnel HillNE 46°380 m22.5 mi
Elephant KnobW 271°376 m16.9 mi
Knob HillNW 305°376 m23.6 mi
Wills MountainW 261°370 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:37
June solstice05:5620:1820:59
September equinox07:1318:4819:24
December solstice07:4516:1917:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273039506069727265534232
Precip in3.62.63.33.74.14.64.03.53.93.23.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cadiz, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13087257264

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