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First Methodist Church

First Methodist Church from directly overhead

First Methodist Church is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Together, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
bronze
Inscription
Founded in 1797 in the log cabin of the Reverend Francis McCormick, the Milford Methodist Church is the oldest in the Northwest Territory and Ohio. Pioneer worshipers walked many miles through the wilderness to attend its circuit rider services.
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio History Connection

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.17642, -84.29104

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Together: 0.1 mi
  • Miamiville, Ohio: 2.6 mi
  • Madisonville Mural: 5.2 mi
  • Big Boy: 6.0 mi
  • Saint Columban: 6.2 mi
Parks
  • Five Points Landing Park: 0.1 mi
  • Village Park: 0.2 mi
  • Carriage Way Park: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums: 55
Gardens: 50
Nature reserves: 38
Picnic sites: 26
  • Lower Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Monarch Meadow: 9.4 mi
  • Badger Bluff: 9.7 mi
  • Vortex: 11.4 mi
  • Firehawk: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Galley Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Mount Lookout: 7.5 mi
  • Mount Tusculum: 8.7 mi
  • Woodland Mound: 10.1 mi
  • Goat Hill: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainWNW 293°319 m17.8 mi
Heitsmanns HillNW 312°274 m23.7 mi
Orchard HillSW 234°268 m16.0 mi
Galley HillESE 110°265 m5.3 mi
Brighton HillWSW 253°257 m12.8 mi
Pye HillSW 215°256 m17.3 mi
Mount EchoWSW 249°254 m15.8 mi
Goat HillWSW 250°250 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1419:49
June solstice06:1220:2721:07
September equinox07:2619:0119:36
December solstice07:5416:3617:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536472757567554435

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12149054453

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