Fort Steuben
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Fort Steuben is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Mosier Hill stands 457 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Steuben Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Steuben was a fortification erected in Feb. 1787 on the Ohio River in eastern Ohio Country at the northern end of the Seven Ranges land tract to be surveyed. It was at the location of the modern city of Steubenville, Ohio. The fort was built by Major John Hamtramck and named for Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, a Prussian army officer who had served under General Washington. The original purpose was to provide protection from Indians for the first surveyors to venture into the Northwest Territory.
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Wikidata Q5472108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 12.4 mi off the Jefferson County Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Historic National Road - West Virginia, National
- 17.7 mi off the Tappan-Moravian Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Highland Hills Overlook · 1 mi
- Old Fort Steuben Bridge Pier Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Suicide Hill · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Steuben Park: 0.0 mi
- Steubenville Steelworkers Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Beatty Park Number 2: 0.5 mi
- Secret Streetcar Stop: 0.7 mi
- Old Pool Area: 0.7 mi
- Tomb of the Unborn Child: 1.2 mi
- George Washington: 2.7 mi
- Weirton (WV) Steel Company Employees Honor Roll: 4.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Toronto World War I Monument: 7.5 mi
- Steubenville Visitors Center: 0.0 mi
- Jefferson County Historical Association Museum: 0.9 mi
- Pleasant Hill School House Historical Museum: 4.8 mi
- Brooke County Historical Museum and Culture Center: 6.1 mi
- Hancock County Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Camp Knee-Bow: 6.0 mi
- Indian Rock Park: 7.3 mi
- Kaul Wildlife Area: 8.4 mi
- Quaker Ridge Arboretum & Nature Trails: 9.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 117: 12.1 mi
- Christ the King Statue: 1.3 mi
- Do Not Be Afraid: 1.3 mi
- The Alpha and the Omega: 1.3 mi
- Crucifix: 1.3 mi
- St. Francis Statue: 1.3 mi
- Backbone Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Mechling Hill: 3.9 mi
- Taylors Hill: 6.1 mi
- Norton Hill: 6.9 mi
- Myers Knob: 7.8 mi
- Peri Van Winkle Gardens: 7.4 mi
- Toronto Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- REACH Garden: 13.4 mi
- East Wheeling Community Park: 20.7 mi
- 14th Street Greenhouses: 20.8 mi
- Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort: 15.6 mi
- Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort: 15.6 mi
- West Alexander Fairgrounds: 18.0 mi
- Urban Assault: 20.4 mi
- Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack: 21.3 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 13.6 mi
- Purgatory Falls: 24.7 mi
- Fredericktown Falls: 24.8 mi
- Stewarts Falls: 24.8 mi
- Warriors Point: 9.1 mi
- Point Pleasant: 13.8 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 24.7 mi
- Rider's Ridge: 14.1 mi
- Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
- White Pine Grove: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Steuben. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosier Hill | SSE 147° | 457 m | 20.8 mi |
| Sampson Hill | SSE 155° | 454 m | 20.8 mi |
| Quakers Knob | E 95° | 443 m | 10.7 mi |
| Round Knob | N 352° | 433 m | 21.9 mi |
| Garrett Hill | ESE 122° | 420 m | 18.0 mi |
| Hannas Knob | ESE 109° | 417 m | 24.2 mi |
| Stewart Hill | NNE 15° | 412 m | 17.2 mi |
| Norton Hill | WNW 296° | 408 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:17 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steubenville, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Washington · 23 mi
- Coraopolis · 26 mi
- Robinson Township · 26 mi
- Sewickley · 26 mi
- Carrollton · 29 mi
- Green Tree · 30 mi
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