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Founder's Arch

Founder's Arch from directly overhead

Founder's Arch is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. The nearest named place is David Austin's Old English Roses, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Old Mill Stream Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2002-10-24

How to reach it

Coordinates41.03761, -83.65584

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dorney Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Donnie Latham Court: 0.3 mi
  • Millstream Art Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Gateway Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Mound Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
  • United States of America Congressional Metal of Honor Recipients State of Ohio Hancock County: 0.3 mi
  • Hancock County Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Ralph A. Williams Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Site of Fort Findlay: 0.4 mi
  • Site of the Great Karg Well: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 30
  • Statue of John Hancock: 0.3 mi
  • Sundial: 0.3 mi
  • Anchor: 0.5 mi
  • Sunburst: 3.4 mi
  • Anchored to the Rock: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 20
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 16
  • Hancock Historical Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Davis Homestead: 0.0 mi
  • DeWald-Funke House: 0.0 mi
  • The Jones Mansion: 0.5 mi
  • Mazza Museum: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Hancock Interstate 75 SB: 4.6 mi
  • Hancock Interstate 75 NB: 4.6 mi
  • Wood Interstate 75 SB: 20.6 mi
  • Wood Interstate 75 NB: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1119:47
June solstice06:0320:2921:11
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice07:5716:2617:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938506271747266544232
Precip in2.62.22.63.84.14.23.93.72.92.72.62.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4232945565

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