Geographical Center of Ohio
Geographical Center of Ohio is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 370 m. Hulse Hill stands 433 m to the north, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Gateway to Amish Country passes 18 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- CENTERBURG GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER OF OHIO EST. 1834
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Gateway to Amish Country
- 18.6 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor
- 24.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
Overlooks nearby
- Stag · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Centerburg Square: 0.4 mi
- Cardinal Center: 9.1 mi
- Freedom Park: 9.5 mi
- Lamb Park: 11.1 mi
- High Point of the Ohio to Erie Trail: 1.8 mi
- Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Chesterville Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Cooper Fountain: 12.4 mi
- Utica Wall of Honor: 13.8 mi
- Myers Inn Museum\ Big Walnut Area Historical Society: 10.0 mi
- Rose Taylor Dryer house: 14.5 mi
- Kerr-Harrington House Museum: 16.9 mi
- Ealy House: 17.1 mi
- Frank Museum of Art: 17.8 mi
- Morris Woods State Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Lobdell Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Alum Creek State Park: 14.8 mi
- Ramser Arboretum MVNU Woods: 16.4 mi
- Hoover Dam Park: 16.6 mi
- Kensington Rain Garden: 17.9 mi
- Cutting Garden: 18.0 mi
- Secret Garden: 18.0 mi
- Fern Garden: 18.0 mi
- Cultiavted Garden: 18.0 mi
- Karvi: 16.1 mi
- Large Spindle Piece: 16.1 mi
- Bust of Albert Einstein: 16.1 mi
- Pivot: 16.1 mi
- Dance Mother: 16.1 mi
- Rich Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hulse Hill: 5.6 mi
- Rowley Mound: 13.8 mi
- Ghost Hill: 14.6 mi
- Braddock Mound: 14.6 mi
- Oak Grove at Jorgensen Farms: 15.6 mi
- 13th Floor Haunted House: 20.7 mi
- Olentangy Caverns: 21.2 mi
- Haunted Hootchie: 22.2 mi
- Gatton Rocks: 23.1 mi
- Equestrian Day Use: 14.0 mi
- Ze Goat Picnic: 19.1 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- River Bluffs: 21.7 mi
- Brevoort Park: 24.9 mi
- Tyrone: 17.6 mi
- Coles Mills: 19.6 mi
- Carpenter's Mill: 20.3 mi
- Wonderland: 23.2 mi
- Rossville: 24.4 mi
- Alum Creek Beach: 16.8 mi
- Sutton Beach: 19.5 mi
- Davis Beach: 20.2 mi
- King Beach: 20.6 mi
- Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Geographical Center of Ohio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulse Hill | N 351° | 433 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rich Hill | WNW 302° | 414 m | 2.0 mi |
| Schweitzer Hill | NNE 25° | 400 m | 23.1 mi |
| Beavers Hill | S 180° | 383 m | 15.7 mi |
| Rowley Mound | NE 35° | 348 m | 13.8 mi |
| Flowerpot Hill | SSE 153° | 334 m | 19.5 mi |
| Braddock Mound | NE 36° | 332 m | 14.6 mi |
| Ghost Hill | NNE 31° | 331 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:24 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:25 | 17:08 |
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 | 25 | 28 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerburg 2 SE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11530904908
Day trips start here
- Heath · 23 mi
- Newark · 23 mi
- Columbus/University Area · 27 mi
- Columbus · 29 mi
- Columbus/South · 30 mi
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