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George White House

George White House from directly overhead

George White House is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is House of Seven Porches, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 209 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

Historical Marker placed by Rotary International;Rotary International Historical marker

The story

Building in Marietta, Ohio, USA.

Dates from 1855.

Wikidata Q139427405, matched on coordinates and name (22 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Built 1855 for W. P. Skinner. Purchased 1908 by oilman George White. He became Marietta's third Ohio Governor in 1931.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.41907, -81.45193

209 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
Peaks: 30
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • West Virginia Welcome Center: 2.1 mi
  • Washington Interstate 77 NB: 2.4 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 20.5 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 11.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Irish Run Natural Bridge: 15.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard RocksSE388 m14.5 mi
Coffee KnobNNW358 m21.7 mi
Browns KnobNNW351 m24.2 mi
Kinderhook HillE338 m12.1 mi
Haystack HillENE334 m14.7 mi
Dodd HillENE334 m19.7 mi
Ferguson HillE331 m12.6 mi
Daylight HillENE329 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0020:1720:57
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4316:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442536371757467554436
Precip in3.53.14.04.04.44.94.83.63.43.22.93.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9815991187

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