Goodrich Giles
Goodrich Giles is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Heck Hill stands 365 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Goodrich Giles Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Goodrich Giles (1846-1927) exemplified the enterprising spirit of the first African-American Co-operative Association. During his fifty plus years in Piqua.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio History Connection
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 18.3 mi off the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches Scenic Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Goodrich Giles Park: 0.0 mi
- Mote Park: 0.9 mi
- Huntersville Park: 1.1 mi
- Shawnee Park: 1.2 mi
- Lock 9 Park: 1.2 mi
- Farrington Reserve: 1.6 mi
- Newton Nature Lab: 7.6 mi
- Stillwater Prairie Rangeline: 7.9 mi
- Stillwater Prairie Reserve: 8.4 mi
- Maple Ridge: 8.9 mi
- Johnston Barn: 3.6 mi
- Eldean Covered Bridge: 3.7 mi
- John Johnston: 3.7 mi
- Battle of Pickawillany, 1752: 3.7 mi
- Miami and Erie Canal – Footprint of Lock 12: 5.8 mi
- Johnston Farm Museum: 3.6 mi
- Museum of Troy History: 6.5 mi
- Waco Air Museum: 8.3 mi
- Miami Valley Veterans Museum: 8.7 mi
- Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum: 10.3 mi
- Roger Presley Garden: 11.8 mi
- Spring Hill Nursery Garden Display: 12.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 20.3 mi
- Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Old Thyme Garden: 21.8 mi
- The Lost Land Corn Maze: 8.4 mi
- VanDemark Farm: 8.5 mi
- Dayton Air Show Entrance Arch: 15.6 mi
- Historic Bear's Mill: 16.2 mi
- Melody 49 Drive-In Theatre: 20.1 mi
- Gabriel Bear: 16.3 mi
- Little Turtle: 20.7 mi
- Jim Buchy Bench: 21.2 mi
- Tecumseh Statue: 21.8 mi
- Ice Burge: 21.9 mi
- Tadmor: 16.6 mi
- Fishburg: 20.5 mi
- Hagerstown: 24.8 mi
- Miami Interstate 75 SB: 1.0 mi
- Miami Interstate 75 NB: 1.1 mi
- Greenville Falls: 7.5 mi
- Ludlow Falls: 10.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Heck Hill: 16.6 mi
- Equestrian Day Use: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goodrich Giles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heck Hill | E 86° | 365 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:29 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:32 | 17:15 |
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 | 32 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Piqua Wwtp, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/11807551655
Day trips start here
- Troy · 6 mi
- Tipp City · 12 mi
- New Carlisle · 17 mi
- Greenville · 21 mi
- Dayton · 26 mi
- Urbana · 26 mi
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