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Harding Birthplace

Harding Birthplace from directly overhead

Harding Birthplace is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 389 m. Noblet Benchmark stands 462 m to the east-northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastside Park, a park 3.4 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 3.1 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States was born on this site on November 2, 1865.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.70566, -82.71239

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eastside Park: 3.4 mi
  • East Park: 3.4 mi
  • Cobey Park: 3.8 mi
  • South Park: 4.3 mi
  • Heise Park: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Alpaca Meadows: 7.0 mi
  • Alpaca Meadows: 7.1 mi
  • Richland Carrousel Park: 11.0 mi
  • Ohio State Reformatory: 12.3 mi
  • Gatton Rocks: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Museums: 14
  • Ohio bird sanctuary: 3.8 mi
  • Galion History Center: 4.6 mi
  • Crestline Historical Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Richland County Museum: 7.0 mi
  • The Mansfield Fire Museum: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Former Leland Hotel site: 10.9 mi
  • Morrow County Veterans Memorial Plaza: 12.4 mi
  • Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial: 12.4 mi
  • Morrow County Civil War Memorial: 12.4 mi
  • Mount Gilead Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Noblet Benchmark: 5.2 mi
  • Ralston Knob: 6.5 mi
  • Schweitzer Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Graveyard Hill: 16.5 mi
  • Gorman Airport: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Hemlock Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Little Lyons Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Big Lyons Falls: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Marion County Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Marion County Rest Area: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Noblet BenchmarkENE 73°462 m5.2 mi
Hulse HillS 180°433 m21.9 mi
Ralston KnobNE 38°430 m6.5 mi
Schweitzer HillESE 121°400 m12.5 mi
Gorman AirportENE 78°378 m17.1 mi
Sprotts HillNE 52°356 m23.3 mi
Rowley MoundSSE 151°348 m18.4 mi
Braddock MoundSSE 148°332 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:43
June solstice06:0120:2521:06
September equinox07:1918:5419:30
December solstice07:5216:2417:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837496069727165524132
Precip in3.22.22.84.24.54.84.53.73.53.13.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galion WTR WKS, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5313763671

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