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High Point of the Ohio to Erie Trail

High Point of the Ohio to Erie Trail from directly overhead

High Point of the Ohio to Erie Trail is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 389 m. Hulse Hill stands 433 m to the north-northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Geographical Center of Ohio, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Gateway to Amish Country passes 17 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
High Point on the Heart of Ohio Trail Elev. 1285 feet C., A. and C. Railroad (ca. 1873)
Getting there

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Coordinates40.32558, -82.66540
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Centerburg Square: 2.1 mi
  • Lamb Park: 9.4 mi
  • Ariel-Foundation Park: 9.7 mi
  • Arch Avenue Park: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 37
  • Geographical Center of Ohio: 1.8 mi
  • Chesterville Veterans Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Cooper Fountain: 10.6 mi
  • Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Utica Wall of Honor: 13.0 mi
Museums: 26
  • Myers Inn Museum\ Big Walnut Area Historical Society: 11.8 mi
  • Rose Taylor Dryer house: 16.1 mi
  • Morrow County Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Morrow County History Center: 17.7 mi
  • Kerr-Harrington House Museum: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Kensington Rain Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Kensington Rain Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Secret Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Fern Garden: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 18
Nature reserves: 17
Peaks: 12
Attractions: 6
  • Oak Grove at Jorgensen Farms: 17.3 mi
  • Gatton Rocks: 21.5 mi
  • 13th Floor Haunted House: 22.5 mi
  • Olentangy Caverns: 22.9 mi
  • Haunted Hootchie: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Equestrian Day Use: 15.6 mi
  • Ze Goat Picnic: 20.7 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
  • River Bluffs: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sutton Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Davis Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Alum Creek Beach: 18.6 mi
  • King Beach: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 15.5 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of High Point of the Ohio to Erie Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hulse HillNNW 332°433 m4.9 mi
Rich HillW 269°414 m3.1 mi
Schweitzer HillNNE 23°400 m21.5 mi
Beavers HillS 185°383 m16.9 mi
Fox Den KnobESE 114°366 m24.6 mi
Rowley MoundNNE 32°348 m12.1 mi
Flowerpot HillSSE 158°334 m19.9 mi
Braddock MoundNNE 34°332 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:43
June solstice06:0220:2421:05
September equinox07:1918:5419:30
December solstice07:5116:2517:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838506069727064524131
Precip in3.12.53.44.54.55.04.23.93.63.03.33.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerburg 2 SE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11530850841

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