House of Seven Porches
House of Seven Porches 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 George White House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
house in Marietta, Ohio, USA
Dates from 1835.
Wikidata Q139437609, matched on coordinates and name (21 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Built in 1835 by Marietta College Professor Diarca H. Allen. Was long known as the Buell, then the Kelso House.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.4 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- George White House: 0.0 mi
- Memorial to the Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Marietta: 0.0 mi
- St. Paul's Church: 0.0 mi
- Mound Square: 0.1 mi
- Time Capsule: 0.1 mi
- Cisler Terrace Park: 0.2 mi
- Muskingum Park: 0.4 mi
- Washington Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
- Quadranaou Park: 0.6 mi
- Ohio Riverfront Park: 0.6 mi
- Hunter Hill: 3.0 mi
- Sharktooth Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Daylight Hill: 8.3 mi
- Fox Point: 9.8 mi
- Red Hill: 12.0 mi
- Wakefield Hotel Mural: 0.2 mi
- The Glass Press, Inc. Established 1994: 0.3 mi
- The Glass Press: 0.3 mi
- Putnam Mascot Carving: 0.3 mi
- Say Cheese: 0.3 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 1.5 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 2.6 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 2.7 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 7.6 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 0.5 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 0.6 mi
- C2473: 0.7 mi
- 3301: 0.7 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 0.7 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 0.5 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 0.6 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 0.7 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 1.3 mi
- 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: 20.6 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Rock Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Quincy Park: 11.8 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of House of Seven Porches. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Rocks | SE 138° | 388 m | 14.5 mi |
| Coffee Knob | NNW 347° | 358 m | 21.7 mi |
| Browns Knob | NNW 336° | 351 m | 24.1 mi |
| Kinderhook Hill | E 91° | 338 m | 12.1 mi |
| Haystack Hill | ENE 66° | 334 m | 14.8 mi |
| Dodd Hill | ENE 57° | 334 m | 19.7 mi |
| Ferguson Hill | E 89° | 331 m | 12.6 mi |
| Daylight Hill | ENE 74° | 329 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7214634530
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