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House of Seven Porches

House of Seven Porches from directly overhead

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

Coordinates39.41933, -81.45241

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 31
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 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: 20.6 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 House of Seven Porches. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard RocksSE 138°388 m14.5 mi
Coffee KnobNNW 347°358 m21.7 mi
Browns KnobNNW 336°351 m24.1 mi
Kinderhook HillE 91°338 m12.1 mi
Haystack HillENE 66°334 m14.8 mi
Dodd HillENE 57°334 m19.7 mi
Ferguson HillE 89°331 m12.6 mi
Daylight HillENE 74°329 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/7214634530

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