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John Cleves Symmes

John Cleves Symmes from directly overhead

John Cleves Symmes is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Abraham Brower, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway runs past it. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1990
Material
bronze
Inscription
Judge John Cleves Symmes bought land “between the Miamis,” founding North Bend. His daughter Anna married future President William Henry Harrison. Symmes, a key figure in the Miami Purchase, rests in the Harrison-Symmes cemetery plot.
Visiting

What to expect

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Ohio History Connection

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Getting there

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Coordinates39.15156, -84.75365

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Parks
  • William Henry Harrison Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cleves Canal Tunnel: 0.3 mi
  • Presidential Community Park: 0.4 mi
  • Gulf Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • West Park: 1.7 mi
Artworks
  • Big Boy: 7.2 mi
  • Big Boy: 8.3 mi
  • Big Boy: 8.3 mi
  • Big Boy: 8.3 mi
  • Big Boy: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 55
Museums: 46
  • Creation Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Dearborn County Historical Society: 6.8 mi
  • The German Heritage Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Delhi Historical Society: 8.2 mi
  • Price Hill Historical Society: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 42
Nature reserves: 41
  • Flannery Island: 4.6 mi
  • The Oxbow: 5.4 mi
  • Bracken Woods Brodbeck Preserve: 9.5 mi
  • Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary: 9.6 mi
  • Glenway Woods: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Cedar Bend: 3.4 mi
  • Columbia Terrace: 3.5 mi
  • Dry Fork Meadow: 7.2 mi
  • Area 33, Maple Ridge: 8.5 mi
  • Area 30, McFarlan Woods: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 4.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainNE 44°319 m12.0 mi
Elkhorn HillNNW 333°308 m15.7 mi
English HillNNW 329°304 m17.1 mi
Gobblers Knob HillNW 323°301 m16.7 mi
Cobbs HillNNW 333°299 m17.6 mi
Wewe HillNW 316°299 m18.6 mi
South Gate HillNW 320°297 m16.9 mi
Long Hollow HillNW 320°296 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:51
June solstice06:1420:2921:09
September equinox07:2719:0319:38
December solstice07:5616:3817:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544546473767568574637
Precip in3.63.14.45.05.14.84.13.33.33.53.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati-fernbank, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13284219374

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