John Cleves Symmes

historic site

Built
1990
Material
bronze
Operated by
Ohio History Connection
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.

Overlooks nearby

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).

39.15156, -84.75365

Elevation 185 m (modelled from terrain)

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