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John Crowe Ransom, 1888-1974

John Crowe Ransom, 1888-1974 from directly overhead

John Crowe Ransom, 1888-1974 is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Hulse Hill stands 433 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Karvi, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Gateway to Amish Country passes 5.3 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Poet and critic. Founder of the Kenyon Review and a father of The New Criticism. During the 1930s to the 1950s Ransom served as a professor at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. As a mentor to young people he turned the Ohio campus into a literary Arcadia o

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Coordinates40.37384, -82.39866
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Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Canonical Qubit: 0.1 mi
  • Wolf Run Overlook: 2.2 mi
  • Wolf Run Regional Park: 2.4 mi
  • Knox Woods State Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Phillips Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 20
Peaks: 20
  • Braddock Mound: 10.1 mi
  • Rowley Mound: 10.2 mi
  • Ghost Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Fox Den Knob: 15.8 mi
  • Hulse Hill: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 11
  • Gatton Rocks: 16.2 mi
  • Mohican 100 - Fire Tower Aid Station: 16.7 mi
  • Covered Bridge: 17.1 mi
  • Mohican 100 - Covered Bridge Aid Station: 17.1 mi
  • Mohican 100 - Hickory Ridge Aid Station: 18.0 mi
Museums: 10
  • The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Webb House Museum: 21.5 mi
  • The Works: 21.9 mi
  • Heisy Glass Museum And Gift Shop: 21.9 mi
  • The Sherwood-Davidson House Museum: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sutton Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Davis Beach: 5.2 mi
  • King Beach: 5.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Hemlock Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Big Lyons Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Little Lyons Falls: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Terraced Flower Garden: 19.1 mi
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Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Crowe Ransom, 1888-1974. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hulse HillW 274°433 m16.4 mi
Rich HillW 259°414 m17.5 mi
Schweitzer HillNNW 341°400 m17.5 mi
Coffman KnobS 177°375 m24.2 mi
Bald KnobNNE 23°373 m21.1 mi
Fox Den KnobSSE 148°366 m15.8 mi
Bald KnobS 177°366 m23.5 mi
Bucks KnobS 175°361 m23.1 mi
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Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0619:42
June solstice06:0020:2321:04
September equinox07:1818:5319:29
December solstice07:5016:2417:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837485867716962514031
Precip in3.12.53.34.04.74.94.23.43.22.93.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville 2 W, 7 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8225144903

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