Lockington Dam
Lockington Dam is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Heck Hill stands 365 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lockington Locks Historical Area, a park 0.6 miles away. Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
dam in Shelby County, Ohio, United States of America
Wikidata Q35708332, matched on coordinates and name (626 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
- Inscription
- One of five dams built by the Miami Conservancy District for flood control in the Miami Valley. Completed in 1921, it is 78 feet high, 6,400 feet long, and 415 feet wide at the base.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches Scenic Byway
- 22.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 25.8 mi off the Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lockington Locks Historical Area: 0.6 mi
- Johnston Farm & Indian Agency: 2.4 mi
- Piqua Roadside Park: 3.0 mi
- Piqua Historical Area: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Farrington Reserve: 7.5 mi
- Stillwater Prairie Rangeline: 8.9 mi
- Stillwater Prairie Reserve: 9.0 mi
- Maple Ridge: 9.5 mi
- Newton Nature Lab: 12.4 mi
- Johnston Barn: 2.8 mi
- Battle of Pickawillany, 1752: 2.8 mi
- John Johnston: 2.8 mi
- Goodrich Giles: 6.0 mi
- Bonnyconnellan Castle: 6.3 mi
- Johnston Farm Museum: 2.6 mi
- Shelby County Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum: 11.7 mi
- Wilderness Trail Museum: 11.8 mi
- Museum of Troy History: 12.3 mi
- Roger Presley Garden: 17.6 mi
- Spring Hill Nursery Garden Display: 18.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 21.5 mi
- Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Old Thyme Garden: 23.1 mi
- The Lost Land Corn Maze: 3.2 mi
- VanDemark Farm: 3.3 mi
- Historic Bear's Mill: 17.7 mi
- Dayton Air Show Entrance Arch: 21.5 mi
- Darke County Fairgrounds: 23.1 mi
- Gabriel Bear: 17.8 mi
- Little Turtle: 21.8 mi
- Jim Buchy Bench: 22.4 mi
- Tecumseh Statue: 23.1 mi
- Temple of Tolerance Rock Garden: 24.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Freedom Rock: 24.8 mi
- Miami Interstate 75 SB: 5.9 mi
- Miami Interstate 75 NB: 6.2 mi
- Greenville Falls: 10.4 mi
- Ludlow Falls: 15.9 mi
- Heck Hill: 17.3 mi
- Tadmor: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lockington Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heck Hill | ESE 106° | 365 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:30 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:32 | 17:15 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Piqua Wwtp, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13128425543
Day trips start here
- Troy · 12 mi
- Tipp City · 18 mi
- Greenville · 22 mi
- New Carlisle · 22 mi
- Urbana · 27 mi
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