Ludlow Station Monument
Ludlow Station Monument is a historic site in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 150 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the north-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is The People's Garden on Boyd St., a garden 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 150 m
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- Near this spot stood the block house at Ludlow Station built in 1791 General Arthur St. Clair and his army encamped here from Aug. 1st to Sept. 17th, 1791 General "Mad" Anthony Wayne and his army encamped here in 1793
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 4.8 mi off the Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 14 mi
- Equestrian Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The People's Garden on Boyd St.: 0.1 mi
- Langland Wildway: 0.7 mi
- Meyer Conifer Garden: 2.3 mi
- Magnolia Collection: 2.3 mi
- Medicinal Herb Garden: 2.3 mi
- Chase/Fergus Playground: 0.1 mi
- Hoffner Park: 0.2 mi
- Blue Rock Oval: 0.4 mi
- Mount Storm Park: 0.5 mi
- Jergens Park: 0.5 mi
- Temple of Love: 0.5 mi
- Elephant Trek: 1.7 mi
- Lemur Lookout: 1.7 mi
- Siegfried and Roy's White Lions: 1.8 mi
- Night Hunters: 1.8 mi
- SAR Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Ronald Walker Tower of Light: 2.3 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe: 3.2 mi
- Votes for Women: 3.3 mi
- Mr. Redlegs Bench: 3.3 mi
- Big Boy: 1.4 mi
- Clifton Plaza Mural: 1.5 mi
- Richardson’s Rocks: 2.0 mi
- Forest Devil: 2.2 mi
- Herman Schneider: 2.2 mi
- American Sign Museum: 1.3 mi
- Trailside Nature Center: 1.8 mi
- Over-the-Rhine Museum: 3.2 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 3.2 mi
- Taft House: 3.2 mi
- Parker Woods: 0.6 mi
- Edgewood Grove: 0.7 mi
- Rawson Woods: 0.9 mi
- Quarry St. Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Greeno Woods: 1.6 mi
- Mount Storm: 0.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.8 mi
- Brighton Hill: 2.9 mi
- Goat Hill: 3.6 mi
- Mount Adams: 4.2 mi
- Area 19, Stone Steps: 1.6 mi
- Area 23: 1.6 mi
- Area 11: 1.6 mi
- Area 22, Furnas Hill: 1.8 mi
- Area 21: 1.9 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 10.8 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 10.9 mi
- Butterworth: 17.9 mi
- Simpkinsville: 20.6 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ludlow Station Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | NNW 337° | 319 m | 8.6 mi |
| Elkhorn Hill | NW 305° | 308 m | 23.1 mi |
| English Hill | NW 304° | 304 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cobbs Hill | NW 308° | 299 m | 24.6 mi |
| New Trenton Hill | WNW 299° | 287 m | 21.6 mi |
| Harrison Hill | WNW 289° | 284 m | 18.1 mi |
| Harrison Hill | WNW 291° | 279 m | 17.8 mi |
| Heitsmanns Hill | NNW 345° | 274 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:28 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:37 | 17:19 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheviot, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357514559
Day trips start here
- Cincinnati/Clifton and Northside · 1 mi
- Cincinnati/Western · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Over-the-Rhine · 3 mi
- Hamilton County · 3 mi
- Cincinnati · 4 mi
- Cincinnati/Downtown · 5 mi
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