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Lux Mundi

Lux Mundi from directly overhead

Lux Mundi is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Miami Valley Gaming & Racing, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Accommodation Line Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Jesus statue near Monroe, Ohio.

Dates from 2012.

Wikidata Q1159989, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
2012-09-30
Height
15.8 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.45384, -84.32655

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Armco Park: 2.1 mi
  • Monroe Park: 2.2 mi
  • Mt Pleasant Light Walking Trails: 2.3 mi
  • Lefferson Softball Complex: 3.0 mi
  • Walter J. Long Multi-Sports Complex: 3.1 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Historic sites
Museums: 54
  • Monroe Historical Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Monroe Historical Society: 2.1 mi
  • Canal Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Butler County Warbirds: 6.3 mi
  • Glendower Museum: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 52
  • Dog Statue: 8.3 mi
  • Fish Statue: 8.5 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary: 13.0 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: 13.1 mi
  • Snake: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 43
Picnic sites: 27
  • The Mercado: 8.2 mi
  • Patio: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 8.3 mi
  • Firehawk: 8.4 mi
  • Vortex: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 12
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Buckeye Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Cowan Lake Public Beach: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainSW319 m19.0 mi
Mount AuburnNW290 m21.4 mi
Devils BackboneWNW288 m21.8 mi
Little MountNNE286 m8.8 mi
Heitsmanns HillWSW274 m16.1 mi
Galley HillSSE265 m22.1 mi
Cedar MoundNNW257 m15.7 mi
Mount TusculumSSW249 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1419:49
June solstice06:1120:2821:09
September equinox07:2619:0119:36
December solstice07:5516:3517:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293241526271757366544334
Precip in3.32.53.54.64.44.54.32.92.93.23.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/503784479

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