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Milford Mystery Library

Milford Mystery Library from directly overhead

Milford Mystery Library is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2019
Material
bronze
Inscription
The Milford Public Library, Clermont County’s oldest continuously operating library, was founded in 1900 by a local civic organization, the Milford Village Improvement Society.
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio History Connection

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.17250, -84.29741

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jim Terrell Park: 0.3 mi
  • Village Park: 0.5 mi
  • Five Points Landing Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Together: 0.5 mi
  • Miamiville, Ohio: 2.8 mi
  • Madisonville Mural: 4.8 mi
  • Big Boy: 5.6 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: 6.4 mi
Attractions
Museums: 55
Gardens: 50
Nature reserves: 38
Picnic sites: 26
  • Lower Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Monarch Meadow: 9.1 mi
  • Badger Bluff: 9.3 mi
  • Vortex: 11.7 mi
  • Firehawk: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Galley Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Mount Lookout: 7.1 mi
  • Mount Tusculum: 8.2 mi
  • Woodland Mound: 9.8 mi
  • Goat Hill: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainWNW 294°319 m17.6 mi
Heitsmanns HillNW 313°274 m23.7 mi
Orchard HillSW 234°268 m15.6 mi
Galley HillESE 106°265 m5.5 mi
Brighton HillWSW 254°257 m12.4 mi
Pye HillSW 214°256 m16.8 mi
Mount EchoWSW 250°254 m15.4 mi
Goat HillWSW 251°250 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1419:49
June solstice06:1220:2721:08
September equinox07:2619:0119:36
December solstice07:5416:3617:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536472757567554435

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12151821542

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