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Mt. Zion Chapel / Mt. Zion Cemetery Lafayette School

Mt. Zion Chapel / Mt. Zion Cemetery Lafayette School from directly overhead

Mt. Zion Chapel / Mt. Zion Cemetery Lafayette School is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Liberty Ridge stands 280 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is U.S. Grant Birthplace, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
bronze
Inscription
The Mount Zion Chapel of the Christian Church was built in 1872 on this hill adjacent to the members’ cemetery outside of Clermontville.

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio History Connection

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.91765, -84.23240

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Grant Park: 1.6 mi
  • Union Square Park West: 3.1 mi
  • Union Square Park: 3.1 mi
  • Buckners Playground: 3.2 mi
  • River Promenade Park: 3.4 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 39
Peaks: 20
  • Woodland Mound: 9.2 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Thomas Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Pye Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Greenwood Hill: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Badger Bluff: 9.8 mi
  • Monarch Meadow: 10.0 mi
  • Lower Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Area 23: 24.6 mi
  • Area 22, Furnas Hill: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Georgetown Waterfall: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mt. Zion Chapel / Mt. Zion Cemetery Lafayette School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty RidgeSSW 196°280 m21.7 mi
Orchard HillWNW 298°268 m18.2 mi
Pleasant HillSSW 202°267 m10.7 mi
Galley HillN 6°265 m16.2 mi
Brighton HillNW 313°257 m20.9 mi
Pye HillWNW 286°256 m13.5 mi
Mount EchoNW 304°254 m21.7 mi
Goat HillNW 314°250 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:49
June solstice06:1320:2621:06
September equinox07:2519:0119:36
December solstice07:5316:3717:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543546472767569574537
Precip in3.03.34.34.14.64.04.13.12.82.72.83.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chilo Meldahl Locks & DAM, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12150836012

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