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O.P.S. Fee Store

O.P.S. Fee Store from directly overhead

O.P.S. Fee Store is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Liberty Ridge stands 280 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Felicity Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
When slave-hunters came to Oliver Perry Spencer Fee for help, he directed them in the opposite direction. Fee fed and clothed the escapees from his store, located at this site.

What to expect

Operated by
Clermont County Ohio Convention & Visitors Bureau

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83919, -84.09407

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Park: 0.1 mi
  • Tate Township Park: 0.6 mi
  • Chilo Lock 34 Park: 4.0 mi
  • Washington Township Park: 5.6 mi
  • Appelman Park: 6.5 mi
Museums: 18
Artworks: 17
  • Augusta, Kentucky: 6.5 mi
  • Cannon: 8.4 mi
  • Stand Up For America: 10.1 mi
  • Eastern Brown High School Farmers Mural: 10.2 mi
  • Georgetown Via Dolorosa: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Thomas Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 12.4 mi
  • Oak Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Rankin Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Greenwood Hill: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Badger Bluff: 18.6 mi
  • Monarch Meadow: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Georgetown Waterfall: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of O.P.S. Fee Store. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty RidgeSW 222°280 m20.5 mi
Pleasant HillWSW 249°267 m12.4 mi
Galley HillNNW 345°265 m22.2 mi
Pye HillWNW 294°256 m22.4 mi
Cedar HillESE 120°253 m17.5 mi
Woodland MoundNW 318°249 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:49
June solstice06:1220:2621:06
September equinox07:2519:0019:35
December solstice07:5216:3617:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12484715900

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