Open End
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Open End is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Francis Xavier, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Open End is an abstract public art sculpture by Clement Meadmore. The 11-foot-high (3.4 m), 5-short-ton (4.5 t) curved metal beam is located on the grounds of St. Xavier High School in Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. It was previously located in downtown Cincinnati.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1984-08.
Wikidata Q16016547, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 14 mi
- Equestrian Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Francis Xavier: 0.1 mi
- Luke Kuechly Statue: 0.1 mi
- Big Boy: 2.4 mi
- Ode to North Avondale: 3.8 mi
- Clifton Plaza Mural: 4.5 mi
- Stephanie Hummer Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Warder Park: 0.5 mi
- Hillside Park: 0.7 mi
- Fire Amphitheater: 0.9 mi
- Cajun Corner: 0.9 mi
- Wyoming Fine Arts Center: 2.4 mi
- Temple of Love: 3.9 mi
- Elephant Trek: 4.2 mi
- Siegfried and Roy's White Lions: 4.3 mi
- Bonobos: 4.3 mi
- SAR Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Doughboy: 3.5 mi
- Ludlow Station Monument: 3.6 mi
- Glendale Veterans’ Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Village of Glendale, 1855: 5.0 mi
- Bond Hill Learning Garden: 2.9 mi
- Langland Wildway: 3.1 mi
- The People's Garden on Boyd St.: 3.6 mi
- Meyer Conifer Garden: 3.9 mi
- Magnolia Collection: 3.9 mi
- Trailside Nature Center: 4.8 mi
- American Sign Museum: 4.8 mi
- Glendale Heritage Preservation Museum: 5.0 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 5.3 mi
- Taft House: 6.1 mi
- Caldwell Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Seymour Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- LaBoiteaux Woods: 2.5 mi
- Ritchie Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Greeno Woods: 3.1 mi
- Mount Storm: 3.9 mi
- Brighton Hill: 6.0 mi
- Goat Hill: 6.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.4 mi
- Mount Lookout: 6.5 mi
- Elm Ridge Overlook Shelter: 3.6 mi
- Kingfisher Shelter: 3.7 mi
- Area 11: 4.0 mi
- Area 10, Rail Fence: 4.0 mi
- Area 1: 4.1 mi
- Butler Interstate 75 Northbound: 16.7 mi
- Butler Interstate 75 Southbound: 16.9 mi
- Boone County (Florence) Welcome Center Southbound: 19.8 mi
- Warren Interstate 71 Northbound Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Warren Interstate 71 Southbound Rest Area: 25.0 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 7.4 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 7.5 mi
- Butterworth: 14.8 mi
- Simpkinsville: 19.1 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Open End. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | NW 313° | 319 m | 6.8 mi |
| Elkhorn Hill | WNW 296° | 308 m | 22.8 mi |
| English Hill | WNW 296° | 304 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cobbs Hill | WNW 299° | 299 m | 24.2 mi |
| New Trenton Hill | WNW 290° | 287 m | 21.8 mi |
| Harrison Hill | W 278° | 284 m | 18.9 mi |
| Harrison Hill | W 280° | 279 m | 18.6 mi |
| Heitsmanns Hill | NNW 335° | 274 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/369640516
Day trips start here
- Hamilton County · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Clifton and Northside · 5 mi
- Cincinnati/Eastern · 6 mi
- Cincinnati/Western · 6 mi
- Springdale · 6 mi
- Blue Ash · 7 mi
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