Peebles Corner
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Peebles Corner is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Five Points, a park 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Park in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34854968, matched on coordinates and name (74 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2020
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- After the cable cars were electrified in 1898, Walnut Hills grew as commuters shopped at Peebles Corner. Early 1900s mixed-use buildings with shops below and apartments above led to the area’s 1985 historic designation.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio History Connection
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 1.7 mi off the Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Big Bone Lick Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Five Points: 0.1 mi
- Green Man Park: 0.2 mi
- Fechheimer Park: 0.2 mi
- Nassau/St James Playground: 0.4 mi
- Chatfield Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Druffel Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Medicinal Herb Garden: 1.2 mi
- Kay’s Garden: 1.3 mi
- Over-The-Rhine People’s Garden: 1.6 mi
- Pleasant Street North Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lane Theological Seminary: 0.3 mi
- Manse Hotel and Annex: 0.4 mi
- Votes for Women: 0.4 mi
- Cincinnati Federation Clubhouse: 0.4 mi
- Presidential Grove: 0.7 mi
- Cincinnati Porkitecture: 0.4 mi
- Dare to be a beacon of light: 0.4 mi
- Capitoline Wolf Replica: 0.6 mi
- Skybound: 0.8 mi
- Pinocchio: 0.9 mi
- Wilson-Gibson House: 0.7 mi
- Mirror Lake: 0.9 mi
- Cheetah Encounter: 1.5 mi
- Giraffe Ridge: 1.5 mi
- Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati: 1.5 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 0.5 mi
- Taft House: 1.1 mi
- Tharp Dayton Heritage Museum: 1.3 mi
- Greater Cincinnati Police Museum: 1.6 mi
- Over-the-Rhine Museum: 1.6 mi
- Scarborough Woods: 1.1 mi
- Bettman Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Rawson Woods: 2.6 mi
- Edgewood Grove: 2.9 mi
- Parker Woods: 3.9 mi
- Goat Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Adams: 1.4 mi
- Brighton Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Storm: 3.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.1 mi
- Lower Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Area 23: 4.8 mi
- Area 19, Stone Steps: 4.9 mi
- Area 22, Furnas Hill: 4.9 mi
- Area 11: 5.1 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 11.6 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 11.7 mi
- Butterworth: 17.5 mi
- Simpkinsville: 18.4 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peebles Corner. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | NNW 331° | 319 m | 11.9 mi |
| Harrison Hill | WNW 295° | 279 m | 21.1 mi |
| Heitsmanns Hill | NNW 340° | 274 m | 20.6 mi |
| Snow Hill | NW 305° | 274 m | 24.5 mi |
| Whites Hill | WNW 294° | 273 m | 23.3 mi |
| Orchard Hill | SSW 202° | 268 m | 6.3 mi |
| Galley Hill | E 84° | 265 m | 15.7 mi |
| Jackson Ridge | WNW 284° | 259 m | 20.6 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 | 07:54 | 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 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken FLD, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13523224777
Day trips start here
- Cincinnati · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Clifton and Northside · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Downtown · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Over-the-Rhine · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Eastern · 3 mi
- Newport · 3 mi
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