Quaker Meeting House
Quaker Meeting House is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. High Hill stands 389 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Bottom State Memorial Park, a park 5.7 miles away. Morgan County Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off. 248 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2003
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Despite fugitive slave laws, Chesterfield (now Chesterhill) became a refuge for runaway slaves. An Underground Railroad route crossed Morgan County, where Elias Bundy and fellow Quakers hid fugitives en route to Canada. The Monthly Meeting began in 1839.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio History Connection
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
248 named places within 25 miles
- Vincent: 13.1 mi
- Ephraim Cutler: 14.3 mi
- Round Bottom Schoolhouse / Round Bottom Cemetery: 15.5 mi
- Ohio Sundial: 16.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 16.8 mi
- Big Bottom State Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Embree Park: 6.3 mi
- Wolf Creek Wildlife Area: 7.9 mi
- Burr Oak State Park: 9.8 mi
- Muskingum River Parkway State Park: 10.8 mi
- Marietta Run Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Acadia Cliffs Wildlife Area: 11.5 mi
- Lois Busch Winner Nature Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Canaan Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Table Hill: 6.5 mi
- West Twin Hill: 9.3 mi
- East Twin Hill: 9.3 mi
- Cotton Hill: 10.8 mi
- Willis Hill: 11.7 mi
- Murray City Coal Mine Museum: 16.1 mi
- Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery: 16.4 mi
- Southeast Ohio History Center: 16.7 mi
- Kennedy Museum of Art: 17.5 mi
- Blennerhassett Mansion: 20.5 mi
- The Green Lady / "American Woman": 16.9 mi
- Albatross: 16.9 mi
- Mail Pouch: 17.7 mi
- Frontiersman Carving: 22.2 mi
- Pioneer Carving: 22.2 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 16.2 mi
- Big Muskie: 16.2 mi
- Ohio University Alumni Gateway: 16.8 mi
- Athens County Fairgrounds: 17.3 mi
- Tinker's Cave: 19.8 mi
- Wolfe Garden: 16.9 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 17.0 mi
- mary's garden: 20.4 mi
- Sunshine Garden: 21.8 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 22.2 mi
- Rockhouse Rock Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Rock Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 22.8 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
- Rest Area 10-34: 23.8 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 13.8 mi
- Blair Arch: 14.0 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 16.8 mi
- Quincy Park: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quaker Meeting House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Hill | NNE 12° | 389 m | 24.5 mi |
| Coffee Knob | NE 46° | 358 m | 23.5 mi |
| Browns Knob | NE 35° | 351 m | 21.1 mi |
| Green Knobs | NNW 347° | 333 m | 18.0 mi |
| Willis Hill | N 10° | 323 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cotton Hill | NNE 12° | 319 m | 10.8 mi |
| Crumley Knob | SW 228° | 312 m | 14.5 mi |
| Cherry Hill | N 5° | 311 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:18 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:25 | 17:08 |
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 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Connellsville LK 7, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13799199257
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