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Ronald Walker Tower of Light

Ronald Walker Tower of Light from directly overhead

Ronald Walker Tower of Light is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Gardens, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates39.13341, -84.51307

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Gardens: 60
Attractions
  • Wilson-Gibson House: 0.7 mi
  • Elephant Reserve: 0.8 mi
  • Eagle Eyrie: 0.8 mi
  • Giraffe Ridge: 0.8 mi
  • Flamingos: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 51
Nature reserves: 44
Peaks: 32
Picnic sites: 29
  • Area 23: 3.5 mi
  • Area 22, Furnas Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Area 19, Stone Steps: 3.6 mi
  • Area 11: 3.8 mi
  • Area 21: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 17.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ronald Walker Tower of Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainNNW 335°319 m10.8 mi
New Trenton HillWNW 302°287 m23.6 mi
Harrison HillWNW 293°284 m19.9 mi
Harrison HillWNW 295°279 m19.7 mi
Heitsmanns HillNNW 343°274 m19.7 mi
Snow HillNW 306°274 m23.2 mi
Whites HillWNW 294°273 m21.9 mi
Orchard HillS 189°268 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:50
June solstice06:1320:2821:08
September equinox07:2619:0219:37
December solstice07:5516:3717:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544556472767568564536
Precip in2.92.83.94.44.74.64.43.43.13.12.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken FLD, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4698397272

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