Ronald Walker Tower of Light
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. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 2.5 mi off the Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Campus Green: 0.1 mi
- Sigma Sigma Commons: 0.1 mi
- Mew Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Zimmer Rooftop Garden: 0.2 mi
- Bearcats Commons: 0.3 mi
- Medicinal Herb Garden: 0.7 mi
- Druffel Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Over-The-Rhine People’s Garden: 1.3 mi
- Pleasant Street North Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Kay’s Garden: 1.6 mi
- 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
- Mr. Redlegs Bench: 1.3 mi
- Lane Theological Seminary: 1.3 mi
- Votes for Women: 1.3 mi
- Peebles Corner: 1.4 mi
- Manse Hotel and Annex: 1.4 mi
- Crystal Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Forest Devil: 0.2 mi
- Bearcat statue: 0.2 mi
- Herman Schneider: 0.2 mi
- Richardson’s Rocks: 0.3 mi
- Trailside Nature Center: 0.5 mi
- Taft House: 1.0 mi
- Over-the-Rhine Museum: 1.2 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 1.4 mi
- American Sign Museum: 1.6 mi
- Rawson Woods: 1.4 mi
- Edgewood Grove: 1.6 mi
- Scarborough Woods: 2.3 mi
- Parker Woods: 2.8 mi
- Theresa Street Reserve: 2.9 mi
- Brighton Hill: 0.9 mi
- Goat Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Storm: 1.8 mi
- Mount Adams: 1.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.0 mi
- 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
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 11.7 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 11.8 mi
- Butterworth: 18.1 mi
- Simpkinsville: 19.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | NNW 335° | 319 m | 10.8 mi |
| New Trenton Hill | WNW 302° | 287 m | 23.6 mi |
| Harrison Hill | WNW 295° | 279 m | 19.7 mi |
| Heitsmanns Hill | NNW 343° | 274 m | 19.7 mi |
| Snow Hill | NW 306° | 274 m | 23.2 mi |
| Whites Hill | WNW 294° | 273 m | 21.9 mi |
| Orchard Hill | S 189° | 268 m | 6.5 mi |
| Galley Hill | E 86° | 265 m | 16.9 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4698397272
Day trips start here
- Cincinnati/Clifton and Northside · 1 mi
- Cincinnati/Over-the-Rhine · 1 mi
- Cincinnati · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Downtown · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Western · 3 mi
- Cincinnati/Eastern · 4 mi
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