Shipman-Mills House
Shipman-Mills House is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Castle Historic House Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 210 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
House in Marietta, Ohio, USA 4th Street and Wooster Street.
Wikidata Q139408747, matched on coordinates and name (22 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Built 1852 for J.B. Shipman, purchased 1877 by Elizabeth and M.C. Professor J.L. Mills whose descendants were occupants until 1961. Mills establishes Elizabeth College for women in 1893.
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.5 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
210 named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
- The Castle: 0.1 mi
- The Dawes Family Home 1870-1921: 0.1 mi
- Rufus Dawes House: 0.1 mi
- Christ United Methodist Church: 0.1 mi
- Washington Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
- Cisler Terrace Park: 0.3 mi
- Muskingum Park: 0.4 mi
- Quadranaou Park: 0.4 mi
- Sacra Via Park: 0.4 mi
- Hunter Hill: 3.2 mi
- Sharktooth Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Daylight Hill: 8.5 mi
- Fox Point: 9.9 mi
- Red Hill: 12.1 mi
- Frontiersman Carving: 0.2 mi
- Pioneer Carving: 0.2 mi
- Wakefield Hotel Mural: 0.3 mi
- The Glass Press, Inc. Established 1994: 0.4 mi
- The Glass Press: 0.4 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 1.7 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 2.5 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 2.6 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 7.6 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 0.3 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 0.4 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 0.7 mi
- Grindstone - Washington Co. Quarry: 2.8 mi
- Oakland: 11.8 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 0.6 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 0.7 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 0.8 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 1.4 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 2.2 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 2.3 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 20.5 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 20.6 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Rock Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Quincy Park: 11.8 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shipman-Mills House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Rocks | SE 138° | 388 m | 14.7 mi |
| Coffee Knob | NNW 347° | 358 m | 21.5 mi |
| Browns Knob | NNW 336° | 351 m | 24.0 mi |
| Kinderhook Hill | E 92° | 338 m | 12.3 mi |
| Haystack Hill | ENE 66° | 334 m | 14.9 mi |
| Dodd Hill | ENE 57° | 334 m | 19.8 mi |
| Ferguson Hill | E 89° | 331 m | 12.8 mi |
| Daylight Hill | ENE 75° | 329 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7214634535
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