Start Westward Monument
Start Westward Monument is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial to the Start Westward, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 211 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
Statue memorial in Marietta, Ohio, USA.
Wikidata Q111492235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Material
- sandstone
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.1 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
211 named places within 25 miles
- Memorial to the Start Westward: 0.0 mi
- Marietta Bicentennial Time Capsule: 0.0 mi
- Bicentennial Pavillon: 0.1 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 0.1 mi
- The Holden House | The Shipman House: 0.1 mi
- Muskingum Park: 0.0 mi
- Fort Harmar Monument: 0.4 mi
- Ohio Riverfront Park: 0.5 mi
- Washington Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Sacra Via Park: 0.6 mi
- Hunter Hill: 3.0 mi
- Sharktooth Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Daylight Hill: 8.7 mi
- Fox Point: 10.1 mi
- Red Hill: 11.7 mi
- Ohio River Tunnel: 0.1 mi
- George Floyd mural: 0.2 mi
- The Glass Press, Inc. Established 1994: 0.2 mi
- Say Cheese: 0.2 mi
- Wakefield Hotel Mural: 0.2 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 1.7 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 2.9 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 2.9 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 7.2 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 0.3 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 0.4 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 0.7 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 0.3 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 0.4 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 0.4 mi
- Grindstone - Washington Co. Quarry: 3.1 mi
- Oakland: 11.4 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 1.9 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 2.7 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 20.2 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 20.2 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Quincy Park: 11.4 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Start Westward Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Rocks | SE 137° | 388 m | 14.5 mi |
| Coffee Knob | NNW 348° | 358 m | 21.8 mi |
| Browns Knob | NNW 337° | 351 m | 24.3 mi |
| Kinderhook Hill | E 90° | 338 m | 12.4 mi |
| Haystack Hill | ENE 65° | 334 m | 15.1 mi |
| Dodd Hill | ENE 57° | 334 m | 20.1 mi |
| Ferguson Hill | E 87° | 331 m | 12.9 mi |
| Daylight Hill | ENE 73° | 329 m | 8.7 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/772558798
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