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The Alwin C. Ernst Center (1981-2009)

The Alwin C. Ernst Center (1981-2009) from directly overhead

The Alwin C. Ernst Center (1981-2009) is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Hulse Hill stands 433 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Renaissance Man and Woman, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Gateway to Amish Country passes 5.1 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The Alwin C. Ernst Center, completed on Oct. 3, 1981, was the Athletic Recreation Convocation Complex for 25 years. Prior to the ARC, Kenyon’s only swimming pool, the Shaffer Swimming Pool ﾗ which is now the Bolton Dance Studio ﾗ was slowly falling apart.

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Coordinates40.37076, -82.39428
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Canonical Qubit: 0.3 mi
  • Wolf Run Overlook: 2.6 mi
  • Wolf Run Regional Park: 2.7 mi
  • Knox Woods State Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
  • Public Dock: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 20
Peaks: 20
  • Braddock Mound: 10.4 mi
  • Rowley Mound: 10.5 mi
  • Ghost Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Fox Den Knob: 15.5 mi
  • Hulse Hill: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 12
Nature reserves: 12
Attractions: 11
  • Gatton Rocks: 16.5 mi
  • Mohican 100 - Fire Tower Aid Station: 16.9 mi
  • Covered Bridge: 17.3 mi
  • Mohican 100 - Covered Bridge Aid Station: 17.3 mi
  • Mohican 100 - Hickory Ridge Aid Station: 18.2 mi
Museums: 10
  • The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum: 20.2 mi
  • Webb House Museum: 21.3 mi
  • The Works: 21.7 mi
  • Heisy Glass Museum And Gift Shop: 21.7 mi
  • The Sherwood-Davidson House Museum: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sutton Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Davis Beach: 5.3 mi
  • King Beach: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Hemlock Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Big Lyons Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Little Lyons Falls: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Terraced Flower Garden: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Alwin C. Ernst Center (1981-2009). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hulse HillW 274°433 m16.6 mi
Rich HillW 260°414 m17.7 mi
Schweitzer HillNNW 340°400 m17.8 mi
Coffman KnobS 177°375 m24.0 mi
Bald KnobNNE 23°373 m21.2 mi
Fox Den KnobSSE 148°366 m15.5 mi
Bald KnobS 177°366 m23.3 mi
Bucks KnobS 176°361 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0619:42
June solstice06:0020:2321:04
September equinox07:1818:5319:29
December solstice07:5016:2417:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837485867716962514031
Precip in3.12.53.34.04.74.94.23.43.22.93.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville 2 W, 7 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8225674148

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