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The American Cape - Alexander Hamilton Statue

The American Cape - Alexander Hamilton Statue from directly overhead

The American Cape - Alexander Hamilton Statue is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the south-southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rotary Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

city in Butler County, Ohio, United States

Dates from 1794.

Wikidata Q852673, matched on coordinates and name (532 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2004
Height
3.75 m
Material
bronze
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates39.39957, -84.56113

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rotary Park: 0.0 mi
  • Lentil Park: 0.1 mi
  • Marcum Park: 0.2 mi
  • Symmes Park: 0.3 mi
  • Symmes Park Playground: 0.4 mi
Museums: 60
Historic sites
  • Symmes Monument / Hollow Earth Theory: 0.3 mi
  • Springdale Veterans Memorial: 8.6 mi
  • Glendale Veterans’ Memorial: 10.2 mi
  • Village of Glendale, 1855: 10.4 mi
  • East Avenue Bicentennial Memorial: 11.1 mi
Artworks
  • Extent: 2.0 mi
  • Landing: 2.0 mi
  • Shhh: 2.0 mi
  • The Gates: 2.1 mi
  • Swirl: 2.1 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • BEEPS Edible Demonstration Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Wildflower Seed Library: 12.1 mi
  • The Children’s Garden at OCAC: 12.5 mi
  • Kase Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Clematis Garden: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 46
Peaks: 36
Picnic sites: 27
  • Kingfisher Shelter: 9.9 mi
  • Elm Ridge Overlook Shelter: 10.0 mi
  • Dry Fork Meadow: 14.5 mi
  • Area 1: 15.3 mi
  • Area 2: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The American Cape - Alexander Hamilton Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainSSW 193°319 m8.8 mi
Elkhorn HillW 260°308 m17.7 mi
English HillW 263°304 m19.3 mi
Gobblers Knob HillW 260°301 m20.6 mi
The MoundsWNW 285°301 m23.5 mi
Cobbs HillW 266°299 m18.2 mi
Wewe HillW 261°299 m23.6 mi
Battle PointW 281°298 m23.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1519:50
June solstice06:1220:2921:09
September equinox07:2719:0219:37
December solstice07:5616:3617:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313443546472767467554335
Precip in2.92.43.54.64.64.13.72.93.03.23.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamilton Butler CO Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5759792417

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