The Old Rugged Cross
The Old Rugged Cross is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. Fletcher Hill stands 410 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hollow Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 21 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1959-04-05
- Material
- wood
- Inscription
- THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Hollow Park: 0.4 mi
- Pemberton Park: 0.4 mi
- Ipe Field: 0.4 mi
- Jackson Community Park: 0.7 mi
- Lynn Park: 0.9 mi
- Powers Estate Cemetery: 0.7 mi
- Isaac Powers Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Saint Matthias School: 0.7 mi
- Victory Bell: 1.4 mi
- Newport Village Allotment Historic District: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln Park Mural: 2.3 mi
- Weeping Angel: 2.4 mi
- Stop Gun Violence: 2.4 mi
- Welcome to Downtown Youngstown: 2.5 mi
- Millstones: 2.6 mi
- St. Michael the Archangel Garden: 1.4 mi
- Youngstown Food Forest: 1.6 mi
- Youngstown Inner City Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Hope Meadows: 1.8 mi
- Hope for Newport Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Cranberry Run Headwaters: 2.4 mi
- Stream Restoration Area: 2.6 mi
- Youngstown Eastside Open Space Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Anderson Run Riparian Corridor Preservation: 3.4 mi
- Walkers Meadow: 3.6 mi
- Struthers Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
- OH WOW! Childen's Museum: 2.9 mi
- Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor: 3.1 mi
- Tyler History Center: 3.1 mi
- McDonough Museum of Art: 3.1 mi
- Stony Hill: 8.8 mi
- High Hill: 10.6 mi
- Bird Hill: 12.4 mi
- Mahoning County High Point: 13.0 mi
- Clark Hill: 16.1 mi
- Lanterman's Falls: 2.6 mi
- Lower Cascade Falls: 3.2 mi
- Upper Cascade Falls: 3.3 mi
- Quakertown Falls: 6.9 mi
- Newton Falls: 20.1 mi
- Youngstown Sign: 2.6 mi
- Vintage Tourist Train: 8.0 mi
- Billy Goat Hill: 8.3 mi
- Victory Lane: 17.4 mi
- Indian Rock: 20.3 mi
- Orchard Meadow: 3.0 mi
- Butler Circle: 3.2 mi
- Daniel H. Becker Family Fountain Commons: 3.3 mi
- Lower Bears Den Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Yeager Pond Observation Deck: 7.5 mi
- Shelter Rock Spring: 2.7 mi
- Salt Spring: 11.0 mi
- Dog Beach: 18.2 mi
- Chestnut Run Swim Beach: 19.4 mi
- Bears Den Quarry Wall: 3.5 mi
- Mercer Welcome Center: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Old Rugged Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher Hill | ESE 120° | 410 m | 18.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 121° | 409 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mahoning County High Point | SW 223° | 401 m | 13.0 mi |
| Big Bend Hill | NE 44° | 393 m | 22.8 mi |
| Trautman Hill | NNE 15° | 390 m | 22.4 mi |
| Blackburn Hill | SW 230° | 384 m | 17.3 mi |
| Fridays Hill | ESE 120° | 380 m | 22.1 mi |
| Beatty Hill | SSE 165° | 380 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warren 3 S, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11954717705
Day trips start here
- Salem · 16 mi
- Lisbon · 21 mi
- Hanoverton · 26 mi
- Alliance · 27 mi
- Atwater · 28 mi
- Garrettsville · 29 mi
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