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The Old Rugged Cross

The Old Rugged Cross from directly overhead

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

Coordinates41.06053, -80.63301

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
  • 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
Artworks: 47
  • 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
Gardens: 44
  • 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
Nature reserves: 39
Museums: 33
Peaks: 17
  • 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
Waterfalls: 12
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 2
  • Shelter Rock Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Salt Spring: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Dog Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Chestnut Run Swim Beach: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fletcher HillESE 120°410 m18.5 mi
Turkey HillESE 121°409 m18.5 mi
Mahoning County High PointSW 223°401 m13.0 mi
Big Bend HillNE 44°393 m22.8 mi
Trautman HillNNE 15°390 m22.4 mi
Blackburn HillSW 230°384 m17.3 mi
Fridays HillESE 120°380 m22.1 mi
Beatty HillSSE 165°380 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5819:35
June solstice05:5120:1720:59
September equinox07:1118:4519:22
December solstice07:4516:1416:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736485867716963514131
Precip in3.12.33.13.83.84.14.63.53.73.32.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warren 3 S, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11954717705

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