The Seal
The Seal is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hefner Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- brass
- Inscription
- Sigillum Universitatis Miamiensis Prodesse Quam Conspici
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 22.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Overlooks nearby
- Equestrian Overlook · 3 mi
- Bird Watching Shelter · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Quad: 0.2 mi
- Conrad Formal Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Oxford Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Park: 0.5 mi
- The Pulley Pavillion Park: 0.5 mi
- The Great Seal: 0.1 mi
- Quest: 0.2 mi
- Miami Aurora: 0.5 mi
- Transformations in the Light: 0.5 mi
- Hybrid Construction: 0.6 mi
- Devils Backbone: 9.0 mi
- Mount Auburn: 9.1 mi
- Heitsmanns Hill: 9.3 mi
- Liebrook Hill: 11.3 mi
- Garr Hill: 12.2 mi
- Hefner Museum: 0.1 mi
- McGuffey House and Museum: 0.1 mi
- Limper Museum: 0.2 mi
- Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Farm Museum: 3.8 mi
- Bachelor Preserve - Marcum: 0.6 mi
- Silvoor Biological Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Helen S. Ruder Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Western Woods: 0.7 mi
- Peffer Woods: 0.8 mi
- Verlin L. Pulley: 0.2 mi
- Freedom Summer Memorial: 0.6 mi
- The American Cape - Alexander Hamilton Statue: 11.9 mi
- Symmes Monument / Hollow Earth Theory: 12.1 mi
- Old Fairfield: 13.9 mi
- Hueston Woods Sugar House: 4.4 mi
- Wendel Farms Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 7.8 mi
- Fish Cleaning Station: 14.1 mi
- Jungle Jim’s International Market: 16.4 mi
- Niederman Family Farm Corn Maze: 17.3 mi
- BEEPS Edible Demonstration Garden: 0.2 mi
- The Children’s Garden at OCAC: 0.6 mi
- Wildflower Seed Library: 0.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 23.4 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 23.7 mi
- Dry Fork Meadow: 17.5 mi
- Kingfisher Shelter: 20.5 mi
- Elm Ridge Overlook Shelter: 20.6 mi
- Area 1: 24.5 mi
- Area 2: 24.5 mi
- Butler Interstate 75 Southbound: 21.5 mi
- Butler Interstate 75 Northbound: 21.5 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.0 mi
- Preble Welcome Center (Eastbound): 22.1 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Westbound): 22.2 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 23.7 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 23.8 mi
- Thistlethwaite Falls: 24.9 mi
- Crawfordsville: 19.3 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Seal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | SSE 155° | 319 m | 17.7 mi |
| Elkhorn Hill | SW 217° | 308 m | 13.4 mi |
| Boundary Hill | WSW 254° | 305 m | 16.7 mi |
| English Hill | SW 224° | 304 m | 14.1 mi |
| The Mounds | W 264° | 301 m | 13.6 mi |
| Gobblers Knob Hill | SW 224° | 301 m | 15.8 mi |
| Cobbs Hill | SW 225° | 299 m | 12.6 mi |
| Wewe Hill | SW 231° | 299 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:30 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:36 | 17:19 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1112437709
Day trips start here
- Oxford · 0 mi
- Butler County · 10 mi
- Hamilton · 12 mi
- Fairfield · 16 mi
- Middletown · 20 mi
- Monroe · 20 mi
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