"The Vanishing Steam Age" Steam Boat "W. P. Snyder, Jr."
"The Vanishing Steam Age" Steam Boat "W. P. Snyder, Jr." is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Merydith House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 211 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
Stern-wheel boat, docked in Marietta, Ohio.
Dates from 1918.
Wikidata Q7945874, matched on coordinates and name (102 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1959
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.4 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
211 named places within 25 miles
- Merydith House: 0.0 mi
- Marietta Flood History Markers: 0.0 mi
- The Towboat W. P. Snyder Jr.: 0.1 mi
- Campus Martius: 0.1 mi
- Larchmont: 0.2 mi
- Sacra Via Park: 0.1 mi
- Quadranaou Park: 0.3 mi
- Washington Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Muskingum Park: 0.4 mi
- Lookout Park: 0.5 mi
- Hunter Hill: 3.4 mi
- Sharktooth Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Daylight Hill: 8.8 mi
- Fox Point: 10.3 mi
- Red Hill: 12.1 mi
- Frontiersman Carving: 0.4 mi
- Pioneer Carving: 0.4 mi
- Wakefield Hotel Mural: 0.6 mi
- Ohio River Tunnel: 0.6 mi
- The Glass Press, Inc. Established 1994: 0.6 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 2.1 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 2.6 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 2.6 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 7.4 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 0.1 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 0.1 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 0.5 mi
- Grindstone - Washington Co. Quarry: 2.7 mi
- Oakland: 11.7 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 0.7 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 0.8 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 1.1 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 1.6 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 2.4 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 2.5 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 20.5 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 20.5 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Quincy Park: 11.7 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of "The Vanishing Steam Age" Steam Boat "W. P. Snyder, Jr.". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Rocks | SE 137° | 388 m | 15.0 mi |
| Coffee Knob | NNW 348° | 358 m | 21.4 mi |
| Browns Knob | NNW 337° | 351 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kinderhook Hill | E 92° | 338 m | 12.7 mi |
| Haystack Hill | ENE 67° | 334 m | 15.2 mi |
| Dodd Hill | ENE 58° | 334 m | 20.1 mi |
| Ferguson Hill | E 89° | 331 m | 13.1 mi |
| Daylight Hill | ENE 76° | 329 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8713434872
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