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Village of Glendale, 1855

Village of Glendale, 1855 from directly overhead

Village of Glendale, 1855 is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Glendale Heritage Preservation Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States

Wikidata Q2667009, matched on coordinates and name (387 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
bronze
Inscription
Established in 1851 after the addition of the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railway, Glendale incorporated in 1855 as Ohio’s first planned community and one of the nation’s first planned villages.
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio History Connection

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.27155, -84.45941

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
Parks
  • Van Cleve Park: 0.2 mi
  • Floral Park: 0.4 mi
  • Village of Glendale Park: 0.7 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.9 mi
  • Glenwood Gardens: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
  • Bond Hill Learning Garden: 6.7 mi
  • MES Butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Langland Wildway: 8.1 mi
  • Magnolia Collection: 8.6 mi
  • Meyer Conifer Garden: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 52
Picnic sites: 29
  • Kingfisher Shelter: 3.9 mi
  • Elm Ridge Overlook Shelter: 3.9 mi
  • Area 1: 8.8 mi
  • Area 10, Rail Fence: 8.8 mi
  • Area 11: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Rumpke Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • Chill Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Mount Storm: 8.9 mi
  • Mount Lookout: 9.4 mi
  • Brighton Hill: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Village of Glendale, 1855. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainW 272°319 m7.4 mi
Elkhorn HillWNW 284°308 m23.6 mi
Cobbs HillWNW 288°299 m24.7 mi
New Trenton HillW 277°287 m23.1 mi
Little MountNNE 25°286 m23.1 mi
Harrison HillW 265°284 m21.3 mi
Harrison HillW 267°279 m20.8 mi
Heitsmanns HillNW 317°274 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:50
June solstice06:1220:2821:08
September equinox07:2619:0119:37
December solstice07:5516:3617:19

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10690511971

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