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Washington County Courthouse

Washington County Courthouse from directly overhead

Washington County Courthouse is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Glass Press, Inc. Established 1994, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

courthouse in Ohio

Dates from 1902.

Wikidata Q7971768, matched on coordinates and name (22 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Three courthouses since 1797 have provided the law and justice structures, the taxing and records systems, and the governing commission for the once largest county in Ohio.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.41573, -81.45436

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 30
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • West Virginia Welcome Center: 1.9 mi
  • Washington Interstate 77 NB: 2.6 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 20.2 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 11.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Irish Run Natural Bridge: 16.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washington County Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard RocksSE 138°388 m14.4 mi
Coffee KnobNNW 347°358 m21.9 mi
Browns KnobNNW 336°351 m24.3 mi
Kinderhook HillE 90°338 m12.2 mi
Haystack HillENE 65°334 m15.0 mi
Dodd HillENE 56°334 m19.9 mi
Ferguson HillE 87°331 m12.7 mi
Daylight HillENE 72°329 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0020:1720:57
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4316:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442536371757467554436
Precip in3.53.14.04.04.44.94.83.63.43.22.93.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8645237515

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