Washington County Courthouse
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. 209 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
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
- 0.5 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.2 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
209 named places within 25 miles
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church: 0.1 mi
- 323 Third Street: 0.1 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 0.1 mi
- Veterans Walk of Honor: 0.2 mi
- Marietta Bicentennial Time Capsule: 0.2 mi
- Muskingum Park: 0.2 mi
- Ohio Riverfront Park: 0.4 mi
- Fort Harmar Monument: 0.5 mi
- Cisler Terrace Park: 0.5 mi
- Washington Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Hunter Hill: 2.9 mi
- Sharktooth Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Daylight Hill: 8.5 mi
- Fox Point: 9.9 mi
- Red Hill: 11.7 mi
- The Glass Press, Inc. Established 1994: 0.0 mi
- Wakefield Hotel Mural: 0.0 mi
- The Glass Press: 0.0 mi
- Say Cheese: 0.1 mi
- George Floyd mural: 0.1 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 1.5 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 2.8 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 2.9 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 7.3 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 0.3 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 0.5 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 0.5 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 0.5 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 0.5 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 0.5 mi
- Grindstone - Washington Co. Quarry: 3.1 mi
- Oakland: 11.5 mi
- 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
- Cedarville Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Quincy Park: 11.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Rocks | SE 138° | 388 m | 14.4 mi |
| Coffee Knob | NNW 347° | 358 m | 21.9 mi |
| Browns Knob | NNW 336° | 351 m | 24.3 mi |
| Kinderhook Hill | E 90° | 338 m | 12.2 mi |
| Haystack Hill | ENE 65° | 334 m | 15.0 mi |
| Dodd Hill | ENE 56° | 334 m | 19.9 mi |
| Ferguson Hill | E 87° | 331 m | 12.7 mi |
| Daylight Hill | ENE 72° | 329 m | 8.5 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8645237515
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