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Whiting Hydro-Arc Electric Furnace

Whiting Hydro-Arc Electric Furnace from directly overhead

Whiting Hydro-Arc Electric Furnace is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Fletcher Hill stands 410 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bob Cene Field, a park 0.6 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 22 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates41.06477, -80.59971

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bob Cene Field: 0.6 mi
  • Gordon Park: 0.6 mi
  • Jackson Park: 0.7 mi
  • Buckeye Plat Park: 0.8 mi
  • Fifth Street Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Sheet and Tube Company Homes: 0.8 mi
  • Struthers High School Veteran's Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Old St. Nicholas Church: 1.0 mi
  • The Birdbath: 1.3 mi
  • Isaac Powers Memorial: 1.3 mi
Artworks: 47
Gardens: 44
  • St. Michael the Archangel Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Southside Butterfly Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Youngstown Food Forest: 3.3 mi
  • Youngstown Inner City Gardens: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Museums: 33
Peaks: 18
  • Stony Hill: 7.3 mi
  • High Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Bird Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Mahoning County High Point: 14.4 mi
  • Clark Hill: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Attractions: 6
  • Youngstown Sign: 3.4 mi
  • Vintage Tourist Train: 7.2 mi
  • Billy Goat Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Victory Lane: 16.8 mi
  • Indian Rock: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 2
  • Shelter Rock Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Salt Spring: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Chestnut Run Swim Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Dog Beach: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mercer Welcome Center: 9.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whiting Hydro-Arc Electric Furnace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fletcher HillSE 124°410 m17.2 mi
Turkey HillSE 125°409 m17.2 mi
Mahoning County High PointSW 227°401 m14.4 mi
Big Bend HillNE 42°393 m21.4 mi
Trautman HillN 11°390 m21.7 mi
Blackburn HillSW 233°384 m18.9 mi
Fridays HillESE 123°380 m20.8 mi
Beatty HillS 169°380 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5819:35
June solstice05:5120:1720:59
September equinox07:1118:4519:21
December solstice07:4516:1416:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038496069737265544233
Precip in2.92.23.13.73.94.54.63.93.93.23.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Castle 1 N, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13751086763

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