Appalachian Forest Museum
Appalachian Forest Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Long Lick Hill stands 405 m to the south-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Sisters, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arc of Appalachia
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 36.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Roundtop: 1.3 mi
- Jones Hill: 1.3 mi
- McNary Hill: 2.2 mi
- Barrett Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sylvester Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bainbridge Park: 4.8 mi
- Village Park: 5.0 mi
- Mitchell Park: 8.3 mi
- Imagination Kingdom Park: 9.0 mi
- Greenfield Schools Athletic Fields: 9.1 mi
- Miller Sanctuary State Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Cliff Run Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Pike Lake State Park: 8.7 mi
- Highland Bat Sanctuary: 12.3 mi
- Spruce Hill: 12.7 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 9.4 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 17.5 mi
- Wickerham Inn 1800-01: 17.6 mi
- Peebles: 18.9 mi
- Cairn of Peace: 19.1 mi
- Harris Dental Museum: 4.6 mi
- Fort Hill Education Center: 7.2 mi
- Serpent Mound Museum: 14.3 mi
- Frankfort Museum: 15.6 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 16.9 mi
- World's Largest Horseshoe Crab: 12.8 mi
- Welcome to Peebles: 19.1 mi
- Welcome to Adams County: 19.2 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 21.0 mi
- Praying For The Children: 25.0 mi
- Three Sisters: 0.3 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 17.4 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 20.4 mi
- The Grove: 20.5 mi
- Sugar Point: 10.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 11.0 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Murphin Point: 23.5 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 20.4 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 20.4 mi
- Third Tier: 20.5 mi
- South Beach: 6.9 mi
- Knockemstiff: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Appalachian Forest Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lick Hill | SSW 204° | 405 m | 5.4 mi |
| Washburn Hill | SSW 211° | 405 m | 6.9 mi |
| Horseback Knob | E 86° | 403 m | 14.3 mi |
| McCoppin Hill | SSW 207° | 402 m | 4.6 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | E 92° | 402 m | 13.6 mi |
| Brown Hill | SSW 211° | 399 m | 6.1 mi |
| Shepherds Mountain | SSE 164° | 397 m | 6.0 mi |
| Nevins Hill | NNE 26° | 393 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:24 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:32 | 17:14 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/767755841
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 21 mi
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