Brown County Genealogical and Historical Society
Brown County Genealogical and Historical Society is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 283 m. Calebs Hill stands 354 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Georgetown Via Dolorosa, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Former Georgetown Jail repurposed as archive for rare local historical texts and a small museum of local artifacts.
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Courthouse Square: 0.0 mi
- Kathryn Hanlon Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Showgrounds: 2.1 mi
- Liming Park: 5.3 mi
- Hannah Community Park: 5.6 mi
- A Soldier’s Epitaph: 0.4 mi
- Fallen Vietnam Soldiers Memorial: 0.4 mi
- 4-H Centennial Stone: 0.4 mi
- Russell Shaw Memorial Rock: 6.2 mi
- Confederate Monument: 8.8 mi
- Georgetown Via Dolorosa: 0.0 mi
- Tobacco Harvest: 0.1 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant: Native Son: 0.1 mi
- Eastern Brown High School Farmers Mural: 0.3 mi
- Stand Up For America: 0.4 mi
- John P. Parker House: 8.5 mi
- Rankin House State Memorial Visitors Center: 8.6 mi
- Ripley Museum: 8.6 mi
- Ohio Tobacco Museum: 9.7 mi
- Chilo Lock 34 Museum: 13.4 mi
- Rankin Hill: 8.4 mi
- Cedar Hill: 11.6 mi
- Carson Hill: 15.1 mi
- Spencer Hill: 15.7 mi
- Cave Hill: 16.2 mi
- Grant Lake Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- East Fork Tailwater State Wildlife Area: 18.9 mi
- Simon Kenton Wildlife Management Area: 19.0 mi
- Ohio River Bluffs: 19.3 mi
- Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Ripley Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Winchester Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Georgetown Waterfall: 1.6 mi
- Brown County SR 32 Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Starlite Drive-In: 16.9 mi
- Murphin Point: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown County Genealogical and Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calebs Hill | NNE 27° | 354 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cave Hill | E 94° | 338 m | 16.2 mi |
| Spencer Hill | E 91° | 336 m | 15.7 mi |
| Carson Hill | ENE 77° | 329 m | 15.1 mi |
| Coon Hill | E 89° | 309 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hymes Knob | SE 131° | 294 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sycamore Hill | SE 144° | 268 m | 21.1 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | WSW 254° | 267 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:25 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:36 | 17:18 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ripley EXP Farm, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Amelia · 20 mi
- Clermont County · 21 mi
- Union Township · 26 mi
- Milford-Miami Township · 30 mi
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