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Butler County Historical Society

Butler County Historical Society from directly overhead

Butler County Historical Society is a museum in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the south-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Marcum Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
180 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Butler County Historical Society
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.40392, -84.56029

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marcum Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lentil Park: 0.3 mi
  • Warwick's Rest: 0.4 mi
  • Sutherland Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Extent: 2.3 mi
  • Landing: 2.3 mi
  • Shhh: 2.3 mi
  • The Gates: 2.4 mi
  • Swirl: 2.4 mi
Attractions
Museums: 59
  • Heritage Hall: 0.3 mi
  • Pyramid Hill Sculpture Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Elisha Morgan Mansion: 7.1 mi
  • Glendale Heritage Preservation Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Monroe Historical Society: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 53
  • BEEPS Edible Demonstration Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Wildflower Seed Library: 11.9 mi
  • The Children’s Garden at OCAC: 12.3 mi
  • Kase Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Clematis Garden: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Peaks: 35
Picnic sites: 27
  • Kingfisher Shelter: 10.2 mi
  • Elm Ridge Overlook Shelter: 10.3 mi
  • Dry Fork Meadow: 14.7 mi
  • Area 1: 15.6 mi
  • Area 2: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainSSW 193°319 m9.1 mi
Elkhorn HillW 259°308 m17.8 mi
English HillW 262°304 m19.4 mi
Gobblers Knob HillW 259°301 m20.7 mi
The MoundsWNW 284°301 m23.5 mi
Cobbs HillW 265°299 m18.3 mi
Wewe HillW 260°299 m23.7 mi
Battle PointW 280°298 m23.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1519:50
June solstice06:1220:2921:09
September equinox07:2719:0219:37
December solstice07:5616:3617:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313443546472767467554335
Precip in2.92.43.54.64.64.13.72.93.03.23.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamilton Butler CO Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1014967314

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