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Chilo Lock 34 Museum

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Chilo Lock 34 Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Liberty Ridge stands 280 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Chilo Lock 34 Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The Chilo Lock 34 River Museum in the former operations building at the Ohio River Lock and Dam #34. Decommissioned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decommissioned in 1964, Clermont County Park District renovated the building in 2005.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34924373, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Clermont County Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.78959, -84.13197

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chilo Lock 34 Park: 0.0 mi
  • Tate Township Park: 4.0 mi
  • South Park: 4.1 mi
  • Appelman Park: 6.7 mi
  • Washington Township Park: 6.8 mi
Museums: 16
Artworks: 14
  • Augusta, Kentucky: 6.8 mi
  • Cannon: 9.1 mi
  • Stand Up For America: 13.0 mi
  • Eastern Brown High School Farmers Mural: 13.1 mi
  • Georgetown Via Dolorosa: 13.3 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Thomas Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Oak Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Reservoir Hill: 13.4 mi
  • Greenwood Hill: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Ripley Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Witt Polinator Garden: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Badger Bluff: 20.2 mi
  • Monarch Meadow: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Georgetown Waterfall: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chilo Lock 34 Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty RidgeSW 224°280 m16.6 mi
Pleasant HillW 263°267 m9.5 mi
Pye HillNW 304°256 m22.3 mi
Cedar HillESE 107°253 m18.0 mi
Woodland MoundNNW 329°249 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:49
June solstice06:1320:2621:06
September equinox07:2519:0019:35
December solstice07:5216:3717:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543546472767569574537
Precip in3.03.34.34.14.64.04.13.12.82.72.83.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chilo Meldahl Locks & DAM, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/741589709

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