Columbus Museum of Art
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Columbus Museum of Art is a museum in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 238 m. Beavers Hill stands 383 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Gladden Social Justice Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Formed in 1878 as the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts (its name until 1978), it was the first art museum to register its charter with the state of Ohio. The museum collects and exhibits American and European modern and contemporary art, folk art, glass art, and photography. The museum has been led by Executive Director Brooke Minto since 2023.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1931.
Wikidata Q5935366, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 238 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 7.6 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor
- 14.3 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stag · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Washington Gladden Social Justice Park: 0.1 mi
- Thurber Park: 0.2 mi
- Topiary Park: 0.2 mi
- Midland Courtyard: 0.3 mi
- Hamilton & Spring Park: 0.4 mi
- Our Single Garment of Destiny,: 0.1 mi
- The Natures: 0.4 mi
- Northeast Cannon: 0.6 mi
- Lest We Forget: 0.6 mi
- Southeast Cannon: 0.6 mi
- CCAD's ART Sign: 0.1 mi
- The Underground Railroad: 0.6 mi
- Ohio Holocaust And Liberators Memorial: 0.7 mi
- The State House: 0.7 mi
- Honoring All Veterans Past Present and Future: 1.1 mi
- Audubon Society: 2.6 mi
- Tarpy's Woods: 3.9 mi
- Parkview Parkland: 3.9 mi
- Glen High Parkland: 4.0 mi
- Wilma H. Shiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park: 4.1 mi
- George F. Schmidt Blumengarten: 1.3 mi
- Garden Railway: 1.7 mi
- Franklin Park Conservatory: 1.8 mi
- Zen Terrace: 1.8 mi
- Celebration Garden: 1.8 mi
- Heritage Museum of Kappa Kappa Gamma: 0.3 mi
- Kelton House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Central Ohio Fire Museum: 0.6 mi
- COSI: 1.1 mi
- National Veterans Memorial and Museum: 1.1 mi
- Palm House: 1.8 mi
- Dorothy M. Davis Showhouse: 1.8 mi
- Desert: 1.8 mi
- Pacific Island Water Garden: 1.8 mi
- Tropical Rainforest: 1.8 mi
- Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 4.2 mi
- Brevoort Park: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Ze Goat Picnic: 10.0 mi
- River Bluffs: 12.0 mi
- Baker Hill: 4.1 mi
- Marlboro Hill: 4.8 mi
- Spangler Hill: 7.6 mi
- Beavers Hill: 17.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 23.9 mi
- Wonderland: 6.7 mi
- Hibernia: 7.4 mi
- Carpenter's Mill: 18.8 mi
- Edinburgh: 24.7 mi
- Milliken Falls: 5.9 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 11.7 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 11.8 mi
- Dublin Spring: 11.4 mi
- Hocking River ?: 17.1 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 23.3 mi
- Prairie Oaks Dog Beach: 14.4 mi
- Alum Creek Beach: 15.7 mi
- Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Columbus Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beavers Hill | ENE 62° | 383 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSE 147° | 332 m | 23.9 mi |
| Spangler Hill | S 185° | 243 m | 7.6 mi |
| Baker Hill | SSE 166° | 241 m | 4.1 mi |
| Marlboro Hill | S 186° | 190 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:24 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:28 | 17:11 |
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 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus Wcmh, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/293476179
Day trips start here
- Columbus · 1 mi
- Columbus/South · 2 mi
- Columbus/University Area · 3 mi
- London · 25 mi
- Heath · 30 mi
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