Frankfort Museum
Frankfort Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Slate Hill, a peak 5.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 47 miles off.
The story
human settlement in Ross County, Ohio, United States of America
Wikidata Q2414606, matched on coordinates and name (394 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Frankfort Area Historical Society
How to reach it
- 46.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Slate Hill: 5.7 mi
- Asher Hill: 6.1 mi
- Roundtop: 11.1 mi
- Nevins Hill: 11.8 mi
- Gundy Knob: 12.1 mi
- Coppel Athletic Complex: 8.5 mi
- Adena State Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Yoctangee Park: 11.3 mi
- Imagination Kingdom Park: 11.6 mi
- Southern Playground: 11.7 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 7.4 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Spruce Hill: 8.7 mi
- Marsha Gunder Schneider Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Cossin-Kreisel Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 7.9 mi
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center: 9.6 mi
- Ross County Museum: 11.6 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 11.7 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 11.7 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 7.7 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Dard Hunter: 11.2 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 11.3 mi
- Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 7.8 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 9.4 mi
- The Grove: 9.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 13.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 13.3 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Sugar Point: 12.4 mi
- Lookout Point: 12.4 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 9.4 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 9.5 mi
- Third Tier: 9.5 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 11.2 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 18.7 mi
- Ashville Fourth of July Parade: 24.7 mi
- Knockemstiff: 9.9 mi
- South Beach: 21.9 mi
- South Ridge: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Frankfort Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | SSE 157° | 403 m | 12.3 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | SSE 162° | 402 m | 13.6 mi |
| McCoppin Hill | SW 215° | 402 m | 20.1 mi |
| Long | SSE 162° | 397 m | 18.7 mi |
| Shepherds Mountain | SSW 203° | 397 m | 19.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 95° | 395 m | 13.6 mi |
| Ball Knob | SSE 156° | 394 m | 13.7 mi |
| Nevins Hill | SW 221° | 393 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:23 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:31 | 17:13 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chillicothe Mound City, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12128819752
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 11 mi
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