John P. Parker House
John P. Parker House is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Durrell Mountain stands 389 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ripley Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it. 180 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
The John P. Parker House is a historic house museum at 300 North Front Street in Ripley, Ohio. It was home to former slave and inventor John P. Parker (1827–1900) from 1853 to his death in 1900. Parker was an abolitionist and a well-documented conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping hundreds of escaped slaves. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and it was further designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997. It is now owned and managed by a local nonprofit organization as a museum about Parker's life and the abolitionist movement.
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Wikidata Q6251677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- John P. Parker Historical Society
How to reach it
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
180 named places within 25 miles
- Rankin House State Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Ripley Lions Club Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Cummins Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Colonel Higgins Park: 6.8 mi
- Aberdeen Community Park: 7.8 mi
- Liberty Monument: 0.4 mi
- Camp Ripley: 1.0 mi
- Armed Services Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Aberdeen: 8.3 mi
- 4-H Centennial Stone: 8.4 mi
- Rankin Hill: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Hill: 3.3 mi
- Sycamore Hill: 13.1 mi
- Spencer Hill: 14.9 mi
- Cave Hill: 15.0 mi
- Ripley Museum: 0.1 mi
- Rankin House State Memorial Visitors Center: 0.4 mi
- Ohio Tobacco Museum: 1.2 mi
- Aberdeen–Huntington Township Museum: 8.2 mi
- Kentucky Gateway Museum Center: 8.3 mi
- Mail Pouch: 7.7 mi
- Mail Pouch: 7.7 mi
- Eastern Brown High School Farmers Mural: 8.4 mi
- Stand Up For America: 8.4 mi
- Georgetown Via Dolorosa: 8.5 mi
- Simon Kenton Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
- Ohio River Bluffs: 12.6 mi
- Adams Lake Prarie State Nature Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Grant Lake Wildlife Area: 18.3 mi
- Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Picnic Ground: 23.5 mi
- Ripley Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Winchester Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Tanner Trading Fort: 24.1 mi
- Starlite Drive-In: 24.3 mi
- Georgetown Waterfall: 9.7 mi
- Brown County SR 32 Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Murphin Point: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John P. Parker House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durrell Mountain | E 93° | 389 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mist Mountain | E 93° | 388 m | 22.5 mi |
| North Cedar Knob | E 96° | 377 m | 22.9 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | E 94° | 373 m | 22.8 mi |
| Big Brier Knob | ESE 109° | 371 m | 20.0 mi |
| South Cedar Knob | E 97° | 368 m | 23.0 mi |
| Eskalapia Mountain | SE 133° | 365 m | 22.9 mi |
| Peach Orchard Hill | SE 134° | 363 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:25 | 21:04 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 80002944OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Parker, John P., House, reference 80002944, listed 01/07/80.
OpenStreetMap element way/575388821
Day trips start here
- Amelia · 27 mi
- Clermont County · 29 mi
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