Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center
Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. Campbell Hill stands 469 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pennsylvania Railroad Depot, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 13 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Champaign County Preservation Alliance
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 13.9 mi off the Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Barbara Howell Park: 0.5 mi
- Melvin Miller Park: 1.6 mi
- Pointe North: 2.5 mi
- Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Bowlusville Park: 6.0 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad Depot: 0.0 mi
- Warren G. Grimes/Grimes Field: 1.7 mi
- Margarat Wilt Memorial: 12.2 mi
- North Hampton Veterans Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Stone of Gratitude: 13.1 mi
- Urbana Wildlife Propagation Unit: 5.7 mi
- Davey Woods Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Owens Fen State Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Kiser Lake Wetlands Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Education Center and Museum: 0.3 mi
- Champaign County Historical Society Museum: 0.3 mi
- Champaign County Historical Society Museum: 1.2 mi
- Mid America Flight Museum North: 1.4 mi
- Champaign Aviation Museum: 1.9 mi
- Ohio Caverns: 9.5 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 13.0 mi
- Shortest Street in America: 17.4 mi
- Cowvin’s Corny Maze: 20.3 mi
- Historic Clifton Mill: 22.0 mi
- South Vienna Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- South Vienna Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Miami Interstate 75 NB: 24.1 mi
- Miami Interstate 75 SB: 24.2 mi
- Amphitheater Falls: 22.0 mi
- The Cascades: 22.0 mi
- The Grotto: 22.1 mi
- Yellow spring: 22.1 mi
- Traveler's Spring: 22.4 mi
- Ricciardi Spring: 22.8 mi
- Roger Presley Garden: 23.7 mi
- Spring Hill Nursery Garden Display: 24.5 mi
- Springs: 22.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Hill | N 7° | 469 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Miserable | N 11° | 453 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 15° | 434 m | 13.0 mi |
| The Knobs | SSE 152° | 380 m | 10.8 mi |
| Jewel Hill | N 359° | 373 m | 13.5 mi |
| Boundary Hill | SE 139° | 367 m | 17.5 mi |
| Brighton Hill | SE 140° | 367 m | 18.0 mi |
| Heck Hill | WNW 286° | 365 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:28 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:30 | 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 | 27 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Urbana WRF, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/333377841
Day trips start here
- Urbana · 0 mi
- Springfield · 13 mi
- New Carlisle · 18 mi
- Yellow Springs · 22 mi
- London · 23 mi
- Tipp City · 24 mi
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