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McGuffey House and Museum

McGuffey House and Museum from directly overhead

McGuffey House and Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 279 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is BEEPS Edible Demonstration Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic house in Ohio, United States

Wikidata Q8010507, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
279 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.50698, -84.73594

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 41
Peaks: 30
Nature reserves: 27
  • Silvoor Biological Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
  • Peffer Woods: 0.7 mi
  • Western Woods: 0.7 mi
  • Bachelor Preserve - Marcum: 0.7 mi
  • Helen S. Ruder Preserve: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 23
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • Dry Fork Meadow: 17.4 mi
  • Kingfisher Shelter: 20.4 mi
  • Elm Ridge Overlook Shelter: 20.5 mi
  • Area 1: 24.4 mi
  • Area 2: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainSSE 155°319 m17.6 mi
Elkhorn HillSW 218°308 m13.3 mi
Boundary HillWSW 255°305 m16.6 mi
English HillSW 225°304 m14.0 mi
The MoundsW 264°301 m13.5 mi
Gobblers Knob HillSW 224°301 m15.6 mi
Cobbs HillSW 225°299 m12.5 mi
Wewe HillSW 231°299 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:51
June solstice06:1320:3021:10
September equinox07:2719:0219:38
December solstice07:5716:3617:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536472767568554334
Precip in3.43.03.94.94.94.43.93.43.33.33.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/182453465

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