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Ohio Railway Museum, a museum in Ohio
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Ohio Railway Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 277 m. Rich Hill stands 414 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Huntley Bowl Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor passes 2.3 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Ohio Railway Museum (reporting mark ORMX) is a railway museum that was founded in 1948. It is located in Worthington, Ohio, near Columbus, Ohio.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1965.

Wikidata Q7080870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
277 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.08953, -83.00278

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Huntley Bowl Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pingree Park: 0.4 mi
  • East Granville Park: 0.4 mi
  • Wilson Hill Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hartford Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Le Poilu: 0.6 mi
  • Knights of Columbus Crucifixation Grotto: 1.1 mi
  • Saint Michael Subdues Satan: 1.2 mi
  • Saint Anthony Sculpture: 1.8 mi
  • Tee Jaye's Arrow: 2.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 54
  • Linworth Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Medetation Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Cremation & Scattering Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Children's Memorial Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Veteran's Garden: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Museums: 36
Attractions: 24
  • Dragon with Toothbrush: 1.4 mi
  • Animal Swings: 1.9 mi
  • 13th Floor Haunted House: 2.9 mi
  • Ohio Village: 5.7 mi
  • Ohio History Connection: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • River Bluffs: 3.6 mi
  • Brevoort Park: 3.7 mi
  • Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 4.9 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Peaks: 5
Springs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Indian Run Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Milliken Falls: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 10.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich HillNE 42°414 m21.9 mi
Beavers HillE 92°383 m16.3 mi
Spangler HillS 180°243 m16.2 mi
Baker HillS 172°241 m12.8 mi
Marlboro HillS 179°190 m13.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:44
June solstice06:0420:2421:05
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5116:2717:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342546472757468564435
Precip in2.92.43.43.94.25.04.63.63.32.92.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerville, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/638034784

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