Ohio River Museum
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Ohio River Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Marietta Flood History Markers, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Ohio River Museum is a museum that interprets the history of the Ohio River. The museum is situated on the Muskingum River, near its confluence with the Ohio River, in Marietta, Ohio. Opened on March 16, 1941, the museum celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2016. Among the museum's collection is the W.P. Snyder, Jr., the last steam-powered towboat on the river. The oldest remaining pilothouse is from the steamboat Tell City. The steamboat was built in 1889 and used to carry passengers and freight on the Ohio River. She was named after the city of Tell City, Indiana, on the banks of the Ohio River. She sank on April 6, 1917, in Little Hocking, Ohio. The pilothouse survived the sinking and is on display outside of the museum. The museum is located a block from the Campus Martius Museum. The Ohio River Museum is currently closed as a new museum will be constructed on the site. Partners in the new museum project include Ohio History Connection, Friends of the Museums dba Northwest Territory Museum Society, the Washington County Public Library and the Sons and Daughters of the Pioneer Rivermen.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1941-03-16.
Wikidata Q7080881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.4 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marietta Flood History Markers: 0.0 mi
- The Towboat W. P. Snyder Jr.: 0.0 mi
- "The Vanishing Steam Age" Steam Boat "W. P. Snyder, Jr.": 0.0 mi
- Merydith House: 0.1 mi
- Campus Martius: 0.1 mi
- Sacra Via Park: 0.2 mi
- Quadranaou Park: 0.3 mi
- Washington Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
- Muskingum Park: 0.4 mi
- Lookout Park: 0.4 mi
- Hunter Hill: 3.4 mi
- Sharktooth Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Daylight Hill: 8.8 mi
- Fox Point: 10.3 mi
- Red Hill: 12.0 mi
- Frontiersman Carving: 0.4 mi
- Pioneer Carving: 0.4 mi
- Ohio River Tunnel: 0.5 mi
- Wakefield Hotel Mural: 0.6 mi
- George Floyd mural: 0.6 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 2.1 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 2.6 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 2.7 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 7.4 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 0.0 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 0.1 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 0.5 mi
- C2473: 0.7 mi
- 3301: 0.7 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 0.6 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 0.8 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 1.0 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 1.6 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 2.4 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 2.5 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 20.4 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 20.5 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Quincy Park: 11.6 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ohio River Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Rocks | SE 137° | 388 m | 15.0 mi |
| Coffee Knob | NNW 348° | 358 m | 21.5 mi |
| Browns Knob | NNW 337° | 351 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kinderhook Hill | E 91° | 338 m | 12.7 mi |
| Haystack Hill | ENE 67° | 334 m | 15.2 mi |
| Dodd Hill | ENE 58° | 334 m | 20.1 mi |
| Ferguson Hill | E 89° | 331 m | 13.1 mi |
| Daylight Hill | ENE 75° | 329 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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