Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery
Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Schultz Hill stands 337 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Morgan County Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
interactive museum in Athens, Ohio, USA
Wikidata Q135853720, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Highland Park: 0.3 mi
- Armory Park: 0.5 mi
- Howard Park: 0.8 mi
- McCracken Field: 0.8 mi
- College Green: 0.8 mi
- Peach Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Children's Home Tract: 1.3 mi
- Peach Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Riddle State Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Strouds Ridge Preserve COAD Tract: 1.9 mi
- Stage Mound Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bong Hill: 1.4 mi
- Signal Hill: 1.5 mi
- Witches Hill: 1.5 mi
- Radar Hill: 1.5 mi
- Ohio University: 0.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.8 mi
- College Green: 0.9 mi
- National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Ohio Sundial: 0.9 mi
- Ohio University Alumni Gateway: 0.8 mi
- Athens County Fairgrounds: 0.9 mi
- Devils Tea Table: 8.9 mi
- Tinker's Cave: 15.7 mi
- B&O Caboose: 19.2 mi
- Cedar Falls: 23.2 mi
- Whispering Falls: 23.7 mi
- Ash Cave: 23.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 24.2 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 24.2 mi
- Rockhouse Rock Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Stony Point: 21.4 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 24.3 mi
- Sphinx Head: 24.4 mi
- King's Station: 9.8 mi
- Ingham: 10.7 mi
- Moonville: 11.8 mi
- Flora: 13.8 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 18.3 mi
- Southeast Ohio History Center: 0.5 mi
- Kennedy Museum of Art: 1.3 mi
- Murray City Coal Mine Museum: 12.3 mi
- Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy: 19.9 mi
- Hocking County Historical and Geneaological Society and Museum: 21.2 mi
- The Green Lady / "American Woman": 0.9 mi
- Albatross: 1.0 mi
- Mail Pouch: 1.6 mi
- Ten Commandments: 21.4 mi
- Chief Logan: 21.4 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 0.6 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 0.7 mi
- Wolfe Garden: 0.9 mi
- Garden: 4.0 mi
- Blair Arch: 2.6 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 2.8 mi
- Rest Area 10-34: 7.6 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schultz Hill | NW 305° | 337 m | 20.3 mi |
| Irish Ridge | W 274° | 326 m | 12.4 mi |
| Long Ridge | W 278° | 325 m | 12.4 mi |
| Starrett Ridge | W 280° | 323 m | 11.9 mi |
| Furnace Ridge | W 271° | 320 m | 12.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WSW 250° | 319 m | 16.9 mi |
| Peck Hill | WSW 257° | 316 m | 12.9 mi |
| Crumley Knob | ENE 76° | 312 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:19 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens OU, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1228773172
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- Southeast Ohio · 22 mi
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