Rankin House State Memorial Visitors Center
Rankin House State Memorial Visitors Center is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Durrell Mountain stands 389 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rankin House State Memorial, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 180 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
park in Brown County, Ohio, United States of America
Wikidata Q49548163, matched on coordinates and name (129 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ripley Heritage;Ohio History Connection
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
180 named places within 25 miles
- Rankin House State Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Ripley Lions Club Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Cummins Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Colonel Higgins Park: 7.2 mi
- Aberdeen Community Park: 7.6 mi
- Liberty Monument: 0.5 mi
- Camp Ripley: 0.9 mi
- Aberdeen: 8.1 mi
- Armed Services Memorial: 8.2 mi
- 4-H Centennial Stone: 8.5 mi
- Rankin Hill: 0.2 mi
- Cedar Hill: 3.1 mi
- Sycamore Hill: 12.9 mi
- Spencer Hill: 14.5 mi
- Cave Hill: 14.6 mi
- Ripley Museum: 0.3 mi
- John P. Parker House: 0.4 mi
- Ohio Tobacco Museum: 1.1 mi
- Aberdeen–Huntington Township Museum: 8.0 mi
- Kentucky Gateway Museum Center: 8.2 mi
- Mail Pouch: 7.6 mi
- Mail Pouch: 7.6 mi
- Eastern Brown High School Farmers Mural: 8.5 mi
- Stand Up For America: 8.5 mi
- Georgetown Via Dolorosa: 8.6 mi
- Simon Kenton Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Ohio River Bluffs: 12.2 mi
- Adams Lake Prarie State Nature Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Grant Lake Wildlife Area: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Ground: 23.7 mi
- Ripley Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Winchester Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Tanner Trading Fort: 24.2 mi
- Starlite Drive-In: 24.6 mi
- Georgetown Waterfall: 9.8 mi
- Brown County SR 32 Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Murphin Point: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rankin House State Memorial Visitors Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durrell Mountain | E 93° | 389 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mist Mountain | E 93° | 388 m | 22.1 mi |
| North Cedar Knob | E 96° | 377 m | 22.5 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | E 94° | 373 m | 22.4 mi |
| Big Brier Knob | ESE 110° | 371 m | 19.6 mi |
| South Cedar Knob | E 97° | 368 m | 22.6 mi |
| Eskalapia Mountain | SE 133° | 365 m | 22.7 mi |
| Peach Orchard Hill | SE 135° | 363 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:25 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:36 | 17:18 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ripley EXP Farm, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/575367364
Day trips start here
- Amelia · 28 mi
- Clermont County · 30 mi
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