Ross County Museum
Ross County Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 192 m. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mighty Children's Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 192 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 39.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Logan: 2.6 mi
- Mount Ives: 3.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.6 mi
- Rock Garden Hill: 3.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 4.3 mi
- Southern Playground: 0.2 mi
- Poland Park: 0.4 mi
- Yoctangee Park: 0.7 mi
- Mead Park: 0.8 mi
- Mary Lou Patton Park: 1.6 mi
- Ross Lake State Wildlife Area: 4.0 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Spruce Hill: 8.7 mi
- Cossin-Kreisel Preserve: 11.9 mi
- The Grove: 2.3 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 2.4 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 4.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 5.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 5.5 mi
- Rock House Falls: 22.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 23.4 mi
- Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 23.4 mi
- Whispering Cave: 23.9 mi
- Ash Cave: 23.9 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 5.1 mi
- Lookout Point: 11.7 mi
- Sugar Point: 12.1 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 15.8 mi
- Parish Rocks: 23.6 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 0.1 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 0.1 mi
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center: 3.2 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 4.7 mi
- Frankfort Museum: 11.6 mi
- Dard Hunter: 0.4 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 4.3 mi
- Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 19.2 mi
- A W Marion Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Third Tier: 2.3 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 2.3 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 2.3 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 0.4 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 18.8 mi
- Knockemstiff: 8.5 mi
- Richland: 22.9 mi
- South Ridge: 11.5 mi
- Picnic table: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Ross County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | SW 222° | 403 m | 8.6 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | SW 219° | 402 m | 10.3 mi |
| Long | SSW 201° | 397 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | NE 39° | 395 m | 4.8 mi |
| Ball Knob | SW 214° | 394 m | 9.2 mi |
| Nevins Hill | WSW 258° | 393 m | 18.8 mi |
| Davis Knob | SW 218° | 392 m | 9.6 mi |
| McMechen Hill | WSW 238° | 392 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:30 | 17:13 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chillicothe Mound City, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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