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Tharp Dayton Heritage Museum

Tharp Dayton Heritage Museum from directly overhead

Tharp Dayton Heritage Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States

Dates from 1867.

Wikidata Q3181125, matched on coordinates and name (219 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City Of Dayton
Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.11365, -84.47061

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Monument Park: 0.0 mi
  • Gil Lynn Park: 0.2 mi
  • Clark Park: 0.5 mi
  • O'Fallon Park: 0.6 mi
  • Leblond Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens: 60
Museums: 52
Nature reserves: 44
Peaks: 30
Picnic sites: 29
  • Lower Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Area 23: 6.1 mi
  • Area 22, Furnas Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Area 19, Stone Steps: 6.2 mi
  • Area 11: 6.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainNNW 329°319 m13.1 mi
Harrison HillWNW 294°284 m22.5 mi
Harrison HillWNW 296°279 m22.3 mi
Heitsmanns HillNNW 338°274 m21.7 mi
Whites HillWNW 295°273 m24.5 mi
Orchard HillSSW 213°268 m6.0 mi
Galley HillE 80°265 m14.8 mi
Jackson RidgeWNW 285°259 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:50
June solstice06:1320:2821:08
September equinox07:2619:0119:37
December solstice07:5416:3717:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544556472767568564536
Precip in2.92.83.94.44.74.64.43.43.13.12.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken FLD, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/166757781

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