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The Castle Historic House Museum

The Castle Historic House Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Castle, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Castle is a historic Gothic Revival style home in Marietta, Ohio, USA. Since 1994 it has been operated as museum.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7721572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.42053, -81.45488

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 31
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • West Virginia Welcome Center: 2.2 mi
  • Washington Interstate 77 NB: 2.3 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 20.5 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 11.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Irish Run Natural Bridge: 16.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard RocksSE 138°388 m14.7 mi
Coffee KnobNNW 347°358 m21.5 mi
Browns KnobNNW 336°351 m24.0 mi
Kinderhook HillE 91°338 m12.3 mi
Haystack HillENE 66°334 m14.8 mi
Dodd HillENE 57°334 m19.8 mi
Ferguson HillE 89°331 m12.7 mi
Daylight HillENE 75°329 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0020:1720:57
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4316:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442536371757467554436
Precip in3.53.14.04.04.44.94.83.63.43.22.93.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/772248716

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