The Heritage Center of Clark County
The Heritage Center of Clark County is a museum in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 299 m. The Knobs stands 380 m to the east-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark County Historical Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Ohio runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Clark County Heritage Center is a Romanesque Revival-style building, specifically Richardsonian Romanesque, in central Springfield, Ohio, United States. Originally built for the city's offices in 1890, it was replaced in 1979 with the current Springfield City Hall and is now the location of the Clark County Historical Society (founded in 1897), which includes a museum, research library and archives. The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Dates from 1897.
Wikidata Q5127189, matched on coordinates and name (123 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 299 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 2.9 mi off the Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Accommodation Line Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- City Hall Plaza: 0.1 mi
- National Road Commons: 0.2 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.5 mi
- The Hollow: 0.9 mi
- Stone of Gratitude: 1.3 mi
- Margarat Wilt Memorial: 7.1 mi
- North Hampton Veterans Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Orton Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Horace Mann: 9.4 mi
- Clark County Historical Museum: 0.0 mi
- Springfield Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Pennsylvania House: 1.1 mi
- Wescott House, Frank Lloyd Wright: 1.2 mi
- Trailside Museum: 9.3 mi
- Gallagher Fen Sate Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Speedway Nature Reserve: 6.6 mi
- Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Hebble Creek Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Southdown Reserve: 12.8 mi
- Springs: 9.4 mi
- Photo Target: 19.1 mi
- Ice Burge: 21.7 mi
- Wright Brothers: 22.6 mi
- Orville the Troll: 22.7 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 16.4 mi
- Roger Presley Garden: 19.1 mi
- Spring Hill Nursery Garden Display: 19.4 mi
- Shoup Cemetery: 20.8 mi
- Mount Zion Cemetery: 20.9 mi
- The Knobs: 8.5 mi
- Reeds Hill: 12.3 mi
- Brighton Hill: 14.2 mi
- Boundary Hill: 14.3 mi
- Sittard Hill: 14.4 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 0.1 mi
- Cowvin’s Corny Maze: 7.3 mi
- Historic Clifton Mill: 8.9 mi
- Kil-Kare Raceway: 17.3 mi
- Caesar Ford Park Amphitheatre: 17.9 mi
- Amphitheater Falls: 8.8 mi
- The Cascades: 9.0 mi
- The Grotto: 9.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff Falls: 12.8 mi
- Yellow spring: 9.0 mi
- Traveler's Spring: 9.4 mi
- Ricciardi Spring: 9.7 mi
- South Vienna Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- South Vienna Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Dupre Roadside Park: 23.6 mi
- Twin Oak Shelter: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Heritage Center of Clark County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Knobs | ENE 67° | 380 m | 8.5 mi |
| Brighton Hill | E 94° | 367 m | 14.2 mi |
| Boundary Hill | E 91° | 367 m | 14.3 mi |
| Heck Hill | NNW 339° | 365 m | 16.5 mi |
| Roseau Hill | E 87° | 361 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pitts Hill | E 92° | 359 m | 14.9 mi |
| Pike Hill | E 87° | 358 m | 14.5 mi |
| Post Hill | E 85° | 358 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:27 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:31 | 17:14 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield WTP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368153478
Day trips start here
- Springfield · 0 mi
- Yellow Springs · 9 mi
- Cedarville · 12 mi
- New Carlisle · 12 mi
- Urbana · 13 mi
- Xenia · 18 mi
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