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Warther Museum, a museum in Ohio
Warther Museum, a museum in OhioChris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0
Warther Museum, a museum in Ohio
James St. John · CC BY 2.0
Warther Museum, a museum in Ohio
James St. John · CC BY 2.0

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Warther Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 269 m. Sponsellers Hill stands 385 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Slingluff Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 0.8 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

art and history museum in Dover, Ohio

Dates from 1936-05-10.

Wikidata Q111023505, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
269 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.52566, -81.48804

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Slingluff Park: 0.4 mi
  • Public Square: 0.6 mi
  • Dover City Park: 1.3 mi
  • Tuscora Park: 2.9 mi
  • Norma Johnson Center Hiking Trails North: 2.9 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Ohio & Erie Canal - Lock 10: 6.6 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal - Lock 9: 7.1 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal - Lock 8: 7.2 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal - Lock 7: 7.3 mi
  • Robert J Kurtzman Jr. Memorial Plaque: 11.7 mi
Museums: 23
Peaks: 14
  • Knob Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Shulls Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Indian Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Weimers Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Elephant Knob: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 12
Attractions: 9
Beaches: 9
  • Atwood Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Boater swim area: 12.4 mi
  • Boaters Beach (swim from boat): 12.7 mi
  • Camp Aldersgate Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Boaters Beach - Leesville Lake: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Pavillion: 11.2 mi
  • Area 7 Beach: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sponsellers HillNNE 30°385 m17.9 mi
Knob HillWSW 246°376 m3.9 mi
Elephant KnobS 184°376 m14.7 mi
Sterrett KnobWNW 295°375 m24.6 mi
Wills MountainSE 142°370 m19.9 mi
Backus KnobS 182°360 m17.2 mi
Sand Run HillW 268°360 m21.5 mi
1170SW 221°357 m24.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:38
June solstice05:5620:2021:01
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4716:1917:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069737164534233
Precip in3.22.53.33.74.24.83.93.93.43.22.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Philadelphia, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368155526

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