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Wayne County Historical Museum

Wayne County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Wayne County Historical Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 298 m. Munson Knob stands 384 m to the south, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Knights Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
298 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80339, -81.93237

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Knights Field: 0.3 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 0.4 mi
  • Schellin Park: 0.7 mi
  • Res Quad: 0.7 mi
  • Christmas Run Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Jump Yard: 3.6 mi
  • Pumpkin House: 3.6 mi
  • Mystery Maze: 3.6 mi
  • Giant Swing: 3.7 mi
  • Potato Box Maze: 3.7 mi
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Peaks: 8
  • Sterrett Knob: 9.0 mi
  • Munson Knob: 9.0 mi
  • Acme Hill: 16.9 mi
  • Weimers Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Bald Knob: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Little Lyons Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Big Lyons Falls: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Munson KnobS 179°384 m9.0 mi
Gorman AirportW 262°378 m24.3 mi
Sterrett KnobS 174°375 m9.0 mi
Bald KnobWSW 237°373 m19.1 mi
Acme HillNNE 24°369 m16.9 mi
Sand Run HillS 175°360 m19.9 mi
Sprotts HillWNW 289°356 m23.7 mi
Weimers HillESE 120°353 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5720:2221:03
September equinox07:1618:5119:27
December solstice07:4916:2017:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506069727164524132
Precip in2.62.03.04.04.54.84.43.93.63.53.02.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wooster EXP STN, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

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