Fort Hill
Fort Hill rises to 392 m in Ohio. Washburn Hill stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Jarnigan Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Ohio, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34822383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 392 m
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jarnigan Knob: 0.7 mi
- Easton Hill: 0.7 mi
- Reeds Hill: 0.9 mi
- Wickerham Hill: 1.0 mi
- Murren Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sinking Spring Public Square: 2.9 mi
- Serpent Mound Park: 6.3 mi
- Tranquility State Wildlife Area: 10.2 mi
- Bainbridge Park: 10.6 mi
- Village Park: 11.1 mi
- Wickerham Inn 1800-01: 9.9 mi
- Peebles: 11.2 mi
- Cairn of Peace: 11.4 mi
- The Ten Commandments: 12.0 mi
- The Edwin H. Davis State Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Miller Sanctuary State Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Highland Bat Sanctuary: 9.3 mi
- Chalet Nivale Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Cliff Run Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Pike Lake State Park: 10.6 mi
- Fort Hill Education Center: 0.9 mi
- Serpent Mound Museum: 6.3 mi
- Appalachian Forest Museum: 8.0 mi
- Harris Dental Museum: 10.6 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 23.1 mi
- Welcome to Peebles: 11.4 mi
- Welcome to Adams County: 11.4 mi
- World's Largest Horseshoe Crab: 11.6 mi
- Praying For The Children: 17.7 mi
- The Ten Commandments: 17.7 mi
- Sugar Point: 15.1 mi
- Murphin Point: 15.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 15.6 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 22.2 mi
- Three Sisters: 7.9 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 23.8 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Winchester Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- South Beach: 6.0 mi
- Knockemstiff: 18.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 19.5 mi
- Brown County SR 32 Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn Hill | NNW 329° | 405 m | 1.9 mi |
| Long Lick Hill | N 8° | 405 m | 2.7 mi |
| McCoppin Hill | N 8° | 402 m | 3.5 mi |
| Brown Hill | NNW 347° | 399 m | 2.4 mi |
| Shepherds Mountain | ENE 67° | 397 m | 4.7 mi |
| Nevins Hill | NNE 21° | 393 m | 11.9 mi |
| McMechen Hill | NE 54° | 392 m | 11.5 mi |
| Jester Hill | NE 49° | 391 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:24 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:33 | 17:15 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357464056
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