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Parnassus Hill

Parnassus Hill, a peak in Ohio
Parnassus Hill, a peak in OhioNiagara66 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Parnassus Hill rises to 325 m in Ohio. Hulse Hill stands 433 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Robbins Hunter Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 7.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Ohio, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060021, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
325 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.06645, -82.51321

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Opera House Park: 0.4 mi
  • Raccoon Valley Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sugar Loaf Park: 0.7 mi
  • Silverstein Park: 0.9 mi
  • Infirmary Mound Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 35
Museums: 30
  • Robbins Hunter Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Granville Historical Society Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Newark Earthworks Museum & Visitor Center: 4.8 mi
  • Webb House Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Heisy Glass Museum And Gift Shop: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Gardens: 29
  • Zen Garden: 7.9 mi
  • All Seasons Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Azalea Glen: 8.0 mi
  • Flowering Shrubs: 8.1 mi
  • Magnolias: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 23
Peaks: 19
Attractions: 14
  • National Trail Raceway: 7.6 mi
  • Secret Dreams Festival in Legend Valley: 11.6 mi
  • Haunted Hootchie: 13.5 mi
  • Oak Grove at Jorgensen Farms: 17.2 mi
  • Magic Mountain Fun Center East: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Equestrian Day Use: 15.2 mi
  • Ze Goat Picnic: 17.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Hocking River ?: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hulse HillNNW 335°433 m24.5 mi
Rich HillNNW 328°414 m21.0 mi
Beavers HillW 276°383 m9.7 mi
Coffman KnobESE 112°375 m8.0 mi
Bald KnobESE 107°366 m7.7 mi
Fox Den KnobENE 61°366 m16.4 mi
Bucks KnobESE 102°361 m8.2 mi
Buzzard Glory KnobESE 122°356 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0619:42
June solstice06:0220:2221:03
September equinox07:1818:5319:29
December solstice07:4916:2517:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536372757366554435
Precip in2.72.23.43.84.14.14.03.42.82.82.72.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Heath AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1061385 — Parnassus Hill, Licking County, Ohio.

OpenStreetMap element node/357460093

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