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Sampson Hill

Sampson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sampson Hill rises to 284 m in Ohio. Long stands 397 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Violet Point, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34902995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
284 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83896, -82.86489

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Artworks
  • Welcome to the Portsmouth City Floodwall Murals: 10.4 mi
  • Mound Builders: 10.4 mi
  • Shawnee Village: 10.4 mi
  • Celeron de Blainville: 10.5 mi
  • Alexandria: 10.5 mi
Parks: 47
  • Millbrook Park: 6.6 mi
  • Clay Township Park: 6.8 mi
  • Porter Township Community Park: 7.2 mi
  • Porter Township Community Pool: 7.3 mi
  • South Webster Athletic Fields: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • The Kinney Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Human Rights Diversity Walkway: 9.9 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 9.9 mi
  • Spock Memorial: 10.3 mi
  • Marquette Cement: 14.6 mi
Museums: 5
  • Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center: 10.1 mi
  • Candyland Children's Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Welsh Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Lillian Jones Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Lawrence County Museum: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Big Bend Swimming Beach: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LongNNW 332°397 m23.9 mi
Pyramid MountainWSW 253°373 m17.4 mi
Smith HillWNW 301°368 m21.9 mi
Shawnee KnobWSW 257°365 m17.8 mi
Sponyers KnobNNW 326°364 m22.2 mi
Combs KnobNNW 326°363 m22.2 mi
Jasper KnobNW 322°359 m17.3 mi
Mustard HillWNW 293°356 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:44
June solstice06:0720:2121:01
September equinox07:2018:5519:30
December solstice07:4716:3217:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544556472767568564537
Precip in3.13.04.14.04.64.14.43.33.32.92.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portsmouth-sciotoville, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2045374 — Sampson Hill, Scioto County, Ohio.

OpenStreetMap element node/357530214

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