Sampson Hill
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
- 5.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 8.9 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Niner Hill: 1.9 mi
- Middle Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Taylor Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sharps Hill: 2.5 mi
- Lair Hill: 2.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Ohio Hanging Rock Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Samson-Obrist Woods: 9.2 mi
- Raven Rock: 13.3 mi
- Baker Swamp State Nature Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Cackley Swamp Preserve: 17.4 mi
- 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
- Violet Point: 0.8 mi
- Raven Rock: 13.2 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 23.5 mi
- Dogwood Pass: 11.8 mi
- Shawnee State Park Lookout: 18.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long | NNW 332° | 397 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | WSW 253° | 373 m | 17.4 mi |
| Smith Hill | WNW 301° | 368 m | 21.9 mi |
| Shawnee Knob | WSW 257° | 365 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sponyers Knob | NNW 326° | 364 m | 22.2 mi |
| Combs Knob | NNW 326° | 363 m | 22.2 mi |
| Jasper Knob | NW 322° | 359 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mustard Hill | WNW 293° | 356 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:21 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:32 | 17:14 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
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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