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Sharps Hill

Sharps Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sharps Hill rises to 245 m in Ohio. Long stands 397 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34832039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
245 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.86396, -82.83128

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Welcome to the Portsmouth City Floodwall Murals: 12.9 mi
  • Mound Builders: 12.9 mi
  • Shawnee Village: 12.9 mi
  • Celeron de Blainville: 13.0 mi
  • Alexandria: 13.0 mi
Peaks: 57
Parks: 52
  • South Webster Athletic Fields: 6.3 mi
  • Porter Township Community Park: 9.0 mi
  • Millbrook Park: 9.0 mi
  • Porter Township Community Pool: 9.1 mi
  • Clay Township Park: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • The Kinney Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Human Rights Diversity Walkway: 12.4 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 12.4 mi
  • Spock Memorial: 12.8 mi
  • Marquette Cement: 14.9 mi
Museums: 6
  • Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center: 12.6 mi
  • Candyland Children's Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Welsh Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Lillian Jones Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Lawrence County Museum: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Big Bend Swimming Beach: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LongNW 326°397 m23.4 mi
Cline KnobNNW 328°380 m24.5 mi
Pyramid MountainWSW 250°373 m19.7 mi
Smith HillWNW 295°368 m22.7 mi
Shawnee KnobWSW 253°365 m20.0 mi
Sponyers KnobNW 320°364 m21.9 mi
Combs KnobNW 320°363 m21.9 mi
Jasper KnobNW 314°359 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:43
June solstice06:0720:2121:01
September equinox07:2018:5519:30
December solstice07:4716:3117:13

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357484487

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