Near Bellefontaine in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Campbell Hill
The Highest Point in Ohio
Photographed By Duane Hall, May 29, 2012
1. Campbell Hill Marker
Inscription.
Campbell Hill is named for Charles D. Campbell of Bellefontaine, who owned this land from 1896 to 1937. A marble stone marker atop the hill, set in 1900 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, marks it as the highest point in Ohio at an elevation of 1549.09 feet. In 1951, the federal government established the 664th Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) Squadron here as part of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). Its military and civilian operators used sophisticated radar and computer equipment to located and identify aircraft as friendly or suspicious, and relayed information to a central site in Battle Creek, Michigan. This Cold War site operated until 1969. It was converted to civilian use as a vocational education center in 1974.
Campbell Hill is named for Charles D. Campbell of Bellefontaine, who owned this land from 1896 to 1937. A marble stone marker atop the hill, set in 1900 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, marks it as the highest point in Ohio at an elevation of 1549.09 feet. In 1951, the federal government established the 664th Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) Squadron here as part of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). Its military and civilian operators used sophisticated radar and computer equipment to located and identify aircraft as friendly or suspicious, and relayed information to a central site in Battle Creek, Michigan. This Cold War site operated until 1969. It was converted to civilian use as a vocational education center in 1974.
Erected 2001 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, the Longaberger Company, Treaty Lands Chapter - Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio, and the Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 6-46.)
Location. 40° 22.219′ N, 83° 43.21′ W. Marker is near Bellefontaine
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, Ohio, in Logan County. Marker can be reached from East Sandusky Avenue (Ohio Route 540) 0.7 miles east of U.S. 33. Marker is located in the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center and is generally accessible only during school hours. After turning off Ohio 540, drive straight on the main driveway and then keep to the right where you drive up a hill to the maintenance facility of the center. A sidewalk at the end of the driveway leads to the marker and Ohio's highest point. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2280 Ohio 540, Bellefontaine OH 43311, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Elevation Marker
Photographed By Robert Baughman, November 5, 2020
4. Plaque for the 664th radar aircraft and control warning squadron (1950 - 1969).
The plaque can be found near the flagpole.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2012, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,203 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2012, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 4. submitted on November 6, 2020, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
