We made it to the top of Ohio. (Campbell Hill Photos)

A weekend road trip to a football game in Lexington, Kentucky, turned into a two highpoints in a day trip as well.  After fighting all of the bugs to get to the top of Indiana, Benjamin and I hopped in the car and headed east to Bellefontaine, Ohio, to find Campbell Hill and the top of the Buckeye State at 1549 feet.

While the highpoint itself is a bit on the disappointing side, the city had a few interesting quirks to it. For starters, McKinnley Street claims to be the World’s Shortest Street.  While there is contention to that claim, namely the Guinness Book of World Records gives that claim to Ebenezer Place in Wick, Scotland, McKinnely Street could be called the shortest street in the United States.

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The first concrete road in the United States also resides in Bellefontaine, so the city has it going on when it comes to roads.

As for the highpoint itself, it is located on the campus of the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center.  Highpointers going to the site can see that it is the highest bump in all of the surrounding area once standing there.  The school has done a great job getting in on the action by offering certificates to those who reach the highpoint.

The highpoint has a pretty interesting history, once having served as a NORAD base.  It is also in a surprising location.  With the mountains of West Virginia on the eastern border, one might think the highest point of Ohio would be on that side of the state instead of the western side which borders Indiana.