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This overlook sits along the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway at an elevation of 1,172 feet, with the land dropping 24 feet within 600 meters of the site. To the east-northeast, Oak Hill Park lies 4.6 miles away at 1,107 feet, with Cohan Park 5.1 miles out at 1,120 feet. To the east, Res Quad and the College of Wooster Learning Garden are both about 5.1 miles distant, at elevations of 1,094 feet and 1,070 feet respectively. On the June solstice, sunrise occurs at 05:58 and sunset at 21:04, giving the longest daylight window of the year at this stop. The December solstice offers the shortest span, with sunrise at 07:50 and sunset at 17:04. The equinoxes in March and September fall close together, with sunrise near 07:16–07:32 and sunset near 19:27–19:40. Akron is 33.3 miles to the northeast, Canton is 34.4 miles east, and Cuyahoga Falls is 37.0 miles northeast, making this overlook a stop well outside the immediate reach of those towns.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
1,172 ft
Relief
24 ft drop
In view
4 named features
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 18.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
Wayne County, Ohio Bicentennial Barn is located on U.S. Route 250
Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
goldenrod rust ( Coleosporium solidaginis )
Peter Nathaniel Boyer · CC BY 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Oak Hill Park1,107 fteast-northeast · 4.6 mi
  • Cohan Park1,120 fteast-northeast · 5.1 mi
  • Res Quad1,094 fteast · 5.1 mi
  • College of Wooster Learning Garden1,070 fteast · 5.1 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:3219:4019:04
June solstice05:5821:0420:22
September equinox07:1619:2718:51
December solstice07:5017:0416:20

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Akron33.3 mi northeast
  • Canton34.4 mi east
  • Cuyahoga Falls37.0 mi northeast
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How high is This overlook?

This overlook sits at about 1,172 feet (357 m).

What can you see from This overlook?

From This overlook: Oak Hill Park (ENE, 4.6 mi); Cohan Park (ENE, 5.1 mi); Res Quad (E, 5.1 mi); College of Wooster Learning Garden (E, 5.1 mi).

What is the nearest town to This overlook?

Akron, 33 miles NE of This overlook.

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