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Back is an artwork in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Summit County high point stands 404 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Ugly Statue (Start), a artwork 0.1 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 2.2 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51279, -81.60683

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • The Ugly Statue (Start): 0.1 mi
  • Alphabet Series: 0.2 mi
  • Alphabet Series: 0.2 mi
  • Medusa: 0.2 mi
  • Alphabet Series: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Painted Rock: 0.1 mi
  • Forever in Our Hearts: 0.1 mi
  • Painted Rock: 0.1 mi
  • Alumni Wall: 0.2 mi
  • McDog 1958-1972: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • NRV Fire Pit: 0.1 mi
  • Toby's Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • KSL Oval: 0.4 mi
  • Tony Brush Park: 0.5 mi
  • Virginia Havens Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Museums: 56
Picnic sites: 49
  • Kelly Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Quarry Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Windy Ridge Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Trolley Turn Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Morgan's Hollow Reserved Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 46
Waterfalls: 17
Peaks: 15
  • Orange Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Gildersleeve Mountain: 14.0 mi
  • Waite Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Cuyahoga County high point: 15.2 mi
  • Piersons Knob: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Villa Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Beulah Park Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Euclid Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Villa Angela Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Edgewater Beach: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • White Oak Spring: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit County high pointS 189°404 m18.4 mi
McConougheys HillESE 115°399 m17.5 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointSSW 195°390 m15.2 mi
Sand HillE 88°381 m17.2 mi
The KnobENE 63°378 m19.9 mi
Ballards HillENE 77°377 m24.6 mi
Little MountainENE 64°374 m19.2 mi
Welsh HillESE 112°369 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0219:39
June solstice05:5320:2321:05
September equinox07:1518:4919:25
December solstice07:5016:1617:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496170747367564535
Precip in1.81.52.33.13.52.83.73.42.93.22.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Burke Lakefront AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9075289450

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