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Blubber

Blubber from directly overhead

Blubber is an artwork in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Nona France Sledding Hill stands 215 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Georgia and David K. Welles Sculpture Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
painted steel and rubber

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65793, -83.55705

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Toledo Spain Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Gosser Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Smith Park: 0.5 mi
  • Washington Village Park: 0.6 mi
  • Warren Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Pythian Castle: 1.0 mi
  • William Mc Kinley: 1.0 mi
  • Toledo Firefighters Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Pope Saint John Paul II Statue: 1.8 mi
  • Shrine of the Crucifixion: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 43
  • City Candy: 1.4 mi
  • Rings: 2.8 mi
  • Balancing Act: 2.9 mi
  • Paleozoic Landscape: 3.0 mi
  • Spirit Rock: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Gardens: 28
Museums: 27
Attractions: 9
Beaches: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Sand Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Corn Cob Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Indian Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Turkeyfoot Rock: 11.0 mi
  • Nona France Sledding Hill: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Dundee Welcome Center 822: 13.5 mi
  • Monroe Welcome Center 823: 16.3 mi
  • Horse Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Wood Interstate 75 NB: 22.2 mi
  • Wood Interstate 75 SB: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Great Sulphur Spring: 9.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nona France Sledding HillSW 231°215 m16.0 mi
Indian HillSW 214°193 m8.7 mi
Sand HillN 352°189 m4.8 mi
Turkeyfoot RockSW 221°181 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice06:0120:3121:13
September equinox07:2218:5719:33
December solstice07:5916:2317:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506171757366544232
Precip in1.81.72.33.33.53.23.23.53.12.42.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Metcalf FLD, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7071571052

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