Falcon
Falcon is an artwork in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Nona France Sledding Hill stands 215 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowling Green Athletics Hall of Fame, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Maumee Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Inscription
- Falcon Spirit PlazaWelcome to the Stroh Center!This plaza servesas a welcome areafor all Falcon fans andvisitors to BGSU,and was made possiblethrough the generosity ofIRWIN BELK& JOHN BUREAUalong with the manyalumni, fans and friends
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Maumee Valley Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 21.8 mi off the Old Mill Stream Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Viewing at Indianola Overlook · 10 mi
- Western-most point on Lake Erie · 24 mi
- Big Hill · 25 mi
- Duck blind · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- In Honor of Scott Hamilton: 0.3 mi
- Gary V. Palmisano: 0.3 mi
- Lighting It Up: 0.3 mi
- Leslie Ann Dawley Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Kyoko Kubota Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Alumni Mall: 0.3 mi
- Recreation Center Courtyard: 0.4 mi
- Carter Park: 0.4 mi
- Rodgers Quadrangle: 0.6 mi
- University Field: 0.6 mi
- Momentous: 0.2 mi
- Column, Block, and Base: 0.5 mi
- Wolfe Center for the Arts: 0.5 mi
- A Flow Of Color: 0.5 mi
- Metamorphosis: 0.5 mi
- FUMC Prayer Graden: 0.1 mi
- Tochigi Fuji Garden: 0.2 mi
- Faith Olson-Elsea Garden: 0.7 mi
- Sustainable Landscape & Plantings: 0.8 mi
- Oyekemi Oyelakin Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Bowling Green Athletics Hall of Fame: 0.0 mi
- Snook's Dream Cars: 1.6 mi
- Wood County Museum: 1.7 mi
- Wood County Museum: 1.7 mi
- Spafford House Museum: 12.1 mi
- Butterfly Habitat Restoration Project: 0.8 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 0.8 mi
- Ecology - Ethology Research Station: 1.4 mi
- Black Swamp Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Roadside Wildlife Area: 2.0 mi
- The Oaks Green Roof: 0.9 mi
- Fishing, Hicking, Canoeing: 8.9 mi
- Fairgrounds: 9.2 mi
- The 577 Foundation: 13.3 mi
- Fort Miamis: 13.6 mi
- Turkeyfoot Rock: 11.9 mi
- Indian Hill: 12.4 mi
- Corn Cob Hill: 12.9 mi
- Nona France Sledding Hill: 13.0 mi
- Sand Hill: 24.5 mi
- Providence: 13.1 mi
- Marengo: 15.4 mi
- Middleburg: 21.6 mi
- Beta: 21.7 mi
- Java: 22.1 mi
- Wood Interstate 75 NB: 2.4 mi
- Wood Interstate 75 SB: 2.7 mi
- Horse Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Service & Emotional Support Animal Area: 1.0 mi
- Courtyard: 22.1 mi
- Genoa Swimming Quarry: 17.2 mi
- Olander Lake Beach: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Falcon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nona France Sledding Hill | NW 317° | 215 m | 13.0 mi |
| Indian Hill | N 354° | 193 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sand Hill | N 7° | 189 m | 24.5 mi |
| Turkeyfoot Rock | NNW 342° | 181 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:30 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:24 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bowling Green Wwtp, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1140349759
Day trips start here
- Bowling Green · 1 mi
- Toledo · 20 mi
- Findlay · 23 mi
- Oak Harbor · 26 mi
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