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Railroad History Mural

Railroad History Mural from directly overhead

Railroad History Mural is an artwork in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Run Station, a park 1.2 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 11 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2024
Getting there

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Coordinates41.57884, -81.20980

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mountain Run Station: 1.2 mi
  • Deep Springs Trout Club: 1.8 mi
  • Woodin Road Park: 1.9 mi
  • Chardon Township Park: 2.4 mi
  • Munson Township Park: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Walter C. Best Wildlife Preserve: 1.7 mi
  • Bass Lake Preserve: 2.1 mi
  • Spring Brook Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
  • Cleveland Museum of Natural History Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Big Creek Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Geauga County Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Uranus: 6.5 mi
  • Corner - Pyramid of Giza: 6.5 mi
  • Corner - Pyramid of Giza: 6.5 mi
  • Saturn: 6.6 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • The Sassy Cat: 13.9 mi
  • Henry Church Rock: 15.6 mi
  • Beaudry Statue of Mary: 17.7 mi
  • Lightscape XXIII Community Sculpture: 17.7 mi
  • Van Aken District Murals: 18.6 mi
Museums: 33
  • Historic Kirtland: 8.6 mi
  • Lake County Historical Society: 9.5 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse & History Center: 11.3 mi
  • Legends Aviation Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Finnish Heritage Museum: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Geauga County Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
  • Century Village: 8.3 mi
  • Joseph Smith's Store: 8.5 mi
  • Joseph Smith Home: 8.5 mi
  • Baptism Site: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Whitlam Woods: 3.7 mi
  • Old River Farm Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 11.3 mi
  • Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 12.5 mi
  • Henry Church Rock Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
Peaks: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Paine Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Chagrin Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Dugway Brook Falls: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Punderson Lake Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park: 12.9 mi
  • Timberlake Residents Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Lake Lucerne Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Villa Angela Beach: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafSSE 156°423 m13.5 mi
Derthick HillS 179°409 m18.6 mi
Portage County high pointS 172°408 m18.8 mi
McConougheys HillSSW 202°399 m12.9 mi
Sand HillSW 220°381 m5.2 mi
The KnobNNW 328°378 m5.2 mi
Ballards HillENE 78°377 m3.5 mi
Little MountainNW 319°374 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:37
June solstice05:5220:2121:03
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:4916:1416:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634465766706862514031
Precip in4.23.13.74.34.44.54.74.14.54.54.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chardon, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13104139917

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