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Boat Ride is an attraction in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Summit County high point stands 404 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferris Wheel, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Memphis Kiddie Park

How to reach it

Coordinates41.44036, -81.75734

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dunphy Park: 0.8 mi
  • Thrush Park: 0.9 mi
  • Brooklyn Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Brookfield Park: 1.0 mi
  • Marquardt Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
  • Lakewood LEAF Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • Lakewood LEAF Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Legacy Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Friends of Historical Westside Little Italy Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Herman Avenue Community Garden: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Tamir Rice: 2.7 mi
  • Conrad Mizer Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Richard Wagner Statue: 3.3 mi
  • WRU School of Medicine: 3.4 mi
  • West Park Cleveland Police and Firefighters Memorial: 3.6 mi
Artworks
  • Dansa: 3.3 mi
  • Hart Crane Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • The St. Mary Church Mural: 4.5 mi
  • Guardians of Traffic: 4.6 mi
  • Dendrite: 4.6 mi
Museums: 57
  • Museum of Divine Statues: 2.7 mi
  • Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick: 3.0 mi
  • A Christmas Story House Museum: 4.1 mi
  • A Christmas Story House & Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Old Stone House Museum: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 46
Nature reserves: 41
Waterfalls: 18
  • Mill Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Berea Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Columbia Beach Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Olmsted Falls: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 12
Peaks: 9
  • Cedar Point: 7.1 mi
  • Cuyahoga County high point: 10.4 mi
  • Summit County high point: 14.1 mi
  • Orange Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Oak Hill: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • White Oak Spring: 18.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit County high pointSSE 159°404 m14.1 mi
McConougheys HillE 96°399 m23.7 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointSSE 159°390 m10.4 mi
Orange HillENE 78°360 m17.1 mi
Gildersleeve MountainENE 62°354 m23.2 mi
Reeds HillS 172°347 m19.2 mi
Oak HillSSE 147°294 m18.2 mi
Cedar PointWSW 250°232 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5420:2321:05
September equinox07:1518:5019:26
December solstice07:5116:1717:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757366554434
Precip in3.02.53.13.73.83.83.73.63.93.63.43.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1083697413

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