Corkscrew
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Corkscrew is an attraction in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Super Himalaya, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 1.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Corkscrew is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Built by Arrow Development and designed by Ron Toomer, it opened to the public on May 15, 1976. The coaster was the first roller coaster in the world with three inversions.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q1133019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 29.6 mi off the North Ridge Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Super Himalaya: 0.0 mi
- Top Thrill 2: 0.1 mi
- Power Tower: 0.1 mi
- Rougarou: 0.1 mi
- Iron Dragon: 0.1 mi
- Battery Park: 1.8 mi
- Shoreline Park: 1.9 mi
- Facer Park: 2.1 mi
- Huron Park: 2.3 mi
- Dauch Park: 2.3 mi
- Pipe Creek Wildlife Area: 2.4 mi
- Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Joseph Steinen Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Sheldon Marsh Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Sheldon Marsh: 6.7 mi
- Town Hall Museum: 0.3 mi
- Maritime Museum of Sandusky: 1.9 mi
- Follett House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Merry-Go-Round Museum: 2.5 mi
- The Keeper's House: 3.6 mi
- Erie County Firefighters' Memorial: 2.4 mi
- The Keeper's House: 3.6 mi
- Home of Benajah Walcott: 3.6 mi
- Lake Erie: 3.9 mi
- The Keepers of the Light: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Point Beach: 0.2 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 5.5 mi
- North Swimming Beach: 8.0 mi
- North Pond Barrier Beach: 8.9 mi
- Main Street Beach: 9.1 mi
- Inscription Rock: 7.6 mi
- Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
- Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 9.1 mi
- Atlas: 12.9 mi
- Put-in-Bay Sign: 13.5 mi
- Marblehead Lighthouse State Park: 3.9 mi
- The Keeper's House Museum: 3.9 mi
- Huron Harbor Light: 9.1 mi
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Old Lighthouse Walkway: 14.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.9 mi
- Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 5.3 mi
- George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
- School Garden: 8.5 mi
- Memorial Bricks: 15.2 mi
- Sugar Rock: 10.4 mi
- North Milan Hill: 12.5 mi
- Taft Hill: 13.8 mi
- Willow Point: 10.5 mi
- Canvasback Point: 15.0 mi
- Winous Point: 16.0 mi
- Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- westbound rest area: 17.4 mi
- Lorain Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Corkscrew. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Milan Hill | SSE 160° | 201 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sugar Rock | WNW 303° | 174 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:27 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:20 | 17:05 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandusky, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/106372938
Day trips start here
- Oak Harbor · 24 mi
- Amherst · 25 mi
- Lorain · 27 mi
- Oberlin · 28 mi
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