Magnum XL-200
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Magnum XL-200 is an attraction in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Portside Plunge, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 1.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Magnum XL-200, colloquially known as simply Magnum, is a steel roller coaster built by Arrow Dynamics at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. When it opened in 1989, it was the tallest, fastest, and steepest complete-circuit roller coaster in the world as well as the first hypercoaster – a roller coaster that exceeds 200 feet (61 m) in height. Some have credited Magnum with starting a period in the industry known as the roller coaster wars, in which amusement parks competed with one another at a rapid pace to build the next tallest and fastest roller coaster. More than 40 million people had ridden Magnum by 2009. Magnum XL-200 held the title of tallest roller coaster in the world until 1994 when The Big One opened at Pleasure Beach Resort in the United Kingdom, as well as the title of longest drop and fastest speed until surpassed two years later by Steel Phantom at Kennywood outside Pittsburgh. Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards ranked the ride as the best steel roller coaster each year from 1998 to 2000. Magnum XL-200 continues to rank among the top 50 steel roller coasters; as of 2022, it was ranked 25th in the world.
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Wikidata Q1749312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 29.7 mi off the North Ridge Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Portside Plunge: 0.1 mi
- Point Plummet: 0.1 mi
- Monster: 0.1 mi
- Balloon Race: 0.1 mi
- Charlie Brown's Wind Up: 0.1 mi
- Battery Park: 1.9 mi
- Shoreline Park: 2.0 mi
- Facer Park: 2.2 mi
- Huron Park: 2.4 mi
- Dauch Park: 2.4 mi
- Pipe Creek Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
- Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Joseph Steinen Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Sheldon Marsh Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Sheldon Marsh: 6.9 mi
- Town Hall Museum: 0.3 mi
- Maritime Museum of Sandusky: 2.0 mi
- Follett House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Merry-Go-Round Museum: 2.6 mi
- The Keeper's House: 3.5 mi
- Erie County Firefighters' Memorial: 2.5 mi
- The Keeper's House: 3.5 mi
- Home of Benajah Walcott: 3.5 mi
- Lake Erie: 3.8 mi
- The Keepers of the Light: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Point Beach: 0.2 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 5.4 mi
- North Swimming Beach: 7.9 mi
- North Pond Barrier Beach: 8.8 mi
- Kelleys Island State Park Public Beach: 9.0 mi
- Inscription Rock: 7.5 mi
- Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 8.9 mi
- Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 9.0 mi
- Atlas: 12.8 mi
- Put-in-Bay Sign: 13.4 mi
- Marblehead Lighthouse State Park: 3.8 mi
- The Keeper's House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Huron Harbor Light: 9.2 mi
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Old Lighthouse Walkway: 14.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.8 mi
- Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 5.1 mi
- George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 5.4 mi
- School Garden: 8.4 mi
- Memorial Bricks: 15.1 mi
- Sugar Rock: 10.3 mi
- North Milan Hill: 12.6 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: 8.5 mi
- Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- westbound rest area: 17.4 mi
- Lorain Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Magnum XL-200. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Milan Hill | SSE 160° | 201 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sugar Rock | WNW 303° | 174 m | 10.3 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.
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Day trips start here
- Oak Harbor · 24 mi
- Amherst · 25 mi
- Lorain · 27 mi
- Oberlin · 28 mi
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