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Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park

Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park from directly overhead

Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park is a beach in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. McConougheys Hill stands 399 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse, a lighthouse 0.2 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.75870, -81.27560

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fairport Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park: 0.2 mi
  • Grand River Village Merrick Hutchinson Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Grand River Landing: 1.5 mi
  • Tiefenbach Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Northern Terminus Buckeye Trail: 0.5 mi
  • James A. Garfield: 7.5 mi
  • Strock Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • 1996 Olympic Torch Eternal Flame: 10.7 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
  • Railroad History Mural: 12.9 mi
  • 18′ Short: 17.1 mi
  • Chew Mail Pouch Tobbacco Mural: 22.4 mi
  • "Jansons" Painted Sign: 22.4 mi
  • Beaudry Statue of Mary: 22.8 mi
Museums: 21
Attractions: 14
  • Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 9.9 mi
  • LDS Stake Center: 9.9 mi
  • Baptism Site: 9.9 mi
  • Hancock Home & Brickyard: 10.0 mi
  • Joseph Smith's Store: 10.2 mi
Peaks: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Whitlam Woods: 9.9 mi
  • Old River Farm Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 15.8 mi
  • Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 19.7 mi
  • Kelly Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Timberlake Residents Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Villa Angela Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Euclid Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Beulah Park Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Villa Beach: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Paine Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Dugway Brook Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Chagrin Falls: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McConougheys HillS 183°399 m24.5 mi
Sand HillS 180°381 m16.4 mi
The KnobS 176°378 m8.0 mi
Ballards HillSSE 150°377 m13.5 mi
Little MountainS 179°374 m8.7 mi
Piersons KnobSSW 192°365 m10.9 mi
Orange HillSSW 204°360 m20.3 mi
Gildersleeve MountainSSW 201°354 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:37
June solstice05:5120:2221:04
September equinox07:1318:4819:24
December solstice07:5016:1316:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138496070757468574636
Precip in3.12.12.83.53.43.64.13.43.94.03.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Painesville 4 NW, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/187565519

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