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Perkins Beach

Perkins Beach from directly overhead

Perkins Beach is a beach in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Summit County high point stands 404 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard Wagner Statue, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Perkins Beach; part of Edgewater Park

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Coordinates41.48906, -81.75347

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Richard Wagner Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Conrad Mizer Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Tamir Rice: 0.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Market Square: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Edgewater Park - Upper: 0.3 mi
  • Seltzer Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Baltic Children's Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cudell Commons: 0.7 mi
  • Lake Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Legacy Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Herman Avenue Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Friends of Historical Westside Little Italy Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Lakewood LEAF Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Lakewood LEAF Gardens: 1.8 mi
Museums: 58
  • Museum of Divine Statues: 1.5 mi
  • Old Stone House Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Great Lakes Science Center: 3.2 mi
  • Ukrainian Museum-Archives: 3.3 mi
  • Western Reserve Fire Museum: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 49
Attractions: 45
  • Cleveland Script Sign at Edgewater Park: 0.2 mi
  • Birthplace of John Heisman: 2.1 mi
  • Gather 'Round Farm: 2.2 mi
  • Solstice Steps: 2.4 mi
  • NASA Glenn Visitor Center: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 41
Waterfalls: 17
  • Mill Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Columbia Beach Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Dugway Brook Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Berea Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 11
Peaks: 11
  • Cedar Point: 9.0 mi
  • Cuyahoga County high point: 13.6 mi
  • Orange Hill: 16.5 mi
  • Summit County high point: 17.3 mi
  • Oak Hill: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • White Oak Spring: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit County high pointSSE 164°404 m17.3 mi
McConougheys HillESE 104°399 m24.1 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointSSE 165°390 m13.6 mi
Sand HillE 85°381 m24.9 mi
Piersons KnobENE 70°365 m23.7 mi
Orange HillE 90°360 m16.5 mi
Gildersleeve MountainENE 70°354 m21.6 mi
Reeds HillS 174°347 m22.5 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:5116:1617:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496170747367564535
Precip in1.81.52.33.13.52.83.73.42.93.22.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Burke Lakefront AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/566530393

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