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Madison Palisades

Madison Palisades, seen from above at true elevation

Madison Palisades is a cliff in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 244 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Valley Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
244 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.74311, -81.04982

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hidden Valley Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hidden Valley Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hidden Valley Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hidden Valley Park: 0.2 mi
  • Resources Center Park: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 28
  • Madison Civil War Monument: 1.9 mi
  • Battle Tank: 3.2 mi
  • Unionville War Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Charles Martin Hall memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Strock Memorial: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 10
Museums: 10
  • Shandy Hall: 4.4 mi
  • Perry Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Lake County Historical Society: 9.1 mi
  • Finnish Heritage Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Great Lakes Medieval Faire: 7.1 mi
  • Baptism Site: 17.8 mi
  • Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 17.8 mi
  • LDS Stake Center: 18.0 mi
  • Hancock Home & Brickyard: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 5
  • 18′ Short: 6.5 mi
  • Chew Mail Pouch Tobbacco Mural: 11.1 mi
  • "Jansons" Painted Sign: 11.1 mi
  • Railroad History Mural: 14.0 mi
  • Ohio Bicentennial Barn Painting: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Whitlam Woods: 10.6 mi
  • Old River Farm Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
  • Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Paine Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Holden Hedge Garden: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafS 187°423 m23.9 mi
Sand HillSW 217°381 m19.2 mi
The KnobWSW 238°378 m13.1 mi
Ballards HillSSW 204°377 m11.6 mi
Little MountainWSW 237°374 m13.8 mi
Piersons KnobSW 236°365 m17.0 mi
Owens MoundESE 111°363 m24.4 mi
Gildersleeve MountainWSW 237°354 m19.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:36
June solstice05:5020:2121:03
September equinox07:1218:4719:23
December solstice07:4916:1216:57

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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357504534

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