Garden · Ohio
Vel's Purple Oasis
Vel's Purple Oasis is a garden in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Derthick Hill stands 409 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Acrobats, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 3.0 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Vel Scott
How to reach it
Coordinates41.49826, -81.61051
- 3.0 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 3.0 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 18.8 mi off the North Ridge Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 3 mi
- Mill Creek Falls Overlook · 4 mi
- Sokolowski's Overlook · 4 mi
- Cleveland Script Sign - Tremont · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Acrobats: 0.3 mi
- David E. Davis Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
- Spitball: 0.3 mi
- Marcus Hanna Statue: 0.4 mi
- Morning Star: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Rooftop Garden and Walking Path: 0.3 mi
- Ambler Park: 0.4 mi
- Playwright Park: 0.4 mi
- Virginia Havens Park: 0.6 mi
- KSL Oval: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Kossuth Lajos Statue: 0.4 mi
- Michelson-Morley Rock: 0.4 mi
- Peter J. Musselman Bench: 0.4 mi
- The Cleveland Summit: 0.4 mi
- Hudson Relays Rocks: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Holden Terrace: 0.5 mi
- Howell Terrace: 0.5 mi
- Mary and Al Schneider Healing Garden: 0.7 mi
- Cleveland Urban Garden Project: 0.7 mi
- Farmer Tropiano Community Garden: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Morgana Bluffs Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Acacia Reservation: 6.1 mi
- Euclid Creek Reservation: 6.3 mi
- Astorhurst Park: 9.0 mi
- Terra Vista Natural Study Area: 9.1 mi
Museums: 55
- Physics Museum: 0.4 mi
- Dittrick Museum of Medicine History: 0.5 mi
- Centennial Dental Museum: 0.6 mi
- Cleveland Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites: 49
- Windy Ridge Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Trolley Turn Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Morgan's Hollow Reserved Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Kelly Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Quarry Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 46
- League Park: 1.9 mi
- Cleveland Cultural Gardens: 2.3 mi
- City of Cleveland Greenhouse at Rockefeller Park: 2.8 mi
- Playhouse Square Chandelier: 3.7 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Dugway Brook Falls: 2.3 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Great Falls of Tinker's Creek: 8.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 10.2 mi
Peaks: 15
- Orange Hill: 9.1 mi
- Cuyahoga County high point: 14.2 mi
- Gildersleeve Mountain: 14.6 mi
- Waite Hill: 14.9 mi
- Cedar Point: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 14
- Villa Beach: 5.8 mi
- Beulah Park Beach: 6.0 mi
- Euclid Beach: 6.3 mi
- Villa Angela Beach: 6.4 mi
- Edgewater Beach: 6.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Cleveland East Pierhead Light: 5.5 mi
- Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light: 5.6 mi
- Fog Signal House: 5.6 mi
- Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Whipps Ledges: 19.8 mi
- Princess Ledges: 20.2 mi
- Princess Ledges: 20.3 mi
- Wordens Ledges: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hinkley Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Southbound: 20.9 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Northbound: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Brandywine Village: 15.8 mi
- Newbury Center: 19.1 mi
- Cobbs Corners: 21.5 mi
Springs: 1
- White Oak Spring: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vel's Purple Oasis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derthick Hill | ESE 122° | 409 m | 24.7 mi |
| Summit County high point | S 189° | 404 m | 17.4 mi |
| McConougheys Hill | ESE 112° | 399 m | 17.3 mi |
| Cuyahoga County high point | SSW 196° | 390 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 85° | 381 m | 17.5 mi |
| The Knob | ENE 61° | 378 m | 20.5 mi |
| Little Mountain | ENE 62° | 374 m | 19.8 mi |
| Welsh Hill | ESE 110° | 369 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:23 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Burke Lakefront AP, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel393 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly286 obs
- American Robin173 obs
- Canada Goose138 obs
- Eastern Cottontail105 obs
- House Sparrow85 obs
- lesser celandine63 obs
- Great Blue Heron62 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/981470402
Day trips start here
- Cleveland/East Side · 2 mi
- Cleveland Heights · 3 mi
- Shaker Heights · 3 mi
- Cleveland · 4 mi
- Cleveland/Downtown · 4 mi
- Cuyahoga County · 4 mi
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