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French Cannon

French Cannon from directly overhead

French Cannon is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 336 m. Stark County High Point stands 413 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Spanish Mortar, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A French cannon from the Spanish-American War

How to reach it

Coordinates40.81101, -81.39878

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Westbrook Veterans Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Mckinley Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Stadium Park: 0.5 mi
  • Water Works Park: 0.7 mi
  • Don Correll Canton City Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 57
Gardens: 45
Nature reserves: 16
Attractions: 15
  • Canton Garden Center: 0.4 mi
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame: 0.7 mi
  • Downtown Canton Arts District: 1.5 mi
  • Harry London Candies: 7.6 mi
  • Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds: 20.8 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Serpentine Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Sponsellers Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Stark County High Point: 12.9 mi
  • Bacon Hill: 14.4 mi
  • Weimers Hill: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Turkeyfoot Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Main Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Boaters Beach (swim from boat): 19.8 mi
  • Atwood Lake Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Boater swim area: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Hidden Crystal Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Tip Top Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Mud Brook Falls: 24.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 21.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stark County High PointE 91°413 m12.9 mi
Sponsellers HillSE 135°385 m6.1 mi
Knob HillSSW 201°376 m22.9 mi
Bacon HillNNE 23°371 m14.4 mi
Coal HillN 349°366 m20.2 mi
Weimers HillSW 229°353 m15.2 mi
Sherbondy HillNNW 336°348 m19.5 mi
Shulls HillSSW 194°322 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:38
June solstice05:5520:2021:01
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:4716:1817:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039516170747265544333
Precip in2.92.43.23.94.14.44.13.63.53.33.12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Akron Canton AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4639707830

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