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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

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
Historic sites: 57
Artworks: 54
Gardens: 32
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
Nature reserves: 14
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 PointE413 m12.9 mi
Sponsellers HillSE385 m6.1 mi
Knob HillSSW376 m22.9 mi
Bacon HillNNE371 m14.4 mi
Coal HillN366 m20.2 mi
Weimers HillSW353 m15.2 mi
Sherbondy HillNNW348 m19.5 mi
Shulls HillSSW322 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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