Home of Benajah Walcott
Home of Benajah Walcott is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Keeper's House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- The private home of Benajah Walcott 1762-1832 1st Keeper – Marblehead Lighthouse.
How to reach it
- On the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Meadowbrook Marsh: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Park: 1.7 mi
- Life Trail Outdoor Wellness Park: 1.8 mi
- Chautauqua Park: 1.9 mi
- Francis Park: 1.9 mi
- Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Nehls Memorial Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Pipe Creek Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- Ed Curilla Preserve: 5.8 mi
- West Harbor Landing - Ottawa NWR: 6.1 mi
- Steel Vengeance: 3.2 mi
- Maverick: 3.3 mi
- Wave Swinger: 3.3 mi
- SlingShot: 3.3 mi
- Thunder Canyon: 3.3 mi
- The Keeper's House: 0.0 mi
- U.S. Lifesaving Station: 2.1 mi
- Lakeside Heritage Museum: 2.1 mi
- Town Hall Museum: 3.3 mi
- Maritime Museum of Sandusky: 4.3 mi
- The Keeper's House: 0.0 mi
- Hoover Potato Digger Pavilion: 2.0 mi
- The Keepers of the Light: 2.1 mi
- Lake Erie: 2.1 mi
- Erie County Firefighters' Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 2.2 mi
- Cedar Point Beach: 3.7 mi
- North Swimming Beach: 4.4 mi
- Gem Beach: 5.6 mi
- North Pond Barrier Beach: 7.1 mi
- Inscription Rock: 5.7 mi
- Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 6.9 mi
- Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 7.5 mi
- Atlas: 9.5 mi
- Put-in-Bay Sign: 10.1 mi
- Marblehead Lighthouse State Park: 2.1 mi
- The Keeper's House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Old Lighthouse Walkway: 11.1 mi
- Green Island Lighthouse: 11.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 2.1 mi
- George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
- School Garden: 6.6 mi
- Memorial Bricks: 12.1 mi
- Sugar Rock: 6.8 mi
- Taft Hill: 10.9 mi
- North Milan Hill: 15.6 mi
- Willow Point: 8.7 mi
- Canvasback Point: 12.5 mi
- Winous Point: 13.5 mi
- Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- westbound rest area: 14.2 mi
- Lorain Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Home of Benajah Walcott. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Milan Hill | SSE 152° | 201 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sugar Rock | WNW 301° | 174 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:27 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:20 | 17:05 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandusky, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9046734254
Day trips start here
- Oak Harbor · 21 mi
- Amherst · 29 mi
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