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Kelley's Island War Memorial

Kelley's Island War Memorial from directly overhead

Kelley's Island War Memorial is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Anchor, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 3.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

village in Erie County, Ohio, US, located on the island of the same name

Wikidata Q2668473, matched on coordinates and name (94 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Dedicated to the memory of the young men and women of this community who by their patriotism and loyalty served God and country in the wars of our nation.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.59424, -82.71066

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Inscription Rock Petroglyphs: 0.2 mi
  • Kelleys Island State Park: 1.2 mi
  • Charles Herndon Sculpture Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Foundation Park: 3.8 mi
  • Perry Park: 3.8 mi
Attractions
  • Perry's Cave Family Fun Center: 7.1 mi
  • Butterfly House: 7.2 mi
  • Lake Eerie Nor'easter: 7.4 mi
  • Lily Pad Walk: 7.4 mi
  • Riptide Raceway: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 58
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 20
Beaches: 17
Artworks: 8
  • Inscription Rock: 0.2 mi
  • Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 1.4 mi
  • Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 1.9 mi
  • Joseph DeRivera Statue: 6.9 mi
  • Scheible-Downing Memorial: 6.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Gardens: 5
  • School Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 3.8 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
  • George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Memorial Bricks: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Sugar Rock: 7.7 mi
  • Taft Hill: 14.1 mi
  • North Milan Hill: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • westbound rest area: 16.4 mi
  • Lorain Rest Area: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kelley's Island War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Milan HillSSE 164°201 m20.2 mi
Sugar RockWSW 255°174 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:43
June solstice05:5820:2721:09
September equinox07:1918:5319:30
December solstice07:5516:2017:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038496171757367554434
Precip in1.91.82.63.83.23.73.63.03.12.72.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandusky, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3515337248

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