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Lake Erie

Lake Erie from directly overhead

Lake Erie is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Keeper's House Museum, a lighthouse 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

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In total area, Lake Erie is the twelfth largest freshwater lake in the world and the most shallow of the five Great Lakes. It is about 210 miles long, 57 miles wide, with a shoreline of approximately 871 miles, and has a maximum depth of 210 feet....

How to reach it

Coordinates41.53643, -82.71238

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Francis Park: 1.1 mi
  • Chautauqua Park: 1.5 mi
  • Foundation Park: 1.5 mi
  • Cherry Park: 1.7 mi
  • Perry Park: 1.7 mi
Attractions
  • Lake Eerie Nor'easter: 3.6 mi
  • Lily Pad Walk: 3.6 mi
  • Steel Vengeance: 3.6 mi
  • Storm Surge: 3.6 mi
  • Riptide Raceway: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 58
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 21
Beaches: 17
Artworks: 8
  • Inscription Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 5.3 mi
  • Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 5.6 mi
  • Atlas: 9.2 mi
  • Joseph DeRivera Statue: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 1.8 mi
  • George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
  • School Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Memorial Bricks: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Sugar Rock: 7.6 mi
  • Taft Hill: 12.6 mi
  • North Milan Hill: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • westbound rest area: 15.7 mi
  • Lorain Rest Area: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Milan HillSSE 159°201 m16.4 mi
Sugar RockWNW 286°174 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:43
June solstice05:5820:2721:09
September equinox07:1918:5319:30
December solstice07:5516:2017:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9045174418

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