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Matthews Hotel Monument

Matthews Hotel Monument is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Derthick Hill stands 409 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Commerce Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway runs past it. 381 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

The story

Monument in Akron, Ohio, United States.

Wikidata Q96483299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.08753, -81.51653

Overlooks nearby

381 named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 59
  • Black Lives Matter: 0.3 mi
  • The Akron Rubber Worker Statue: 0.3 mi
  • Boa Mistura STEM Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Rock Candy: 0.7 mi
  • Class of 1969: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 55
  • 1936 Akron Rubber Strike: 0.4 mi
  • Akron Community Service Center Urban League: 0.5 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Frank J. Horn Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Zippy: 1.0 mi
Parks: 54
  • Commerce Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cascade Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bud & Susie Rogers Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Elizabeth Park: 0.4 mi
  • Glendale Park: 0.4 mi
Museums: 50
  • Akron Art Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Akron History Center: 0.5 mi
  • Cummings Center for the History of Psychology: 0.6 mi
  • Akron Children’s Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Akron Children's Museum: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 41
  • Community Learning Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Edgerton Community Gardens: 1.5 mi
  • Akron Cooperative Farms: 1.5 mi
  • Highland Triangle Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Wesley Family Apiary & Microfarm: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Picnic sites: 26
Attractions: 25
Peaks: 13
  • Sherbondy Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Coal Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Oak Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Blanket Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Reeds Hill: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Hidden Crystal Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Mud Brook Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Tip Top Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Blue Hen Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Indian Spring: 5.5 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Derthick HillNE409 m22.3 mi
Portage County high pointNE408 m24.0 mi
Summit County high pointNW404 m13.5 mi
McConougheys HillNNE399 m24.6 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointNNW390 m17.1 mi
Bacon HillESE371 m13.1 mi
Acme HillWSW369 m15.3 mi
Coal HillENE366 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:38
June solstice05:5520:2121:03
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4916:1717:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516270757366544334
Precip in1.81.52.52.83.63.73.63.03.22.52.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Akron Fulton Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/542855200

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