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Sherwood Anderson

Sherwood Anderson from directly overhead

Sherwood Anderson is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Clyde Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 13 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

park in Ohio, United States of America

Dates from 1976.

Wikidata Q25004825, matched on coordinates and name (23 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
bronze
Inscription
Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941), author of 27 works, gave up a successful business career in Elyria, Ohio, to concentrate on writing. Born in Camden, Anderson spent his formative years in Clyde, and in 1919 he published his most notable book, Winesburg, Ohi
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio History Connection

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.30602, -82.97510

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cherry Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hendricks Park: 1.1 mi
  • Limerick Park: 1.4 mi
  • Whirlpool Park: 4.9 mi
Attractions
  • Lagoon deer park: 12.8 mi
  • Civilian Marksmanship Program HQ: 16.6 mi
  • Thunder Canyon: 19.1 mi
  • Wave Swinger: 19.2 mi
  • Maverick: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Museums: 24
  • Clyde Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Sandusky County Historical Society Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Ottawa County Historical Society: 14.2 mi
  • Donald E. Morrow Depot - Railway Heritage Center: 14.8 mi
  • Liberty Aviation Museum: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 24
Beaches: 11
  • Port Clinton Public Swimming Beach: 14.6 mi
  • North Swimming Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Cedar Point Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Gem Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Lakeside Beach: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Ohio Bicentennial Barn: 9.8 mi
  • Kneeling Chaplain: 18.7 mi
  • Atlas: 23.7 mi
  • Inscription Rock: 24.2 mi
  • Put-in-Bay Sign: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 5
  • George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 20.4 mi
  • Schedel Arboretum and Gardens: 20.5 mi
  • School Garden: 25.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Cliffs: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Taft Hill: 13.4 mi
  • Sugar Rock: 19.0 mi
  • North Milan Hill: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • westbound rest area: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Milan HillE 88°201 m19.4 mi
Sugar RockNNE 19°174 m19.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:44
June solstice06:0020:2721:09
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5516:2217:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837496070747265534232
Precip in2.72.42.83.83.84.13.63.43.22.92.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fremont, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13040554971

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