Spanish American
Spanish American is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Nona France Sledding Hill stands 215 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Spanish American April 25, 1898 to August 12, 1898, Espen, Michael S.
How to reach it
- On the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 10.5 mi off the Maumee Valley Scenic Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Overlooks nearby
- Western-most point on Lake Erie · 1 mi
- Big Hill · 5 mi
- Duck blind · 6 mi
- Bird Viewing at Indianola Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bay View Park: 0.2 mi
- Cullen Park: 0.5 mi
- Harry Kessler Park: 1.0 mi
- Kleis Park: 1.1 mi
- Blair Park: 1.1 mi
- Civil War: 0.0 mi
- WWI: 0.0 mi
- Lucas County Medal of Honor Recipients: 0.0 mi
- WWII: 0.0 mi
- Korea: 0.0 mi
- City Candy: 4.1 mi
- Blubber: 4.9 mi
- Rings: 7.3 mi
- Balancing Act: 7.4 mi
- Paleozoic Landscape: 7.5 mi
- Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge: 7.5 mi
- Native Praire Habitat: 7.6 mi
- Wheeler Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Sawyer Quarry Nature Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Audubon Islands Nature Preserve: 12.2 mi
- The Manos Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Scottwood Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Georgia and David K. Welles Sculpture Garden: 4.9 mi
- Ironwood Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- LaValley Family Rooftop Garden: 7.3 mi
- Tugboat Ohio: 3.4 mi
- National Museum of the Great Lakes: 3.4 mi
- The Col. James M. Schoonmaker: 3.5 mi
- Imagination Station: 4.2 mi
- Toledo Firefighters Museum: 4.4 mi
- Hollywood Casino Toledo: 6.3 mi
- Fort Miamis: 11.5 mi
- The 577 Foundation: 11.7 mi
- Fossil Park: 13.9 mi
- Fairgrounds: 19.7 mi
- Carland Beach: 2.5 mi
- Nugent Beach (Private): 2.9 mi
- Erie Beach: 5.4 mi
- Lamb Beach: 7.8 mi
- Luna Pier Public Beach: 7.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 5.1 mi
- Corn Cob Hill: 12.3 mi
- Indian Hill: 13.4 mi
- Turkeyfoot Rock: 15.8 mi
- Nona France Sledding Hill: 20.8 mi
- Monroe Welcome Center 823: 12.1 mi
- Dundee Welcome Center 822: 13.8 mi
- Horse Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Carleton Rest Area 826: 24.7 mi
- Toledo Harbor Light: 8.9 mi
- West Sister Island Light: 19.2 mi
- Great Sulphur Spring: 5.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spanish American. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nona France Sledding Hill | SW 232° | 215 m | 20.8 mi |
| Indian Hill | SW 222° | 193 m | 13.4 mi |
| Sand Hill | WNW 293° | 189 m | 5.1 mi |
| Turkeyfoot Rock | SW 226° | 181 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:31 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:22 | 17:07 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Metcalf FLD, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9861015494
Day trips start here
- Toledo · 6 mi
- Monroe County · 15 mi
- Monroe · 16 mi
- Maybee · 21 mi
- Oak Harbor · 22 mi
- Bowling Green · 24 mi
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