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Spanish Mortar

Spanish Mortar from directly overhead

Spanish Mortar is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 336 m. Stark County High Point stands 413 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is French Cannon, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A Spanish Mortar Captured by Commodore Dewey

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Coordinates40.81113, -81.39882

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Westbrook Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mckinley Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Stadium Park: 0.5 mi
  • Water Works Park: 0.7 mi
  • Don Correll Canton City Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • French Cannon: 0.0 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Base of Conning Tower, U.S. Battleship Maine: 0.0 mi
  • Eulogy of the Common Soldier Inscription: 0.0 mi
  • JFK Memorial Fountian: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 54
Museums: 47
Gardens: 32
Attractions: 15
  • Canton Garden Center: 0.4 mi
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame: 0.7 mi
  • Downtown Canton Arts District: 1.5 mi
  • Harry London Candies: 7.6 mi
  • Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Peaks: 10
  • Serpentine Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Sponsellers Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Stark County High Point: 13.0 mi
  • Bacon Hill: 14.4 mi
  • Weimers Hill: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Turkeyfoot Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Main Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Boaters Beach (swim from boat): 19.8 mi
  • Atwood Lake Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Boater swim area: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Hidden Crystal Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Tip Top Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Mud Brook Falls: 24.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stark County High PointE413 m13.0 mi
Sponsellers HillSE385 m6.1 mi
Knob HillSSW376 m22.9 mi
Bacon HillNNE371 m14.4 mi
Coal HillN366 m20.2 mi
Weimers HillSW353 m15.2 mi
Sherbondy HillNNW348 m19.5 mi
Shulls HillSSW322 m24.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:38
June solstice05:5520:2021:01
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:4716:1817:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039516170747265544333
Precip in2.92.43.23.94.14.44.13.63.53.33.12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Akron Canton AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4639707829

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