The Keeper's House
The Keeper's House is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Home of Benajah Walcott, a historic site 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
- Inscription
- Built in 1822, this native limestone structure was the home of Benajah Wolcott, first keeper of the Marblehead Lighthouse (originally called the Sandusky Bay Light), and his second wife, Rachel Miller Wolcott. ...
How to reach it
- On the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Meadowbrook Marsh: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Park: 1.7 mi
- Life Trail Outdoor Wellness Park: 1.8 mi
- Chautauqua Park: 1.9 mi
- Francis Park: 1.9 mi
- Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Nehls Memorial Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Pipe Creek Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- Ed Curilla Preserve: 5.8 mi
- West Harbor Landing - Ottawa NWR: 6.1 mi
- Steel Vengeance: 3.2 mi
- Maverick: 3.3 mi
- Wave Swinger: 3.3 mi
- Thunder Canyon: 3.3 mi
- SlingShot: 3.3 mi
- Home of Benajah Walcott: 0.0 mi
- Hoover Potato Digger Pavilion: 2.0 mi
- The Keepers of the Light: 2.1 mi
- Lake Erie: 2.2 mi
- Erie County Firefighters' Memorial: 4.5 mi
- The Keeper's House: 0.0 mi
- U.S. Lifesaving Station: 2.1 mi
- Lakeside Heritage Museum: 2.1 mi
- Town Hall Museum: 3.3 mi
- Maritime Museum of Sandusky: 4.3 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 2.2 mi
- Cedar Point Beach: 3.7 mi
- North Swimming Beach: 4.4 mi
- Gem Beach: 5.6 mi
- North Pond Barrier Beach: 7.1 mi
- Inscription Rock: 5.7 mi
- Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 7.0 mi
- Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 7.5 mi
- Atlas: 9.5 mi
- Put-in-Bay Sign: 10.1 mi
- Marblehead Lighthouse State Park: 2.1 mi
- The Keeper's House Museum: 2.2 mi
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Old Lighthouse Walkway: 11.1 mi
- Green Island Lighthouse: 11.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 2.2 mi
- George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
- School Garden: 6.6 mi
- Memorial Bricks: 12.1 mi
- Sugar Rock: 6.8 mi
- Taft Hill: 10.9 mi
- North Milan Hill: 15.6 mi
- Willow Point: 8.7 mi
- Canvasback Point: 12.5 mi
- Winous Point: 13.5 mi
- Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- westbound rest area: 14.2 mi
- Lorain Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Keeper's House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Milan Hill | SSE 152° | 201 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sugar Rock | WNW 301° | 174 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:27 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:20 | 17:05 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandusky, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9046734253
Day trips start here
- Oak Harbor · 21 mi
- Amherst · 29 mi
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