The Keepers of the Light
The Keepers of the Light is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Erie, 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
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Benajah Wolcott (1762-1832) was the first keeper of the Marblehead Lighthouse. President James Monroe appointed Wolcott on June 24, 1822....
How to reach it
- On the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Francis Park: 1.1 mi
- Chautauqua Park: 1.5 mi
- Foundation Park: 1.5 mi
- Cherry Park: 1.7 mi
- Perry Park: 1.7 mi
- Lake Eerie Nor'easter: 3.6 mi
- Lily Pad Walk: 3.6 mi
- Steel Vengeance: 3.6 mi
- Storm Surge: 3.6 mi
- Riptide Raceway: 3.7 mi
- Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Ed Curilla Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Quinn Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Huntley-Beatty Preserve: 4.7 mi
- North Pond State Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Lake Erie: 0.0 mi
- Hoover Potato Digger Pavilion: 2.0 mi
- Home of Benajah Walcott: 2.1 mi
- The Keeper's House: 2.1 mi
- The Battle Of Lake Erie Bicentennial Marker: 4.0 mi
- U.S. Lifesaving Station: 0.1 mi
- Lakeside Heritage Museum: 2.0 mi
- The Keeper's House: 2.1 mi
- Town Hall Museum: 3.8 mi
- Historical Association Museum: 4.3 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 2.1 mi
- Cedar Point Beach: 3.9 mi
- North Swimming Beach: 5.0 mi
- North Pond Barrier Beach: 5.3 mi
- Kelleys Island State Park Public Beach: 5.5 mi
- Inscription Rock: 3.9 mi
- Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 5.3 mi
- Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 5.6 mi
- Atlas: 9.2 mi
- Joseph DeRivera Statue: 9.7 mi
- Marblehead Lighthouse State Park: 0.0 mi
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Old Lighthouse Walkway: 10.9 mi
- Green Island Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- Huron Harbor Light: 12.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
- Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 1.8 mi
- George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
- School Garden: 4.8 mi
- Memorial Bricks: 11.3 mi
- Sugar Rock: 7.6 mi
- Taft Hill: 12.6 mi
- North Milan Hill: 16.4 mi
- Willow Point: 10.8 mi
- Canvasback Point: 14.4 mi
- Winous Point: 15.4 mi
- Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- westbound rest area: 15.7 mi
- Lorain Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Keepers of the Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Milan Hill | SSE 159° | 201 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sugar Rock | WNW 286° | 174 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9045126116
Day trips start here
- Oak Harbor · 23 mi
- Amherst · 28 mi
- Lorain · 29 mi
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