Underground Railroad Monument
Underground Railroad Monument is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Cedar Point stands 232 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Arch, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 9.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Monument commemorating Oberlin College's ties to the Underground Railroad. The commemorative sculpture shows a railway track running into the ground.
What the record says
- Built
- 1977
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 10.2 mi off the North Ridge Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
- 29.7 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Tappan Square: 0.1 mi
- Wright Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Park Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Oberlin Arboretum: 0.5 mi
- Prospect Park: 0.5 mi
- Oberlin Heritage Center: 0.1 mi
- Allen Memorial Art Museum: 0.3 mi
- Amherst Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- The Hickories Museum: 8.3 mi
- Spirit of '76 Museum: 8.4 mi
- Oberlin Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Kipton Reservation: 5.4 mi
- Firelands Scout Reservation: 6.0 mi
- Wellington Reservation: 10.0 mi
- Margaret Peak Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Pine Tree Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Codrington Shelterhouse Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Lagoon Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Little Cedar Point Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Maple Grove Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Memorial Arch: 0.1 mi
- Oberlin and the Underground Railroad: 0.3 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 7.9 mi
- Walter Clague Monument: 21.3 mi
- Armed Forces Monument: 21.7 mi
- Boys & Girls Club Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Historic Lakeview Park Rose Garden: 12.0 mi
- Maria's Field of Hope: 16.5 mi
- St. Ambrose Ten Commandments Garden: 19.9 mi
- St. Ambrose Grotto and Stations of the Cross: 20.1 mi
- Swimming Beach: 15.5 mi
- Chaska Beach: 17.8 mi
- Nickel Plate Beach: 18.2 mi
- Main Street Beach: 18.7 mi
- Wallace Beach: 19.3 mi
- Olmsted Falls: 17.5 mi
- Berea Falls: 19.3 mi
- Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls: 19.6 mi
- Columbia Beach Falls: 21.3 mi
- Easter basket: 12.0 mi
- Mapleside Farms: 19.7 mi
- I-X Center: 20.4 mi
- Giant Three-Way Plug: 0.2 mi
- Lake Arts Studio: 17.2 mi
- Cedar Point: 19.0 mi
- North Milan Hill: 19.9 mi
- Princess Ledges: 19.6 mi
- Princess Ledges: 19.6 mi
- Murraysville: 6.0 mi
- Lorain Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Huron Harbor Light: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Underground Railroad Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Point | ENE 65° | 232 m | 19.0 mi |
| North Milan Hill | W 275° | 201 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:24 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:19 | 17:03 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oberlin, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12630065208
Day trips start here
- Oberlin · 0 mi
- Lorain County · 4 mi
- Amherst · 6 mi
- Elyria · 8 mi
- Wellington · 9 mi
- Lorain · 11 mi
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