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Underground Railroad Monument

Underground Railroad Monument from directly overhead

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

Coordinates41.29122, -82.22028

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Museums: 30
Nature reserves: 25
Picnic sites: 20
Historic sites: 9
  • 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
Beaches: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Olmsted Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Berea Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Columbia Beach Falls: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Cedar Point: 19.0 mi
  • North Milan Hill: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Princess Ledges: 19.6 mi
  • Princess Ledges: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Lorain Rest Area: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar PointENE 65°232 m19.0 mi
North Milan HillW 275°201 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice05:5720:2421:06
September equinox07:1718:5219:28
December solstice07:5216:1917:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837496069737164534132
Precip in2.92.42.93.73.84.13.93.63.73.43.02.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oberlin, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12630065208

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