Wood County Medal of Honor Memorial
Wood County Medal of Honor Memorial is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Nona France Sledding Hill stands 215 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Star Families Memorial Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Maumee Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS STATE OF OHIO WOOD COUNTY
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Maumee Valley Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 21.9 mi off the Old Mill Stream Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Viewing at Indianola Overlook · 9 mi
- Western-most point on Lake Erie · 24 mi
- Big Hill · 25 mi
- Duck blind · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 0.0 mi
- Honor and Remembrance: 0.0 mi
- Wood County War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Persian Gulf: 0.0 mi
- Ridge Park: 0.2 mi
- The Greenery: 0.2 mi
- Wooster Green: 0.3 mi
- Founders Quadrangle: 0.3 mi
- Bowen-Thompson Quadrangle: 0.4 mi
- Ohio Bicentennial Bell: 0.0 mi
- The Great Black Swamp mural: 0.2 mi
- University Seal: 0.4 mi
- MEDIUM: 0.4 mi
- Icosahedron: 0.5 mi
- Native Praire Garden: 0.3 mi
- Oyekemi Oyelakin Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Sustainable Landscape & Plantings: 0.4 mi
- Faith Olson-Elsea Garden: 0.5 mi
- Tochigi Fuji Garden: 1.0 mi
- Bowling Green Athletics Hall of Fame: 1.2 mi
- Wood County Museum: 2.4 mi
- Wood County Museum: 2.4 mi
- Snook's Dream Cars: 2.5 mi
- Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Railway and Museum Inc.: 11.5 mi
- Black Swamp Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 1.3 mi
- Butterfly Habitat Restoration Project: 1.4 mi
- Ecology - Ethology Research Station: 1.7 mi
- Roadside Wildlife Area: 3.0 mi
- The Oaks Green Roof: 0.3 mi
- Fishing, Hicking, Canoeing: 10.1 mi
- Fairgrounds: 10.3 mi
- The 577 Foundation: 13.3 mi
- Fort Miamis: 13.6 mi
- Turkeyfoot Rock: 11.5 mi
- Nona France Sledding Hill: 12.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 12.2 mi
- Corn Cob Hill: 12.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 24.5 mi
- Providence: 12.0 mi
- Marengo: 15.4 mi
- Beta: 20.6 mi
- Java: 21.4 mi
- Middleburg: 22.7 mi
- Wood Interstate 75 NB: 2.8 mi
- Wood Interstate 75 SB: 3.0 mi
- Horse Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Service & Emotional Support Animal Area: 0.6 mi
- Courtyard: 22.1 mi
- Genoa Swimming Quarry: 18.1 mi
- Olander Lake Beach: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wood County Medal of Honor Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nona France Sledding Hill | NW 321° | 215 m | 12.2 mi |
| Indian Hill | N 359° | 193 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | N 9° | 189 m | 24.5 mi |
| Turkeyfoot Rock | NNW 347° | 181 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:30 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:24 | 17:09 |
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 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bowling Green Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3726891296
Day trips start here
- Bowling Green · 0 mi
- Toledo · 20 mi
- Findlay · 23 mi
- Oak Harbor · 27 mi
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