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WWI

WWI from directly overhead

WWI is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Nona France Sledding Hill stands 215 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Spanish American, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Civil War Brown, Wilson, W. Co. F, 21st Ohio Infantry....

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69809, -83.47893

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 47
Artworks: 41
  • City Candy: 4.1 mi
  • Blubber: 4.9 mi
  • Rings: 7.3 mi
  • Balancing Act: 7.4 mi
  • Paleozoic Landscape: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Gardens: 27
Attractions: 9
Beaches: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Sand Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Corn Cob Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Indian Hill: 13.4 mi
  • Turkeyfoot Rock: 15.8 mi
  • Nona France Sledding Hill: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Monroe Welcome Center 823: 12.1 mi
  • Dundee Welcome Center 822: 13.8 mi
  • Horse Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Great Sulphur Spring: 5.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of WWI. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nona France Sledding HillSW215 m20.8 mi
Indian HillSW193 m13.4 mi
Sand HillWNW189 m5.1 mi
Turkeyfoot RockSW181 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1019:46
June solstice06:0020:3121:13
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice07:5816:2217:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506171757366544232
Precip in1.81.72.33.33.53.23.23.53.12.42.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Metcalf FLD, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9861015495

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