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Cleveland East Pierhead Light

Cleveland East Pierhead Light, a lighthouse in Ohio
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Cleveland East Pierhead Light, a lighthouse in Ohio
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Cleveland East Pierhead Light, a lighthouse in Ohio
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Cleveland East Pierhead Light, a lighthouse in Ohio
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Cleveland East Pierhead Light is a lighthouse in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Summit County high point stands 404 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light, a lighthouse 0.1 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

lighthouse in Ohio, United States of America

Dates from 1911.

Wikidata Q33320700, joined on its National Register reference.

The record

What the record says

Built
1910
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.51020, -81.71547

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • The Real Farmville: 1.1 mi
  • Superior Hill Park: 1.2 mi
  • Kentucky Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Herman Avenue Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Friends of Historical Westside Little Italy Garden: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Museums: 58
Picnic sites: 49
Attractions: 44
Nature reserves: 43
Waterfalls: 17
  • Mill Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Dugway Brook Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Columbia Beach Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Berea Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 12
Peaks: 12
  • Cedar Point: 11.5 mi
  • Orange Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Cuyahoga County high point: 14.6 mi
  • Summit County high point: 18.2 mi
  • Waite Hill: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • White Oak Spring: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit County high pointS 171°404 m18.2 mi
McConougheys HillESE 109°399 m22.6 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointS 174°390 m14.6 mi
Sand HillE 88°381 m22.8 mi
Little MountainENE 70°374 m24.4 mi
Piersons KnobENE 72°365 m21.4 mi
Orange HillE 95°360 m14.6 mi
Gildersleeve MountainENE 72°354 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5420:2321:05
September equinox07:1518:4919:26
December solstice07:5116:1617:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496170747367564535
Precip in1.81.52.33.13.52.83.73.42.93.22.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Burke Lakefront AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 91001855OpenStreetMap
  • National Register of Historic Places — Cleveland East Pierhead Light, reference 91001855, listed 12/19/91.

OpenStreetMap element way/414659021

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