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Fog Signal House

Fog Signal House, seen from above at true elevation

Fog Signal House is a lighthouse in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 174 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 less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

lighthouse in Ohio, United States

Dates from 1884.

Wikidata Q28374708, joined on its National Register reference.

The record

What the record says

Built
1916
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.50904, -81.71779

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cleveland Coast Guard Station: 0.5 mi
  • Wendy Park: 0.7 mi
  • Voinovich Park: 1.1 mi
  • Fort Huntington Park: 1.1 mi
  • Settler's Landing Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • The Real Farmville: 1.2 mi
  • Superior Hill Park: 1.3 mi
  • Kentucky Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Herman Avenue Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Friends of Historical Westside Little Italy Garden: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Museums: 58
Picnic sites: 49
Attractions: 44
Nature reserves: 43
Waterfalls: 17
  • Mill Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Dugway Brook Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Columbia Beach Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Berea Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 12
Peaks: 12
  • Cedar Point: 11.3 mi
  • Cuyahoga County high point: 14.6 mi
  • Orange Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Summit County high point: 18.2 mi
  • Waite Hill: 19.3 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 Fog Signal House. 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 108°399 m22.7 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointS 173°390 m14.6 mi
Sand HillE 88°381 m23.0 mi
Little MountainENE 69°374 m24.5 mi
Piersons KnobENE 72°365 m21.6 mi
Orange HillE 95°360 m14.7 mi
Gildersleeve MountainENE 72°354 m19.4 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 83001950OpenStreetMap
  • National Register of Historic Places — Cleveland West Pierhead Light, reference 83001950, listed 08/04/83.

OpenStreetMap element way/414659282

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