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Cleveland History Center

Cleveland History Center from directly overhead

Cleveland History Center is a museum in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 205 m. Summit County high point stands 404 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mayor Tom Johnson, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 2.0 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

part of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio, US

Dates from 1965.

Wikidata Q5182820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
205 m

What to expect

Operated by
Western Reserve Historical Society
Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51351, -81.61065

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Mayor Tom Johnson: 0.0 mi
  • Medusa: 0.1 mi
  • Back: 0.2 mi
  • Alphabet Series: 0.2 mi
  • Alphabet Series: 0.2 mi
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Woodland Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Urban Retreat Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Inspiration Gardens: 0.1 mi
  • Kitchen Garden: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial and Art: 0.1 mi
  • McDog 1958-1972: 0.2 mi
  • Coast Guard: 0.2 mi
  • Air Force: 0.2 mi
  • Navy: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • NRV Fire Pit: 0.3 mi
  • CircleNorth Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Toby's Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • KSL Oval: 0.5 mi
  • Virginia Havens Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 55
Picnic sites: 49
  • Kelly Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Quarry Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Windy Ridge Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Trolley Turn Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Morgan's Hollow Reserved Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 46
Waterfalls: 17
Peaks: 15
  • Orange Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Gildersleeve Mountain: 14.1 mi
  • Waite Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Cuyahoga County high point: 15.2 mi
  • Cedar Point: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Villa Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Beulah Park Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Euclid Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Villa Angela Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Edgewater Beach: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • White Oak Spring: 20.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit County high pointS 188°404 m18.4 mi
McConougheys HillESE 115°399 m17.7 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointSSW 195°390 m15.2 mi
Sand HillE 88°381 m17.4 mi
The KnobENE 63°378 m20.0 mi
Ballards HillENE 78°377 m24.7 mi
Little MountainENE 65°374 m19.3 mi
Welsh HillESE 112°369 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0219:39
June solstice05:5320:2321:05
September equinox07:1518:4919:26
December solstice07:5016:1617:00

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/426846219

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