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Kent State University Museum

Kent State University Museum from directly overhead

Kent State University Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 336 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bust of Shannon Rodgers, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 9.6 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
336 m

What to expect

Operated by
Kent State University

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.15289, -81.34994

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Bust of Shannon Rodgers: 0.0 mi
  • Bust of Jerry Silverman: 0.0 mi
  • Sidney: 0.1 mi
  • Starsphere 2010: 0.1 mi
  • KENT: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Poetry Park: 0.1 mi
  • Beck Family Memorial Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Kent State Commons: 0.3 mi
  • Dan Smith Community Park: 0.4 mi
  • Home Savings Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Gardens: 43
  • Bill Hicks Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Entry Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Student Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
  • C. V. Riley Alumni Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Herrick Magnolia Gardens: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 26
Picnic sites: 25
Peaks: 17
  • Blanket Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Coal Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Bacon Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Sherbondy Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Oak Hill: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Tip Top Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Mud Brook Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Hidden Crystal Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Crown Hill Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Dog Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Turkeyfoot Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Lake Lucerne Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Punderson Lake Beach: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Indian Spring: 4.3 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 11.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafNE 37°423 m21.3 mi
Derthick HillNE 35°409 m13.2 mi
Portage County high pointNE 42°408 m14.6 mi
Summit County high pointWNW 293°404 m17.5 mi
McConougheys HillN 8°399 m17.6 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointWNW 300°390 m20.1 mi
Bacon HillSSE 163°371 m10.8 mi
Welsh HillNNE 29°369 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:38
June solstice05:5420:2121:02
September equinox07:1418:4819:24
December solstice07:4816:1617:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735475969727063514031
Precip in3.12.53.23.74.24.44.53.74.23.53.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ravenna 2 S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/421933015

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