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Spirit of '76 Museum

Spirit of '76 Museum from directly overhead

Spirit of '76 Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Acme Hill stands 369 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is West Lake Park, a park 0.6 miles away. North Ridge Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.16898, -82.21768

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • West Lake Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lorain County Fairgrounds: 1.0 mi
  • Findley State Park: 2.5 mi
  • Pheasant Run Playground: 4.3 mi
  • Pheasant Run Park: 4.3 mi
Museums: 27
Nature reserves: 22
Picnic sites: 14
Historic sites: 7
  • Underground Railroad Monument: 8.4 mi
  • Memorial Arch: 8.6 mi
  • Oberlin and the Underground Railroad: 8.7 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 14.9 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Monument: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 5
Attractions: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Sprotts Hill: 19.2 mi
  • North Milan Hill: 22.3 mi
  • Cedar Point: 23.7 mi
  • Acme Hill: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Olmsted Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Berea Falls: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Princess Ledges: 20.4 mi
  • Princess Ledges: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Lorain Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spirit of '76 Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Acme HillESE 114°369 m23.9 mi
Sprotts HillSSW 203°356 m19.2 mi
Cedar PointNE 46°232 m23.7 mi
North Milan HillWNW 297°201 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice05:5720:2421:06
September equinox07:1718:5219:28
December solstice07:5216:2017:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837496069737164534132
Precip in2.92.42.93.73.84.13.93.63.73.43.02.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oberlin, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10695458939

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