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The Col. James M. Schoonmaker

The Col. James M. Schoonmaker from directly overhead

The Col. James M. Schoonmaker is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Nona France Sledding Hill stands 215 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tugboat Ohio, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.65655, -83.51639

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Glass City Metropark: 0.3 mi
  • Tribute Park: 0.4 mi
  • Superior Park: 0.4 mi
  • Chub deWolfe Park: 0.9 mi
  • Trinity Plaza: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Toledo Firefighters Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Gen. James Steedman Statue: 1.0 mi
  • William Mc Kinley: 1.1 mi
  • Pythian Castle: 1.3 mi
  • Pope Saint John Paul II Statue: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 44
  • City Candy: 0.8 mi
  • Blubber: 2.1 mi
  • Rings: 4.9 mi
  • Balancing Act: 5.0 mi
  • Paleozoic Landscape: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Gardens: 28
Attractions: 9
Beaches: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Sand Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Corn Cob Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Indian Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Turkeyfoot Rock: 12.4 mi
  • Nona France Sledding Hill: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Dundee Welcome Center 822: 14.7 mi
  • Monroe Welcome Center 823: 15.5 mi
  • Horse Rest Area: 18.5 mi
  • Wood Interstate 75 NB: 22.6 mi
  • Wood Interstate 75 SB: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Great Sulphur Spring: 8.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Col. James M. Schoonmaker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nona France Sledding HillSW 236°215 m17.6 mi
Indian HillSW 224°193 m10.0 mi
Sand HillNNW 330°189 m5.6 mi
Turkeyfoot RockSW 229°181 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1019:46
June solstice06:0120:3121:13
September equinox07:2218:5719:33
December solstice07:5816:2317:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506171757366544232
Precip in1.81.72.33.33.53.23.23.53.12.42.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Metcalf FLD, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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