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U.S. Lifesaving Station

U.S. Lifesaving Station from directly overhead

U.S. Lifesaving Station is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Marblehead Lighthouse State Park, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The construction of a replica of the 1876 U.S. Lifesaving Station was completed in 2016. The original Lifesaving Station was built on the site of the present U.S. Coast Guard Station, about a mile from the Lighthouse.

What the record says

Built
2016

What to expect

Operated by
Marblehead Lighthouse Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.53553, -82.71245

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Francis Park: 1.1 mi
  • Chautauqua Park: 1.5 mi
  • Foundation Park: 1.6 mi
  • Cherry Park: 1.7 mi
  • Perry Park: 1.7 mi
Attractions
  • Lake Eerie Nor'easter: 3.5 mi
  • Lily Pad Walk: 3.5 mi
  • Steel Vengeance: 3.6 mi
  • Storm Surge: 3.6 mi
  • Riptide Raceway: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 58
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 20
Beaches: 17
Artworks: 8
  • Inscription Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 5.4 mi
  • Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 5.6 mi
  • Atlas: 9.2 mi
  • Joseph DeRivera Statue: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 1.8 mi
  • George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
  • School Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Memorial Bricks: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Sugar Rock: 7.6 mi
  • Taft Hill: 12.6 mi
  • North Milan Hill: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • westbound rest area: 15.7 mi
  • Lorain Rest Area: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of U.S. Lifesaving Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Milan HillSSE 159°201 m16.3 mi
Sugar RockWNW 286°174 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:43
June solstice05:5820:2721:09
September equinox07:1918:5319:30
December solstice07:5516:2017:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038496171757367554434
Precip in1.91.82.63.83.23.73.63.03.12.72.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandusky, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/897785871

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