Nature reserve · Ohio
Acacia Reservation
Acacia Reservation is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Brainard Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 6.3 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cleveland Metroparks
How to reach it
Coordinates41.50406, -81.49285
- 6.3 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 7.9 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
- 24.8 mi off the North Ridge Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cleveland Script Sign - Euclid Beach · 7 mi
- Overlook · 8 mi
- Mill Creek Falls Overlook · 8 mi
- Cuyahoga River Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Brainard Park: 0.9 mi
- Lyndhurst Park: 1.3 mi
- Lanphear Park: 1.4 mi
- Roland Park: 1.7 mi
- Beachwood City Park East: 1.8 mi
Gardens
- Beachwood Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Victory Friendship Garden: 1.8 mi
- Victory Park community garden: 2.0 mi
- Bexley Park Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Howard Koverman Community Garden: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Peace pole: 1.2 mi
- David Berger National Memorial: 2.1 mi
- St. Ignatius Statue: 2.1 mi
- John Carroll Bust: 2.2 mi
- University Square Bell: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- Beaudry Statue of Mary: 2.2 mi
- Van Aken District Murals: 3.5 mi
- Rocky Colavito: 5.5 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 5.5 mi
- Unstable Tables: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Euclid Creek Reservation: 5.1 mi
- Forest Ridge Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Becvar Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Russell Uplands Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Pete's Pond Preserve: 6.9 mi
Museums: 49
- Museum of American Porcelain Art: 1.5 mi
- Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage: 1.9 mi
- Nature Center at Shaker Lakes: 4.4 mi
- Euclid Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- The Sculpture Center: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 49
- Quarry Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Kelly Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 3.6 mi
- Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 5.2 mi
- Old River Farm Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 48
- La Vera Party Center: 5.9 mi
- Cleveland Cultural Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Chagrin River High Falls: 7.2 mi
- Falls: 7.3 mi
- City of Cleveland Greenhouse at Rockefeller Park: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Dugway Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 5.2 mi
- Chagrin Falls: 7.2 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Great Falls of Tinker's Creek: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 17
- Orange Hill: 3.1 mi
- Gildersleeve Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Waite Hill: 10.3 mi
- Piersons Knob: 11.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 14
- Villa Beach: 6.7 mi
- Beulah Park Beach: 6.7 mi
- Euclid Beach: 6.8 mi
- Villa Angela Beach: 6.8 mi
- Lake Lucerne Beach: 10.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Cleveland East Pierhead Light: 11.5 mi
- Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light: 11.6 mi
- Fog Signal House: 11.6 mi
- Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse: 20.7 mi
- West Breakwater Light: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hinkley Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Southbound: 22.4 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Northbound: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Whipps Ledges: 22.4 mi
- Wordens Ledges: 23.7 mi
- Princess Ledges: 24.6 mi
- Princess Ledges: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Newbury Center: 13.2 mi
- Brandywine Village: 15.9 mi
- Cobbs Corners: 17.4 mi
Springs: 1
- White Oak Spring: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Acacia Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | ESE 110° | 423 m | 21.4 mi |
| Derthick Hill | SE 132° | 409 m | 20.0 mi |
| Portage County high point | SE 128° | 408 m | 21.9 mi |
| Summit County high point | SSW 206° | 404 m | 19.6 mi |
| McConougheys Hill | SE 125° | 399 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cuyahoga County high point | SW 215° | 390 m | 17.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 84° | 381 m | 11.4 mi |
| The Knob | NE 51° | 378 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:22 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:15 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Burke Lakefront AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/297396089
Day trips start here
- Beachwood · 2 mi
- University Heights · 2 mi
- Cleveland Heights · 4 mi
- Shaker Heights · 4 mi
- Chagrin Falls · 7 mi
- Cleveland/East Side · 8 mi
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