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Alderfer-Oenslager Wildlife Sanctuary

Alderfer-Oenslager Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Alderfer-Oenslager Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 335 m. Summit County high point stands 404 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Creek Environmental Center, a park 0.1 miles away. Heritage Corridors of Bath passes 3.9 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
335 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Medina County Park District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.11359, -81.73968

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wolf Creek Environmental Center: 0.1 mi
  • Wolf Creek and Oenslager Nature Center: 0.1 mi
  • Sharron Community park: 0.8 mi
  • Sharon Center Public Square: 1.0 mi
  • Sharon Preserve - Medina County Park District - Undeveloped Site: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 60
  • Indigenous American Statue: 10.1 mi
  • Native American Statue: 10.1 mi
  • Portage Path Indian Statue: 10.2 mi
  • Sun Tracker: 11.2 mi
  • Black Lives Matter: 11.7 mi
Museums: 49
Gardens: 48
  • Rock and Herb Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Native Plant and Pollinator Garden: 8.8 mi
  • English Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Dell: 9.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Brooklyn Exchange Cabin: 6.9 mi
  • Kiwanis Cabin Reserved Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Johnson's Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Indian Point Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Picnic Area (Abandoned): 11.6 mi
Attractions: 35
  • Rinky Dink: 2.4 mi
  • Victory Gallop Horse Barn: 6.2 mi
  • Painting with a Twist: 6.8 mi
  • Lock 24: 9.3 mi
  • Lock 25: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 31
Waterfalls: 16
  • Hidden Crystal Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Mud Brook Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Blue Hen Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Brandywine Falls: 15.4 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Reeds Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Acme Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Sherbondy Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Summit County high point: 10.2 mi
  • Oak Hill: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 2
  • White Oak Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Indian Spring: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alderfer-Oenslager Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit County high pointNNE 24°404 m10.2 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointNNE 13°390 m13.2 mi
Bacon HillESE 108°371 m24.6 mi
Acme HillSSW 207°369 m6.8 mi
Coal HillE 94°366 m13.9 mi
Sherbondy HillESE 108°348 m10.2 mi
Reeds HillNNE 27°347 m4.0 mi
Oak HillNE 51°294 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5520:2221:04
September equinox07:1518:5019:26
December solstice07:5016:1817:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635485867717063514030
Precip in2.92.23.13.74.04.34.13.63.43.42.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chippewa Lake, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/451652353

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