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Big Creek at Liberty Hollow

Big Creek at Liberty Hollow from directly overhead

Big Creek at Liberty Hollow is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jordan Creek Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 3.8 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates41.68484, -81.22145

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Concord Woods Nature Park: 1.1 mi
  • Helen Hazen Wyman Park: 1.3 mi
  • Helen Hazen Wyman Park: 1.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Fairgrounds: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Northern Terminus Buckeye Trail: 6.1 mi
  • James A. Garfield: 6.8 mi
  • Charles Martin Hall memorial: 8.8 mi
  • Saturn: 9.8 mi
  • Corner - Pyramid of Giza: 9.8 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums: 25
Attractions: 17
  • Baptism Site: 8.1 mi
  • Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 8.1 mi
  • LDS Stake Center: 8.2 mi
  • Hancock Home & Brickyard: 8.3 mi
  • Joseph Smith's Store: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Whitlam Woods: 4.1 mi
  • Old River Farm Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 13.7 mi
  • Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 16.7 mi
  • Quarry Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park: 5.8 mi
  • Timberlake Residents Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Punderson Lake Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Villa Angela Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Euclid Beach: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Paine Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Chagrin Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Dugway Brook Falls: 21.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Creek at Liberty Hollow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafSSE 163°423 m20.6 mi
McConougheys HillSSW 192°399 m19.8 mi
Sand HillSSW 194°381 m11.6 mi
The KnobSW 217°378 m3.6 mi
Ballards HillSSE 148°377 m7.7 mi
Little MountainSW 216°374 m4.5 mi
Welsh HillS 174°369 m21.0 mi
Piersons KnobSW 223°365 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:37
June solstice05:5120:2121:04
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:4916:1316:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138496070757468574636
Precip in3.12.12.83.53.43.64.13.43.94.03.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Painesville 4 NW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1414104762

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