Boss Unit - Ottawa NWR
Boss Unit - Ottawa NWR is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Indian Hill stands 193 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Creek Island Unit - Ottawa NWR, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Part of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 21.6 mi off the Maumee Valley Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 1 mi
- Duck blind · 11 mi
- Observation tower · 11 mi
- Big Hill · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turtle Creek Lake Area: 1.5 mi
- Crane Creek State Park: 2.0 mi
- Howard Marsh Metropark: 5.2 mi
- Graytown Park.: 5.6 mi
- Flat Iron Park: 6.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Firefighter's Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Ottawa County Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
- American Expedition 1813: 14.2 mi
- De Lery Portage: 15.1 mi
- Turtle Creek Island Unit - Ottawa NWR: 0.9 mi
- Fox Nature Preserve - Ottawa NWR: 1.2 mi
- Magee Marsh Wildlife Area: 1.6 mi
- Middle Toussaint Unit - Ottawa NWR: 1.8 mi
- Toussaint Creek Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
- Ottawa County Historical Society: 13.9 mi
- Northcoast Veteran's Museum: 16.1 mi
- National Museum of the Great Lakes: 17.5 mi
- Tugboat Ohio: 17.5 mi
- The Col. James M. Schoonmaker: 17.6 mi
- Kneeling Chaplain: 16.2 mi
- Put-in-Bay Sign: 18.2 mi
- Atlas: 18.3 mi
- City Candy: 18.3 mi
- The Giant Tomato: 19.2 mi
- Lamb Beach: 10.2 mi
- Genoa Swimming Quarry: 10.4 mi
- Erie Beach: 11.6 mi
- Port Clinton Public Swimming Beach: 14.6 mi
- Carland Beach: 16.7 mi
- Schedel Arboretum and Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Ironwood Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- The Manos Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Georgia and David K. Welles Sculpture Garden: 19.7 mi
- Scottwood Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Civilian Marksmanship Program HQ: 9.4 mi
- Benson Ford Shiphouse: 18.2 mi
- Butterfly House: 18.6 mi
- Hollywood Casino Toledo: 18.7 mi
- Perry's Cave Family Fun Center: 18.7 mi
- West Sister Island Light: 10.3 mi
- Toledo Harbor Light: 13.5 mi
- Green Island Lighthouse: 16.7 mi
- Old Lighthouse Walkway: 16.8 mi
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Taft Hill: 13.8 mi
- Sugar Rock: 17.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 21.8 mi
- Corn Cob Hill: 23.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 24.3 mi
- Winous Point: 13.8 mi
- Canvasback Point: 14.3 mi
- Willow Point: 19.1 mi
- westbound rest area: 9.9 mi
- Monroe Welcome Center 823: 21.6 mi
- Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Great Sulphur Spring: 18.2 mi
- Marengo: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boss Unit - Ottawa NWR. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | W 263° | 193 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | WNW 294° | 189 m | 21.8 mi |
| Sugar Rock | E 97° | 174 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:29 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:22 | 17:06 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Metcalf FLD, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13188729259
Day trips start here
- Oak Harbor · 7 mi
- Toledo · 20 mi
- Monroe · 25 mi
- Monroe County · 28 mi
- Bowling Green · 29 mi
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