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Braceville Nature Preserve

Braceville Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Braceville Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 271 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas A Swift Metropark, a park 1.8 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Trumbull County Metroparks
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.21952, -80.94193
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thomas A Swift Metropark: 1.8 mi
  • Rotary Park: 2.0 mi
  • Canoe City Metropark: 3.4 mi
  • Deemer Park: 4.6 mi
  • West Side City Park: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
  • 1985 Tornado Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Higway of Light: 3.7 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 6.4 mi
  • M88: 8.3 mi
  • M817: 8.3 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 59
Gardens: 53
  • Charles Avenue Flower Power: 7.2 mi
  • Old Laird Elementary School Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Old Garfield Elementary School Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Krabill Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Hurd Garden: 12.3 mi
Museums: 39
  • Lordstown Schoolhouse: 5.8 mi
  • National Packard Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Trumbull County Historical Society: 6.4 mi
  • James A. Garfield Historical Society: 9.3 mi
  • National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Museum: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Braceville Ridge: 2.1 mi
  • Ridge Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Portage County high point: 12.9 mi
  • Eastlake Metropark Sled Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Billy Goat Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Johnson Home: 12.9 mi
  • Ma & Pa's: 13.4 mi
  • M42 Duster: 14.4 mi
  • Birth Place of Lorenzo Snow: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Newton Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Upper Cascade Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Lower Cascade Falls: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Dog Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Dog Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Punderson Lake Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Lake Lucerne Beach: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Salt Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Shelter Rock Spring: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Mercer Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Braceville Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafNW 326°423 m15.0 mi
Derthick HillWNW 295°409 m15.0 mi
Portage County high pointWNW 299°408 m12.9 mi
Mahoning County High PointSSE 160°401 m21.8 mi
McConougheys HillNW 305°399 m22.6 mi
Trautman HillENE 64°390 m24.3 mi
Blackburn HillS 173°384 m22.3 mi
Bacon HillSW 231°371 m23.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:36
June solstice05:5220:1921:01
September equinox07:1218:4619:23
December solstice07:4716:1416:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736485867716963514131
Precip in3.12.33.13.83.84.14.63.53.73.32.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warren 3 S, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1165927665

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