Dorset Wildlife Area
Dorset Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Round Top stands 460 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohio Bicentennial Barn Painting, a artwork 4.2 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 16 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 29 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Benson Family Park: 6.2 mi
- Andover Reading Garden: 6.6 mi
- Andover Square War Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Andover Township Park: 6.7 mi
- John R. Overly Recreation Park: 6.7 mi
- Clark Island Natural Area: 7.7 mi
- New Lyme Wildlife Area: 9.6 mi
- Pymatuning State Park: 10.7 mi
- Beaumont Scout Reservation: 12.5 mi
- Grand River Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Andover War Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Civil War Monument: 14.3 mi
- Ohio DOT Workers: 16.7 mi
- American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Unionville War Memorial: 20.0 mi
- Owens Mound: 5.3 mi
- Jamestown Hill: 17.8 mi
- Conneaut Lake Kame: 19.1 mi
- Callahan Hill: 19.2 mi
- Hogback Point: 20.5 mi
- Ashtabula Antique Engine Club: 11.0 mi
- Harbor Alumni Museum: 16.8 mi
- Ashtabula Maritime & Surface Transportation Museum: 16.8 mi
- Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum: 16.9 mi
- Conneaut Railroad Museum: 18.2 mi
- Ohio Bicentennial Barn Painting: 4.2 mi
- Holiday Camplands Wagon: 6.1 mi
- Chew Mail Pouch Tobbacco Mural: 11.6 mi
- "Jansons" Painted Sign: 11.6 mi
- 18′ Short: 17.8 mi
- Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 9.8 mi
- Ohio Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
- Weigh Station: 16.7 mi
- Jamestown Beach #2: 15.4 mi
- Conneaut Beach: 19.3 mi
- Great Lakes Medieval Faire: 16.8 mi
- Collins Bird Sanctuary: 23.3 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 10.3 mi
- South Thompson: 21.5 mi
- Madison Palisades: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dorset Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | E 95° | 460 m | 23.3 mi |
| Myers Hill | SE 131° | 424 m | 21.7 mi |
| Jamestown Hill | SE 139° | 414 m | 17.8 mi |
| Callahan Hill | SE 137° | 405 m | 19.2 mi |
| Trautman Hill | SSE 165° | 390 m | 22.7 mi |
| Snyder Hill | SE 142° | 384 m | 24.5 mi |
| Conneaut Lake Kame | ESE 106° | 382 m | 19.1 mi |
| Owens Mound | SSE 166° | 363 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:11 | 16:56 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dorset, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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