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Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve

Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 286 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the north-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom Hardesty Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 26 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
286 m

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates41.28891, -81.06622

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Veteran's Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Higway of Light: 7.3 mi
  • 1985 Tornado Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • M88: 8.4 mi
  • M548: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens: 42
  • Krabill Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Hurd Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Charles Avenue Flower Power: 14.1 mi
  • Old Laird Elementary School Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Old Garfield Elementary School Garden: 14.9 mi
Museums: 33
  • James A. Garfield Historical Society: 1.7 mi
  • Bristol History Museum: 12.3 mi
  • National Packard Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Trumbull County Historical Society: 13.1 mi
  • Lordstown Schoolhouse: 13.9 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Portage County high point: 5.1 mi
  • Ridge Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Braceville Ridge: 6.0 mi
  • Derthick Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Student Tailgate Zone: 16.5 mi
  • Quarry Rock Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
  • Picnic Gazebo: 20.1 mi
  • Henry Church Rock Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Yeager Pond Observation Deck: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Johnson Home: 5.3 mi
  • Ma & Pa's: 6.1 mi
  • Birth Place of Lorenzo Snow: 9.3 mi
  • Century Village: 13.1 mi
  • Geauga County Fairgrounds: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Minnehaha Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Newton Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Chagrin Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Crown Hill Falls: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Dog Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Punderson Lake Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Dog Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Lake Lucerne Beach: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Salt Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Indian Spring: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafNNW 346°423 m7.9 mi
Derthick HillWNW 281°409 m7.4 mi
Portage County high pointWNW 286°408 m5.1 mi
McConougheys HillWNW 303°399 m14.6 mi
Sand HillNW 326°381 m19.3 mi
Ballards HillN 349°377 m21.2 mi
Bacon HillSSW 211°371 m22.9 mi
Welsh HillNW 318°369 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0019:37
June solstice05:5220:2021:02
September equinox07:1218:4719:23
December solstice07:4716:1416:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475866706962514030
Precip in3.32.73.44.04.14.24.33.74.03.83.23.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hiram, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/465580825

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