Erie Sand Barrens Nature Preserve
Erie Sand Barrens Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 207 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the east-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Leisure II Park, a park 3.6 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 207 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Leisure II Park: 3.6 mi
- Strikfaden Park: 4.5 mi
- Pelton Park: 4.7 mi
- Captain Floyd C. Churchwell Memorial Play Park: 5.3 mi
- Osborn MetroPark: 5.3 mi
- Lagoon deer park: 8.0 mi
- Midway Carousel: 8.4 mi
- Raptor: 8.4 mi
- Ocean Motion: 8.4 mi
- Sky Ride: 8.4 mi
- Joseph Steinen Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- James H. McBride Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Sheldon Marsh: 6.4 mi
- Sheldon Marsh Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- The Coupling Reserve: 6.7 mi
- Follett House Museum: 6.6 mi
- Merry-Go-Round Museum: 6.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum: 6.7 mi
- Milan Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
- Maritime Museum of Sandusky: 7.0 mi
- Erie County Firefighters' Memorial: 6.6 mi
- The Tremont House: 9.1 mi
- The Keeper's House: 10.9 mi
- Home of Benajah Walcott: 10.9 mi
- Lake Erie: 12.3 mi
- Main Street Beach: 8.6 mi
- Cedar Point Beach: 8.8 mi
- Nickel Plate Beach: 8.9 mi
- Chaska Beach: 9.2 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 13.1 mi
- Ohio Bicentennial Barn: 6.9 mi
- Inscription Rock: 16.1 mi
- Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 17.6 mi
- Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
- Atlas: 20.0 mi
- Huron Harbor Light: 9.1 mi
- Marblehead Lighthouse State Park: 12.2 mi
- The Keeper's House Museum: 12.2 mi
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Old Lighthouse Walkway: 21.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 12.7 mi
- Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 13.0 mi
- George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 13.1 mi
- School Garden: 17.1 mi
- Memorial Bricks: 22.9 mi
- North Milan Hill: 6.3 mi
- Taft Hill: 15.9 mi
- Sugar Rock: 16.2 mi
- Willow Point: 10.7 mi
- Canvasback Point: 15.6 mi
- Winous Point: 16.4 mi
- Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Lorain Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- westbound rest area: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Erie Sand Barrens Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Milan Hill | ESE 119° | 201 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sugar Rock | NNW 332° | 174 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:27 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:21 | 17:05 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandusky, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/465330447
Day trips start here
- Oak Harbor · 25 mi
- Amherst · 26 mi
- Oberlin · 26 mi
- Tiffin · 27 mi
- Wellington · 28 mi
- Lorain · 29 mi
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