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Firelands Scout Reservation

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Firelands Scout Reservation from directly overhead

Firelands Scout Reservation is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 244 m. Cedar Point stands 232 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Kipton Reservation, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 9.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
244 m

What to expect

Operated by
Lake Erie Council

How to reach it

Coordinates41.28755, -82.33503

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Schoepfle Gardens: 3.0 mi
  • Wakeman Community Park: 4.1 mi
  • Future Nature Path Zone: 4.9 mi
  • Prospect Park: 5.5 mi
  • Oberlin Arboretum: 5.7 mi
Attractions
Museums: 27
Nature reserves: 22
Picnic sites: 7
Historic sites: 5
  • Underground Railroad Monument: 6.0 mi
  • Memorial Arch: 6.0 mi
  • Oberlin and the Underground Railroad: 6.1 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 13.0 mi
  • Erie County Firefighters' Memorial: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 5
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 3
Peaks: 2
  • North Milan Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Cedar Point: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lorain Rest Area: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Olmsted Falls: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar PointENE 71°232 m24.6 mi
North Milan HillW 278°201 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0519:42
June solstice05:5720:2521:07
September equinox07:1718:5219:28
December solstice07:5316:2017:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837496069737164534132
Precip in2.92.42.93.73.84.13.93.63.73.43.02.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oberlin, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/633110569

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