Grand River Preserve
Grand River Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand River Conservation Campus, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 12 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- River Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brandeberry Park: 1.8 mi
- Rock Creek Trailhead Parking - WRGT: 2.4 mi
- Graham Field, Footville Park: 4.9 mi
- Eagleville Road WRGT Trailhead and Parking: 5.5 mi
- Eyring Wetlands Metropark: 7.3 mi
- Grand River Conservation Campus: 0.4 mi
- Ashtabula County Wildlife & Conservation League: 0.5 mi
- Morgan Swamp Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Beaumont Scout Reservation: 2.8 mi
- Conant Wildlife Area: 3.0 mi
- Charles Martin Hall memorial: 9.1 mi
- Jupiter: 10.7 mi
- Human Sundial: 10.7 mi
- Earth: 10.8 mi
- Venus: 10.8 mi
- Hogback Point: 10.2 mi
- Ballards Hill: 13.7 mi
- Owens Mound: 14.5 mi
- The Knob: 19.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 19.9 mi
- Great Lakes Medieval Faire: 4.0 mi
- Geauga County Fairgrounds: 17.2 mi
- Century Village: 17.8 mi
- Ma & Pa's: 21.6 mi
- Baptism Site: 24.5 mi
- Shandy Hall: 10.9 mi
- Ashtabula Antique Engine Club: 14.8 mi
- Perry Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
- Bristol History Museum: 17.6 mi
- Lake County Historical Society: 18.1 mi
- "Jansons" Painted Sign: 2.6 mi
- Chew Mail Pouch Tobbacco Mural: 2.6 mi
- Ohio Bicentennial Barn Painting: 10.1 mi
- 18′ Short: 11.3 mi
- Railroad History Mural: 17.2 mi
- Punderson Lake Beach: 21.1 mi
- Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park: 21.6 mi
- Jamestown Beach #2: 23.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 24.1 mi
- Paine Falls: 14.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.0 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 23.2 mi
- South Thompson: 8.2 mi
- Newbury Center: 22.2 mi
- Madison Palisades: 10.9 mi
- Shipwreck Rock: 23.1 mi
- Whitlam Woods: 15.7 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 19.2 mi
- Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse: 21.7 mi
- West Breakwater Light: 22.1 mi
- Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 10.4 mi
- Holden Hedge Garden: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grand River Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | SW 214° | 423 m | 20.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | WSW 248° | 381 m | 21.7 mi |
| The Knob | W 270° | 378 m | 19.5 mi |
| Ballards Hill | WSW 255° | 377 m | 13.7 mi |
| Little Mountain | W 268° | 374 m | 19.9 mi |
| Welsh Hill | SW 220° | 369 m | 23.4 mi |
| Piersons Knob | W 263° | 365 m | 22.6 mi |
| Owens Mound | E 96° | 363 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:12 | 16:57 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1340585899
Day trips start here
- Burton · 18 mi
- Newbury · 22 mi
- Mentor · 24 mi
- Garrettsville · 27 mi
- Willoughby · 27 mi
- Chagrin Falls · 30 mi
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