Grand River State Wildlife Area
Grand River State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 250 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Monument, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 28 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 250 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
How to reach it
- 28.0 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Civil War Monument: 2.8 mi
- Mespo Civil War Monument: 4.7 mi
- Porter Family Grave: 5.8 mi
- Higway of Light: 8.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 11.8 mi
- West Farmington Hunting Area: 3.4 mi
- Mesopotamia Hunting Area: 4.4 mi
- Grand River Wildlife Area: 4.4 mi
- Grand River Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- Swine Creek Reservation: 6.0 mi
- Mesopotamia Historic District: 4.8 mi
- Southington Township Park: 6.3 mi
- Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park: 7.7 mi
- Nelson Ledges Quarry Park: 7.9 mi
- Chickagami Park: 7.9 mi
- Gemini 8 - Titian II rocketmodel: 10.5 mi
- Apollo Lander: 10.5 mi
- Saturn 5 Model: 10.5 mi
- World War II Statue: 12.1 mi
- World War I Statue: 12.1 mi
- Charles Avenue Flower Power: 12.7 mi
- Old Garfield Elementary School Garden: 12.8 mi
- Old Laird Elementary School Garden: 12.9 mi
- Krabill Garden: 13.0 mi
- Hurd Garden: 13.0 mi
- Bristol History Museum: 2.8 mi
- National Packard Museum: 10.9 mi
- James A. Garfield Historical Society: 11.9 mi
- Trumbull County Historical Society: 11.9 mi
- Ernie Hall Aviation Museum: 12.5 mi
- Sugarloaf: 9.5 mi
- Eastlake Metropark Sled Hill: 10.4 mi
- Ridge Hill: 11.3 mi
- Braceville Ridge: 11.3 mi
- Welsh Hill: 13.4 mi
- Ma & Pa's: 9.4 mi
- Geauga County Fairgrounds: 12.6 mi
- Century Village: 12.6 mi
- Johnson Home: 14.5 mi
- Birth Place of Lorenzo Snow: 18.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 10.2 mi
- Punderson Lake Beach: 15.5 mi
- Dog Beach: 20.5 mi
- Lake Lucerne Beach: 21.9 mi
- Chestnut Run Swim Beach: 24.6 mi
- Whitlam Woods: 21.4 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 23.4 mi
- Yeager Pond Observation Deck: 23.5 mi
- Daniel H. Becker Family Fountain Commons: 24.5 mi
- Lower Bears Den Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.7 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 7.8 mi
- Newton Falls: 14.5 mi
- Chagrin Falls: 24.5 mi
- Shipwreck Rock: 7.7 mi
- Bears Den Quarry Wall: 24.5 mi
- Madison Palisades: 25.0 mi
- Newbury Center: 17.4 mi
- South Thompson: 18.6 mi
- Cobbs Corners: 19.6 mi
- Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 15.8 mi
- Salt Spring: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grand River State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | W 272° | 423 m | 9.5 mi |
| Derthick Hill | WSW 248° | 409 m | 15.9 mi |
| Portage County high point | WSW 244° | 408 m | 13.7 mi |
| McConougheys Hill | W 272° | 399 m | 19.7 mi |
| Trautman Hill | E 94° | 390 m | 20.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | WNW 296° | 381 m | 20.3 mi |
| The Knob | NW 314° | 378 m | 24.7 mi |
| Ballards Hill | NW 320° | 377 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:13 | 16:58 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mosquito Creek Lake, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/460118074
Day trips start here
- Garrettsville · 12 mi
- Burton · 13 mi
- Newbury · 17 mi
- Aurora · 22 mi
- Ravenna · 23 mi
- Chagrin Falls · 24 mi
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