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Grand River Wildlife Area

Grand River Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Grand River Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesopotamia Hunting Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 24 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio Division of Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates41.45698, -80.90190

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mesopotamia Historic District: 2.7 mi
  • Orwell Park: 5.7 mi
  • Orwell WRGT Trailhead and Parking: 5.8 mi
  • Mineral Lake Park: 9.0 mi
  • Tare Creek Trailhead (Maple Highlands Trail): 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 36
  • Mespo Civil War Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Porter Family Grave: 6.5 mi
  • Human Sundial: 12.8 mi
  • Corner - Pyramid of Giza: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Sugarloaf: 11.2 mi
  • Eastlake Metropark Sled Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Welsh Hill: 15.2 mi
  • Ballards Hill: 15.5 mi
  • Ridge Hill: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 14
Museums: 12
  • Bristol History Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Ashtabula Antique Engine Club: 14.5 mi
  • National Packard Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Ernie Hall Aviation Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Trumbull County Historical Society: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 6
  • Krabill Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Hurd Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Old Garfield Elementary School Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Charles Avenue Flower Power: 16.2 mi
  • Old Laird Elementary School Garden: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Dog Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Punderson Lake Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Jamestown Beach #2: 22.7 mi
  • Lake Lucerne Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Dog Beach: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Newton Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Paine Falls: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Whitlam Woods: 19.1 mi
  • Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 12.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Salt Spring: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grand River Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafWSW 249°423 m11.2 mi
Derthick HillWSW 237°409 m18.7 mi
Portage County high pointSW 233°408 m16.8 mi
McConougheys HillW 260°399 m21.0 mi
Trautman HillESE 106°390 m20.5 mi
Sand HillWNW 283°381 m19.8 mi
The KnobNW 305°378 m22.7 mi
Ballards HillNW 306°377 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5919:36
June solstice05:5120:2021:01
September equinox07:1218:4619:23
December solstice07:4716:1316:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262835475967716963524132
Precip in2.92.33.13.84.24.34.83.64.33.63.02.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mosquito Creek Lake, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1237114461

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