Grand River Wildlife Area
Grand River Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesopotamia Hunting Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 22 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio Division of Wildlife
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 25 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 25 mi
- River Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesopotamia Hunting Area: 1.5 mi
- Grand River Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
- Sugar Island Preserve: 5.0 mi
- West Farmington Hunting Area: 5.7 mi
- Grand River State Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- Mesopotamia Historic District: 2.3 mi
- Orwell Park: 4.6 mi
- Orwell WRGT Trailhead and Parking: 5.0 mi
- Mineral Lake Park: 8.3 mi
- Tare Creek Trailhead (Maple Highlands Trail): 8.3 mi
- Mespo Civil War Monument: 2.4 mi
- Porter Family Grave: 6.3 mi
- Civil War Monument: 6.8 mi
- Human Sundial: 11.1 mi
- Corner - Pyramid of Giza: 11.1 mi
- Sugarloaf: 11.1 mi
- Eastlake Metropark Sled Hill: 13.5 mi
- Ballards Hill: 13.9 mi
- Welsh Hill: 15.1 mi
- Ridge Hill: 17.1 mi
- "Jansons" Painted Sign: 13.6 mi
- Chew Mail Pouch Tobbacco Mural: 13.7 mi
- Gemini 8 - Titian II rocketmodel: 16.1 mi
- Apollo Lander: 16.1 mi
- Saturn 5 Model: 16.1 mi
- Bristol History Museum: 6.9 mi
- Ashtabula Antique Engine Club: 14.8 mi
- National Packard Museum: 16.3 mi
- James A. Garfield Historical Society: 16.4 mi
- Ernie Hall Aviation Museum: 17.0 mi
- Geauga County Fairgrounds: 11.4 mi
- Century Village: 11.7 mi
- Ma & Pa's: 12.0 mi
- Great Lakes Medieval Faire: 13.0 mi
- Johnson Home: 18.1 mi
- Hurd Garden: 16.6 mi
- Krabill Garden: 16.6 mi
- Old Garfield Elementary School Garden: 17.9 mi
- Charles Avenue Flower Power: 17.9 mi
- Old Laird Elementary School Garden: 18.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 12.4 mi
- Paine Falls: 20.1 mi
- Newton Falls: 20.3 mi
- Chagrin Falls: 24.8 mi
- Dog Beach: 14.4 mi
- Punderson Lake Beach: 15.2 mi
- Lake Lucerne Beach: 22.7 mi
- Jamestown Beach #2: 23.3 mi
- South Thompson: 13.3 mi
- Newbury Center: 16.9 mi
- Cobbs Corners: 22.2 mi
- Shipwreck Rock: 12.2 mi
- Madison Palisades: 19.4 mi
- Whitlam Woods: 17.5 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 21.0 mi
- Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 12.0 mi
- Salt Spring: 22.5 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | WSW 240° | 423 m | 11.1 mi |
| Derthick Hill | SW 232° | 409 m | 19.0 mi |
| Portage County high point | SW 227° | 408 m | 17.2 mi |
| McConougheys Hill | WSW 256° | 399 m | 20.5 mi |
| Trautman Hill | ESE 109° | 390 m | 21.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | W 279° | 381 m | 18.7 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 302° | 378 m | 21.2 mi |
| Ballards Hill | WNW 303° | 377 m | 13.9 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 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1237114462
Day trips start here
- Burton · 12 mi
- Garrettsville · 16 mi
- Newbury · 16 mi
- Aurora · 24 mi
- Chagrin Falls · 25 mi
- Mentor · 26 mi
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