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Gray Birch Bog Preserve

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Gray Birch Bog Preserve from directly overhead

Gray Birch Bog Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 340 m. Stark County High Point stands 413 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fishing Area, a park 1.4 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 7.1 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Portage Parks District
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates41.07249, -81.38045

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fishing Area: 1.4 mi
  • Lower Park: 1.4 mi
  • Memorial Veterans Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Maca Park: 1.9 mi
  • Indian Hills Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Sighting Mechanism: 5.4 mi
  • Engagement with Color: 5.4 mi
  • Spiral Growth: 5.5 mi
  • The Legend of the Iron Hoop: 5.5 mi
  • The Nun: 5.5 mi
Museums: 48
Gardens: 43
Nature reserves: 34
Attractions: 25
Picnic sites: 21
Peaks: 18
Waterfalls: 15
  • Tip Top Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Hidden Crystal Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Mud Brook Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Blue Hen Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Brandywine Falls: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
Springs: 2
  • Indian Spring: 4.5 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gray Birch Bog Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stark County High PointSSE 147°413 m21.9 mi
Derthick HillNNE 29°409 m18.7 mi
Portage County high pointNE 35°408 m20.0 mi
Summit County high pointNW 310°404 m19.0 mi
McConougheys HillN 10°399 m23.3 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointNW 315°390 m22.3 mi
Sponsellers HillS 172°385 m22.6 mi
Bacon HillSE 136°371 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:38
June solstice05:5420:2021:02
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:4816:1717:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516270757366544334
Precip in1.81.52.52.83.63.73.63.03.22.52.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Akron Fulton Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/846955859

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