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Hemlock Ridge

Hemlock Ridge from directly overhead

Hemlock Ridge is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Helen Hazen Wyman Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 3.0 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Access
Yes
Getting there

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Coordinates41.70504, -81.19964

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Helen Hazen Wyman Park: 1.4 mi
  • Helen Hazen Wyman Park: 1.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Veterans' Park: 2.7 mi
  • Concord Woods Nature Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 59
  • Northern Terminus Buckeye Trail: 5.8 mi
  • Charles Martin Hall memorial: 7.8 mi
  • James A. Garfield: 8.3 mi
  • Strock Memorial: 8.7 mi
  • Madison Civil War Monument: 9.0 mi
Museums: 18
Gardens: 18
Artworks: 15
Attractions: 14
  • Baptism Site: 9.8 mi
  • Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 9.8 mi
  • LDS Stake Center: 9.9 mi
  • Hancock Home & Brickyard: 9.9 mi
  • Joseph Smith's Store: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Whitlam Woods: 5.2 mi
  • Old River Farm Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 15.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 18.5 mi
  • Quarry Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park: 5.4 mi
  • Timberlake Residents Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Punderson Lake Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Villa Angela Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Euclid Beach: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Paine Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Chagrin Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Dugway Brook Falls: 23.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafSSE 167°423 m21.7 mi
McConougheys HillSSW 194°399 m21.4 mi
Sand HillSSW 197°381 m13.3 mi
The KnobSW 218°378 m5.4 mi
Ballards HillSSE 160°377 m8.5 mi
Little MountainSW 217°374 m6.3 mi
Welsh HillS 177°369 m22.3 mi
Piersons KnobSW 222°365 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0019:37
June solstice05:5120:2121:04
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:4916:1316:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138496070757468574636
Precip in3.12.12.83.53.43.64.13.43.94.03.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Painesville 4 NW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1415230405

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