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Islander Woods

Islander Woods from directly overhead

Islander Woods is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Catawba Island Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Park District of Ottawa County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57764, -82.84240

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions
  • Butterfly House: 4.8 mi
  • Perry's Cave Family Fun Center: 4.8 mi
  • Benson Ford Shiphouse: 5.1 mi
  • Lagoon deer park: 9.3 mi
  • Civilian Marksmanship Program HQ: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Hotel Victory Pool Ruins: 4.6 mi
  • Hotel Victory Ruins: 4.7 mi
  • Hotel Victory: 4.7 mi
  • World's Shortest Airline: 4.9 mi
  • Hoover Potato Digger Pavilion: 5.3 mi
Museums: 18
  • Lake Erie Islands Nature & Wildlife Center: 4.4 mi
  • Liberty Aviation Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Skip's Antique Car Barn: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Erie Island Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
  • Lakeside Heritage Museum: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Gem Beach: 1.2 mi
  • North Swimming Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Lime Kiln Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Stone Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Lakeside Beach: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Atlas: 3.8 mi
  • Put-in-Bay Sign: 4.5 mi
  • Scheible-Downing Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Joseph DeRivera Statue: 5.4 mi
  • Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 5
  • George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 5.5 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
  • School Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Memorial Bricks: 7.4 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Sugar Rock: 1.0 mi
  • Taft Hill: 7.8 mi
  • North Milan Hill: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • westbound rest area: 9.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Milan HillSE 145°201 m22.1 mi
Sugar RockSW 216°174 m1.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:44
June solstice05:5820:2821:10
September equinox07:1918:5419:30
December solstice07:5516:2017:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038496171757367554434
Precip in1.91.82.63.83.23.73.63.03.12.72.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandusky, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1533080198

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