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J. Arthur Herrick Fen Nature Preserve

J. Arthur Herrick Fen Nature Preserve from directly overhead

J. Arthur Herrick Fen Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 312 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Trail Lake Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 9.8 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
312 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.21083, -81.36812

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Trail Lake Park: 0.3 mi
  • Valley View Lake Park: 1.0 mi
  • Phillips Park: 1.5 mi
  • Thomas Heritage Park: 2.0 mi
  • Claire Wilcox Park: 2.0 mi
Artworks
  • Scott Fiberglass Rhinoceros: 2.1 mi
  • Red Statue at Little Tikes: 2.6 mi
  • Kent Sign: 3.7 mi
  • Elephant Family Statues: 3.8 mi
  • Squirrel Statue: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Towner Mound: 3.8 mi
  • Walker's Rest: 4.2 mi
  • Lewis Vacques Mande Daguerre Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Grateful Acknowledgment: 4.3 mi
  • In Loving Memory Of: 4.3 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves: 56
  • Franklin Bog Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Forest Lake Wildlife Preserve: 3.1 mi
  • Jessie Smith Wildlife Preserve: 3.8 mi
  • Tinkers Creek Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
  • University Prairie Reserve: 5.0 mi
Museums: 56
Picnic sites: 31
Attractions: 25
Waterfalls: 19
  • Tip Top Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Crown Hill Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Mud Brook Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Hidden Crystal Falls: 9.6 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Blanket Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Coal Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Oak Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Derthick Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Portage County high point: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Dog Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Lake Lucerne Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Punderson Lake Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Turkeyfoot Beach: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Indian Spring: 6.5 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 9.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of J. Arthur Herrick Fen Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafNE 46°423 m18.9 mi
Derthick HillNE 51°409 m10.9 mi
Portage County high pointENE 58°408 m12.8 mi
Summit County high pointW 280°404 m15.4 mi
McConougheys HillNNE 14°399 m13.9 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointWNW 291°390 m17.5 mi
Sand HillNNE 13°381 m22.0 mi
Bacon HillSSE 164°371 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:38
June solstice05:5420:2121:03
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:4816:1617:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735475969727063514031
Precip in3.12.53.23.74.24.44.53.74.23.53.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ravenna 2 S, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/465580333

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