Jessie Smith Wildlife Preserve
Jessie Smith Wildlife Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolcott Lilac Gardens, a garden 0.4 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 8.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 10.9 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
- 24.5 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waters Park Overlook · 8 mi
- Missing Link Vista · 8 mi
- Prather Vista · 9 mi
- Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairchild Athletic Fields: 0.5 mi
- Fred Fuller Park: 0.5 mi
- Al Lease Park: 0.6 mi
- Kramer Field Ball Field Complex: 0.6 mi
- Fred Fuller Park: 0.6 mi
- Kent Sign: 0.7 mi
- Squirrel Statue: 0.8 mi
- The Gambler: 1.0 mi
- Seated Earth: 1.1 mi
- Seated Earth: 1.1 mi
- Walker's Rest: 0.7 mi
- Lewis Vacques Mande Daguerre Rock: 1.1 mi
- Pergola Gathering Area: 1.3 mi
- Arne H. Lasko Jr. Memorial: 1.4 mi
- May 4 Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Wolcott Lilac Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Thomas-Anderson Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
- Bill Hicks Memorial Garden: 1.2 mi
- Entry Garden: 1.2 mi
- Student Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
- JMC Alumni Hall of Fame: 1.1 mi
- Tappenden Fluorescent Mineral Collection: 1.1 mi
- Kent State University Museum: 1.2 mi
- May 4th Visitors Center: 1.5 mi
- Varsity "K" Athletic Hall of Fame: 1.5 mi
- Forest Lake Wildlife Preserve: 1.0 mi
- University Prairie Reserve: 1.9 mi
- Franklin Bog Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- KSU Research Area: 2.1 mi
- Tom S Cooperrider-Kent Bog State Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Student Tailgate Zone: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area (Abandoned): 7.9 mi
- Shady Knoll Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park: 10.8 mi
- Valley Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Memorial Gateway: 1.1 mi
- Spark Innovation Studios: 1.4 mi
- Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad: 9.0 mi
- Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Portage Country Club: 9.9 mi
- Blanket Hill: 1.5 mi
- Coal Hill: 6.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 11.1 mi
- Sherbondy Hill: 11.3 mi
- Bacon Hill: 11.3 mi
- Tip Top Falls: 3.6 mi
- Mud Brook Falls: 7.1 mi
- Hidden Crystal Falls: 7.6 mi
- Crown Hill Falls: 11.0 mi
- Canyon Falls: 11.9 mi
- Dog Beach: 11.8 mi
- Turkeyfoot Beach: 15.7 mi
- Lake Lucerne Beach: 16.9 mi
- Punderson Lake Beach: 22.3 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Northbound: 13.4 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Southbound: 13.5 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Cobbs Corners: 11.6 mi
- Brandywine Village: 12.0 mi
- Newbury Center: 22.3 mi
- Whipps Ledges: 17.7 mi
- Wordens Ledges: 18.2 mi
- Shipwreck Rock: 21.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 3.4 mi
- White Oak Spring: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jessie Smith Wildlife Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | NE 39° | 423 m | 21.9 mi |
| Derthick Hill | NE 39° | 409 m | 13.7 mi |
| Portage County high point | NE 46° | 408 m | 15.3 mi |
| Summit County high point | WNW 293° | 404 m | 16.3 mi |
| McConougheys Hill | NNE 12° | 399 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cuyahoga County high point | WNW 302° | 390 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bacon Hill | SSE 158° | 371 m | 11.3 mi |
| Welsh Hill | NNE 33° | 369 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:21 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
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 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stow 4 SE, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee337 obs
- American Robin247 obs
- White-tailed Deer207 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel193 obs
- House Sparrow186 obs
- Western Honey Bee185 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco177 obs
- Mallard163 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/236798431
Day trips start here
- Akron Metropolitan Area · 1 mi
- Kent · 1 mi
- Stow · 4 mi
- Tallmadge · 5 mi
- Streetsboro · 6 mi
- Cuyahoga Falls · 7 mi
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