Jones Preserve
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Jones Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Patmos Lighthouse, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 5.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Charles Herndon Sculpture Garden: 1.2 mi
- Kelleys Island State Park: 1.5 mi
- Inscription Rock Petroglyphs: 2.3 mi
- Francis Park: 6.0 mi
- Foundation Park: 6.0 mi
- Perry's Cave Family Fun Center: 8.0 mi
- Butterfly House: 8.1 mi
- Benson Ford Shiphouse: 8.6 mi
- Lake Eerie Nor'easter: 9.0 mi
- Lily Pad Walk: 9.0 mi
- Scheele Preserve: 0.6 mi
- North Pond State Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Glacial Grooves Geological Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Quinn Preserve: 1.5 mi
- North Shore Alvar Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Monument to the Unknown Soldier: 1.6 mi
- Kelley's Island War Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Anchor: 2.4 mi
- The Battle Of Lake Erie Bicentennial Marker: 2.4 mi
- Lake Erie: 5.9 mi
- North Pond Barrier Beach: 1.2 mi
- Kelleys Island State Park Public Beach: 1.4 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 6.2 mi
- Deleware Avenue Beach: 7.3 mi
- North Swimming Beach: 7.7 mi
- Historical Association Museum: 2.1 mi
- U.S. Lifesaving Station: 6.0 mi
- Lakeside Heritage Museum: 6.3 mi
- Lake Erie Island Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- The Keeper's House: 7.9 mi
- Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 0.4 mi
- Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 2.0 mi
- Inscription Rock: 2.3 mi
- Joseph DeRivera Statue: 7.6 mi
- Scheible-Downing Memorial: 7.6 mi
- The Keeper's House Museum: 5.9 mi
- Marblehead Lighthouse State Park: 6.0 mi
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Old Lighthouse Walkway: 9.9 mi
- Green Island Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
- School Garden: 1.7 mi
- Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 6.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.2 mi
- George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 6.3 mi
- Memorial Bricks: 8.2 mi
- Sugar Rock: 9.8 mi
- Taft Hill: 16.3 mi
- North Milan Hill: 21.4 mi
- Willow Point: 16.0 mi
- Canvasback Point: 18.7 mi
- Winous Point: 19.6 mi
- Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- westbound rest area: 18.5 mi
- Lorain Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jones Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Milan Hill | S 169° | 201 m | 21.4 mi |
| Sugar Rock | WSW 248° | 174 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:27 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:20 | 17:04 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandusky, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Oak Harbor · 25 mi
- Amherst · 29 mi
- Lorain · 29 mi
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