Leesville Wildlife Area
Leesville Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 366 m. Stark County High Point stands 413 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Boaters Beach - Leesville Lake, a beach 0.9 miles away. Tappan-Moravian Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 366 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Tappan-Moravian Trail Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pioneer Point · 13 mi
- Buzzards Roost · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leesville State Wildlife Area: 2.3 mi
- John Knight Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Dellroy Community Park: 5.4 mi
- Field of Dreams: 7.2 mi
- Blue Bird Farm Park: 7.9 mi
- Toy Museum and Giftshop: 7.9 mi
- McCook House: 8.2 mi
- Uhrichsville Clay Museum: 10.5 mi
- Schoenbrunn Village: 12.5 mi
- Malvern Historical Society: 14.7 mi
- The Seven Ranges: 8.4 mi
- The Moravian Trail: 11.7 mi
- Deersville: 11.7 mi
- Harry F. Hazlett: 11.7 mi
- Whitacre Greer Furnace: 12.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 11.4 mi
- Wills Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 16.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 17.2 mi
- Shulls Hill: 17.3 mi
- Garden: 13.9 mi
- Garden: 13.9 mi
- Garden: 15.0 mi
- Garden: 15.0 mi
- 7901 Garden: 15.0 mi
- Boaters Beach - Leesville Lake: 0.9 mi
- Camp Aldersgate Beach: 1.0 mi
- Camp Muskigum Beach: 1.4 mi
- Camp NEOSA Beach: 1.7 mi
- Rockwood Park Beach: 2.2 mi
- Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds: 15.5 mi
- Norma Johnson Center: 19.1 mi
- Umbrella Rock: 23.5 mi
- World's Largest Cuckoo Clock: 24.2 mi
- Downtown Canton Arts District: 24.4 mi
- American Landfill Certified Wildlife Habitat: 16.5 mi
- Jefferson Lake State Park: 19.7 mi
- Quaker Ridge Arboretum & Nature Trails: 21.8 mi
- Brush Creek Wildlife Area: 22.1 mi
- Pavillion: 6.5 mi
- Three Legs Town: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leesville Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County High Point | N 4° | 413 m | 22.9 mi |
| Norton Hill | ESE 102° | 408 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sponsellers Hill | NNW 339° | 385 m | 20.1 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | ENE 76° | 380 m | 16.3 mi |
| Knob Hill | W 275° | 376 m | 19.8 mi |
| Elephant Knob | WSW 237° | 376 m | 20.7 mi |
| Wills Mountain | SSW 197° | 370 m | 12.9 mi |
| Backus Knob | SW 231° | 360 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:18 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:18 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dennison WTR WKS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357400636
Day trips start here
- Carrollton · 8 mi
- Magnolia · 14 mi
- Waynesburg · 14 mi
- Malvern · 15 mi
- Canton-Massillion Metropolitan Area · 16 mi
- East Sparta · 16 mi
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