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Magee Marsh Wildlife Area

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 174 m. Sand Hill stands 189 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Crane Creek State Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
174 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.61422, -83.16381

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Crane Creek State Park: 0.5 mi
  • Turtle Creek Lake Area: 0.6 mi
  • Howard Marsh Metropark: 5.6 mi
  • Graytown Park.: 7.2 mi
  • Flat Iron Park: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Veteran's Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • Firefighter's Memorial: 12.1 mi
  • Ottawa County Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
  • American Expedition 1813: 13.8 mi
  • De Lery Portage: 14.8 mi
Museums: 24
  • Ottawa County Historical Society: 13.5 mi
  • Liberty Aviation Museum: 17.1 mi
  • Lake Erie Islands Nature & Wildlife Center: 17.3 mi
  • Skip's Antique Car Barn: 17.5 mi
  • Northcoast Veteran's Museum: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Put-in-Bay Sign: 17.0 mi
  • Atlas: 17.1 mi
  • Kneeling Chaplain: 17.7 mi
  • Scheible-Downing Memorial: 18.0 mi
  • Joseph DeRivera Statue: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 19
  • Lamb Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Genoa Swimming Quarry: 11.9 mi
  • Erie Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Port Clinton Public Swimming Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Lime Kiln Beach: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 12
Attractions: 10
  • Civilian Marksmanship Program HQ: 8.9 mi
  • Benson Ford Shiphouse: 16.9 mi
  • Butterfly House: 17.4 mi
  • Perry's Cave Family Fun Center: 17.4 mi
  • Hollywood Casino Toledo: 19.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Peaks: 4
  • Taft Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Sugar Rock: 16.4 mi
  • Sand Hill: 22.4 mi
  • Corn Cob Hill: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • westbound rest area: 9.6 mi
  • Monroe Welcome Center 823: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Great Sulphur Spring: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillWNW 290°189 m22.4 mi
Sugar RockESE 102°174 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5920:2921:11
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice07:5716:2117:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506171757366544232
Precip in1.81.72.33.33.53.23.23.53.12.42.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Metcalf FLD, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357468428

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