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Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve

Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 174 m. McConougheys Hill stands 399 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tiefenbach Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
174 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.73365, -81.30733

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tiefenbach Park: 0.8 mi
  • Grand River Village Merrick Hutchinson Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Grand River Landing: 2.2 mi
  • Fairport Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Northern Terminus Buckeye Trail: 2.1 mi
  • James A. Garfield: 5.2 mi
  • 1996 Olympic Torch Eternal Flame: 8.3 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Strock Memorial: 11.3 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums: 27
Attractions: 15
  • LDS Stake Center: 7.6 mi
  • Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 7.6 mi
  • Baptism Site: 7.6 mi
  • Hancock Home & Brickyard: 7.7 mi
  • Joseph Smith's Store: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Whitlam Woods: 9.4 mi
  • Old River Farm Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 13.5 mi
  • Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 17.5 mi
  • Kelly Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • Paine Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Dugway Brook Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Chagrin Falls: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McConougheys HillS 179°399 m22.7 mi
Sand HillS 173°381 m14.8 mi
The KnobSSE 160°378 m6.7 mi
Ballards HillSE 139°377 m13.1 mi
Little MountainSSE 166°374 m7.2 mi
Piersons KnobS 184°365 m9.0 mi
Orange HillSSW 201°360 m18.0 mi
Gildersleeve MountainSSW 196°354 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:38
June solstice05:5120:2221:04
September equinox07:1318:4819:24
December solstice07:5016:1416:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138496070757468574636
Precip in3.12.12.83.53.43.64.13.43.94.03.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Painesville 4 NW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357509024

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