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Missionary Island State Wildlife Area

Missionary Island State Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Missionary Island State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 188 m. Nona France Sledding Hill stands 215 m to the northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Towpath Trail, a park 0.2 miles away. Maumee Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
188 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.47580, -83.74473

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Towpath Trail: 0.2 mi
  • Stitt Park: 1.7 mi
  • Waterworks Park: 1.9 mi
  • Pray Park: 2.1 mi
  • Conrad Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Ohio veterans and volunteers memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Marrisa Rose Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Army: 4.3 mi
  • Navy: 4.3 mi
  • Marine Corps: 4.3 mi
Artworks: 45
Gardens: 27
Museums: 24
  • Spafford House Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Spafford House Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Fort Meigs Visitor Center: 7.0 mi
  • Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Railway and Museum Inc.: 7.8 mi
  • Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Railway and Museum Inc.: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Attractions: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Nona France Sledding Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Turkeyfoot Rock: 4.9 mi
  • Indian Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Corn Cob Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Sand Hill: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Horse Rest Area: 6.0 mi
  • Wood Interstate 75 NB: 11.3 mi
  • Wood Interstate 75 SB: 11.4 mi
  • Dundee Welcome Center 822: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nona France Sledding HillNW 313°215 m3.7 mi
Indian HillNE 42°193 m7.2 mi
Sand HillNNE 27°189 m19.5 mi
Turkeyfoot RockNNE 29°181 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1119:47
June solstice06:0220:3121:13
September equinox07:2318:5819:34
December solstice07:5916:2417:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039516272757466554333
Precip in2.42.32.63.53.83.53.33.22.92.62.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Express AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/3786804

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