Mosquito Creek State Wildlife Area
Mosquito Creek State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Myers Hill stands 424 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mecca Circle, a park 3.6 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 27 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
How to reach it
- 27.1 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mecca Circle: 3.6 mi
- Mecca Park: 4.0 mi
- Mosquito Lake State Park - Wildlife Observation Area: 6.6 mi
- Johnston Twp Park: 6.8 mi
- Trumbull County Fairgrounds: 7.0 mi
- Civil War Monument: 5.9 mi
- Mespo Civil War Monument: 9.5 mi
- Porter Family Grave: 12.9 mi
- Higway of Light: 13.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 13.8 mi
- Gemini 8 - Titian II rocketmodel: 13.3 mi
- Saturn 5 Model: 13.3 mi
- Apollo Lander: 13.3 mi
- World War II Statue: 13.8 mi
- World War I Statue: 13.8 mi
- Sugar Island Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Grand River Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
- Mesopotamia Hunting Area: 7.8 mi
- Grand River Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
- Grand River State Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
- Old Garfield Elementary School Garden: 13.4 mi
- Charles Avenue Flower Power: 13.9 mi
- Old Laird Elementary School Garden: 14.1 mi
- Community Garden at PennState: 19.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 19.9 mi
- Bristol History Museum: 5.9 mi
- Ashtabula Antique Engine Club: 9.7 mi
- Ernie Hall Aviation Museum: 11.7 mi
- National Packard Museum: 12.9 mi
- Trumbull County Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Eastlake Metropark Sled Hill: 6.8 mi
- Trautman Hill: 13.7 mi
- Owens Mound: 15.3 mi
- Braceville Ridge: 17.2 mi
- Ridge Hill: 17.2 mi
- Victory Lane: 14.6 mi
- Ma & Pa's: 17.5 mi
- Great Lakes Medieval Faire: 18.6 mi
- Billy Goat Hill: 19.0 mi
- Geauga County Fairgrounds: 19.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 9.0 mi
- Jamestown Beach #2: 16.5 mi
- Chestnut Run Swim Beach: 18.3 mi
- Punderson Lake Beach: 22.6 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 15.5 mi
- Daniel H. Becker Family Fountain Commons: 23.6 mi
- Orchard Meadow: 24.5 mi
- Lower Bears Den Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.6 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 15.7 mi
- Newton Falls: 20.0 mi
- Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 9.5 mi
- Mercer Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
- Shipwreck Rock: 15.6 mi
- Bears Den Quarry Wall: 24.5 mi
- South Thompson: 20.4 mi
- Newbury Center: 24.5 mi
- Salt Spring: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mosquito Creek State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myers Hill | E 81° | 424 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf | W 262° | 423 m | 17.3 mi |
| Wheeler Hill | E 97° | 416 m | 23.5 mi |
| Jamestown Hill | ENE 77° | 414 m | 19.4 mi |
| Derthick Hill | WSW 249° | 409 m | 24.0 mi |
| Portage County high point | WSW 247° | 408 m | 21.8 mi |
| Callahan Hill | E 79° | 405 m | 20.5 mi |
| Trautman Hill | ESE 108° | 390 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mosquito Creek Lake, 9 mi away.
- Blue-faced Meadowhawk107 obs
- Eastern Forktail37 obs
- Autumn Meadowhawk14 obs
- Bald Eagle13 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk11 obs
- Slender Spreadwing10 obs
- Sandhill Crane9 obs
- buttonbush7 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/702132542
Day trips start here
- Burton · 20 mi
- Garrettsville · 20 mi
- Newbury · 24 mi
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