Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Oak Openings Preserve Metropark is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 196 m. Nona France Sledding Hill stands 215 m to the southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Rest Area, a rest area 1.3 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 196 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 7.4 mi off the Maumee Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Viewing at Indianola Overlook · 7 mi
- Western-most point on Lake Erie · 22 mi
- Big Hill · 26 mi
- Duck blind · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Whitehouse Park: 3.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Pilliod Park: 3.4 mi
- Keener Park: 4.8 mi
- Air Force: 3.1 mi
- Coast Guard: 3.1 mi
- Marine Corps: 3.1 mi
- Navy: 3.1 mi
- Army: 3.1 mi
- Giraffe Statues: 9.0 mi
- Soaring: 11.4 mi
- Empathy: 12.3 mi
- Word Garden: 12.3 mi
- Woman With The Birds: 12.4 mi
- The Doneghy Inclusive Garden: 12.2 mi
- Fairy Garden: 12.3 mi
- Rain Garden: 12.3 mi
- Lillian Kraus Rhododendron Collection: 12.4 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 12.4 mi
- Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Railway and Museum Inc.: 9.6 mi
- Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Railway and Museum Inc.: 9.9 mi
- Spafford House Museum: 9.9 mi
- Spafford House Museum: 9.9 mi
- Fort Meigs Visitor Center: 10.1 mi
- Louis W. Campbell State Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Missionary Island State Wildlife Area: 7.3 mi
- Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Audubon Islands Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 13.4 mi
- Swanton Caboose: 3.4 mi
- Fort Miamis: 11.6 mi
- The 577 Foundation: 11.9 mi
- Fossil Park: 12.5 mi
- The Oaks Green Roof: 15.9 mi
- Nona France Sledding Hill: 3.6 mi
- Turkeyfoot Rock: 7.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 10.2 mi
- Corn Cob Hill: 11.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 18.9 mi
- Horse Rest Area: 1.3 mi
- Wood Interstate 75 NB: 18.5 mi
- Wood Interstate 75 SB: 18.6 mi
- Dundee Welcome Center 822: 21.5 mi
- Java: 6.6 mi
- Beta: 8.9 mi
- Providence: 9.1 mi
- Marengo: 13.2 mi
- Olander Lake Beach: 12.2 mi
- Carland Beach: 23.9 mi
- Nugent Beach (Private): 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oak Openings Preserve Metropark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nona France Sledding Hill | SE 133° | 215 m | 3.6 mi |
| Indian Hill | E 88° | 193 m | 10.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | NE 49° | 189 m | 18.9 mi |
| Turkeyfoot Rock | E 95° | 181 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:32 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:24 | 17:09 |
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 | 30 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Express AP, 4 mi away.
- Sundial Lupine221 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage186 obs
- Festive Tiger Beetle131 obs
- Red-headed Woodpecker126 obs
- large white trillium115 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty92 obs
- Great Spangled Fritillary89 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing83 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/465956921
Day trips start here
- Bowling Green · 16 mi
- Toledo · 16 mi
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