Orwell State Wildlife Area
Orwell State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 284 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Orwell Park, a park 2.6 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 17 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 284 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 23 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Orwell Park: 2.6 mi
- Orwell WRGT Trailhead and Parking: 2.6 mi
- Rock Creek Trailhead Parking - WRGT: 6.0 mi
- Brandeberry Park: 6.4 mi
- Mesopotamia Historic District: 9.4 mi
- Conant Wildlife Area: 4.0 mi
- Sugar Island Preserve: 5.1 mi
- New Lyme Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Grand River Conservation Campus: 5.4 mi
- Grand River Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Mespo Civil War Monument: 9.5 mi
- Human Sundial: 12.3 mi
- Neptune: 12.4 mi
- Mercury: 12.4 mi
- Venus: 12.4 mi
- Owens Mound: 12.6 mi
- Hogback Point: 15.6 mi
- Ballards Hill: 15.6 mi
- Eastlake Metropark Sled Hill: 16.6 mi
- Sugarloaf: 17.8 mi
- "Jansons" Painted Sign: 7.3 mi
- Chew Mail Pouch Tobbacco Mural: 7.3 mi
- Ohio Bicentennial Barn Painting: 11.8 mi
- Holiday Camplands Wagon: 16.2 mi
- 18′ Short: 16.9 mi
- Ashtabula Antique Engine Club: 10.7 mi
- Bristol History Museum: 12.5 mi
- Shandy Hall: 16.5 mi
- Perry Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
- Ernie Hall Aviation Museum: 21.3 mi
- Old Garfield Elementary School Garden: 22.8 mi
- Charles Avenue Flower Power: 23.1 mi
- Old Laird Elementary School Garden: 23.3 mi
- Hurd Garden: 23.6 mi
- Krabill Garden: 23.6 mi
- Great Lakes Medieval Faire: 9.0 mi
- Geauga County Fairgrounds: 16.5 mi
- Century Village: 17.0 mi
- Ma & Pa's: 18.9 mi
- Victory Lane: 23.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 18.6 mi
- Jamestown Beach #2: 19.8 mi
- Punderson Lake Beach: 20.5 mi
- Paine Falls: 18.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.3 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 19.5 mi
- South Thompson: 11.8 mi
- Newbury Center: 22.0 mi
- Madison Palisades: 16.2 mi
- Shipwreck Rock: 19.4 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 16.2 mi
- Whitlam Woods: 18.5 mi
- Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 6.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orwell State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | SW 230° | 423 m | 17.8 mi |
| Jamestown Hill | ESE 102° | 414 m | 23.0 mi |
| Portage County high point | SW 223° | 408 m | 24.2 mi |
| Callahan Hill | ESE 103° | 405 m | 24.4 mi |
| Trautman Hill | SE 129° | 390 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | W 262° | 381 m | 22.5 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 284° | 378 m | 22.4 mi |
| Ballards Hill | W 276° | 377 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:12 | 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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dorset, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/460118607
Day trips start here
- Burton · 17 mi
- Newbury · 21 mi
- Garrettsville · 24 mi
- Mentor · 27 mi
- Chagrin Falls · 30 mi
- Willoughby · 30 mi
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