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Paine Falls Park

Paine Falls Park from directly overhead

Paine Falls Park is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Paine Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 3.8 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates41.71420, -81.14987

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blair Ridge Park: 0.8 mi
  • Baker Road Park: 2.3 mi
  • Hidden Lake Metropark: 2.4 mi
  • Hell Hollow Wilderness Area: 2.5 mi
  • Hidden Lake: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 40
  • Charles Martin Hall memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Madison Civil War Monument: 6.5 mi
  • Strock Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Battle Tank: 7.4 mi
  • Northern Terminus Buckeye Trail: 7.7 mi
Museums: 15
Attractions: 13
  • Great Lakes Medieval Faire: 10.5 mi
  • Baptism Site: 12.3 mi
  • Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 12.3 mi
  • LDS Stake Center: 12.5 mi
  • Hancock Home & Brickyard: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 12
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Whitlam Woods: 6.1 mi
  • Old River Farm Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 17.8 mi
  • Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 20.7 mi
  • Quarry Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park: 7.2 mi
  • Timberlake Residents Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Punderson Lake Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Villa Angela Beach: 23.3 mi
  • Euclid Beach: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Railroad History Mural: 9.9 mi
  • 18′ Short: 11.9 mi
  • Chew Mail Pouch Tobbacco Mural: 15.4 mi
  • "Jansons" Painted Sign: 15.4 mi
  • Ohio Bicentennial Barn Painting: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Paine Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Chagrin Falls: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paine Falls Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafS 174°423 m21.9 mi
McConougheys HillSSW 200°399 m22.8 mi
Sand HillSSW 206°381 m14.8 mi
The KnobSW 230°378 m7.7 mi
Ballards HillS 178°377 m8.6 mi
Little MountainSW 228°374 m8.5 mi
Welsh HillS 184°369 m23.0 mi
Piersons KnobSW 229°365 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0019:37
June solstice05:5120:2121:03
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:4916:1316:58

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1414100668

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