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Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve

Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 295 m. Stark County High Point stands 413 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ingleside Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 1.1 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
295 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.00321, -81.53621

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ingleside Park: 0.8 mi
  • Logan Field: 0.9 mi
  • Turkeyfoot Heights Park: 1.3 mi
  • Firestone Metro Park: 1.3 mi
  • Lockwood Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
  • Pioneer Statue: 4.8 mi
  • Double Bond: 5.1 mi
  • Class of 1969: 5.2 mi
  • Rock Candy: 5.2 mi
  • Boa Mistura STEM Plaza: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Former Akron Rubber Bowl Site: 4.9 mi
  • John W. Heisman: 4.9 mi
  • Zippy: 5.0 mi
  • Frank J. Horn Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • John Brown Monument: 5.2 mi
Museums: 49
  • Old Stone School: 5.2 mi
  • Clayton Bailey’s World Of Wonders: 5.3 mi
  • Akron Children's Museum: 5.3 mi
  • Akron Children’s Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Akron History Center: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 43
Attractions: 27
Nature reserves: 24
Picnic sites: 15
Peaks: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Crystal Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Mud Brook Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Tip Top Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Blue Hen Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Indian Spring: 10.3 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stark County High PointSE 124°413 m24.2 mi
Summit County high pointNNW 339°404 m18.2 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointNNW 339°390 m21.9 mi
Sponsellers HillSSE 147°385 m21.0 mi
Bacon HillE 90°371 m12.8 mi
Acme HillW 277°369 m13.8 mi
Coal HillNNE 27°366 m7.3 mi
Weimers HillS 190°353 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:38
June solstice05:5520:2121:02
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4816:1817:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516270757366544334
Precip in1.81.52.52.83.63.73.63.03.22.52.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Akron Fulton Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/465579638

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