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River Road Park

River Road Park from directly overhead

River Road Park is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the south, 24 miles off. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 3.8 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.73974, -81.08637

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Road Park: 0.1 mi
  • Baker Road Park: 1.6 mi
  • Resources Center Park: 1.7 mi
  • Hidden Valley Park: 1.8 mi
  • Hidden Valley Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 31
  • Madison Civil War Monument: 2.9 mi
  • Charles Martin Hall memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Battle Tank: 3.9 mi
  • Unionville War Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Strock Memorial: 5.4 mi
Museums: 11
Peaks: 10
Attractions: 10
  • Great Lakes Medieval Faire: 8.4 mi
  • Baptism Site: 16.1 mi
  • Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 16.1 mi
  • LDS Stake Center: 16.2 mi
  • Hancock Home & Brickyard: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 5
  • 18′ Short: 8.2 mi
  • Chew Mail Pouch Tobbacco Mural: 12.7 mi
  • "Jansons" Painted Sign: 12.7 mi
  • Railroad History Mural: 12.8 mi
  • Ohio Bicentennial Barn Painting: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Whitlam Woods: 9.3 mi
  • Old River Farm Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 21.5 mi
  • Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 24.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Paine Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Holden Hedge Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Euclid Memorial Park Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafS 182°423 m23.5 mi
Sand HillSSW 213°381 m17.9 mi
The KnobSW 234°378 m11.4 mi
Ballards HillSSW 196°377 m10.8 mi
Little MountainSW 233°374 m12.1 mi
Piersons KnobSW 232°365 m15.3 mi
Orange HillSW 226°360 m24.9 mi
Gildersleeve MountainSW 235°354 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0019:37
June solstice05:5120:2121:03
September equinox07:1218:4719:23
December solstice07:4916:1316:57

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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1414073630

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