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Sawmill Creek Preserve

Sawmill Creek Preserve from directly overhead

Sawmill Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. Mahoning County High Point stands 401 m to the south, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Canfield Township Community Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 19 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Mill Creek Metroparks

How to reach it

Coordinates41.05014, -80.79235

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Canfield Township Community Park: 0.5 mi
  • Millcreek Metropark bike trail: 0.6 mi
  • Austintown Park Recreational Fields: 1.4 mi
  • Austintown Township Park: 1.6 mi
  • McCune Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Mary & Stephen Furman Pavilion: 1.9 mi
  • Elisha Whittlesey: 2.3 mi
  • Canfield Green: 2.5 mi
  • Canfield Township Hall: 2.5 mi
  • The Mahoning Dispatch Building: 2.5 mi
Artworks: 47
  • Millstones: 5.9 mi
  • The End Is Near Mural: 6.1 mi
  • St. Stephen I: 6.2 mi
  • Stop Gun Violence: 6.3 mi
  • Weeping Angel: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 44
  • Celebration Grove: 1.6 mi
  • Monarch Waystation: 5.9 mi
  • Crystal Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Fosterville Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Garden of Devotion: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 40
Museums: 33
  • TP Auto Museum: 2.0 mi
  • The War Vet Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Building 13 - Antique Tractors: 3.1 mi
  • Building 12 - Antique Tractors: 3.1 mi
  • Building 11 - Antique Tractors: 3.1 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Mahoning County High Point: 8.8 mi
  • Blackburn Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Braceville Ridge: 16.0 mi
  • Ridge Hill: 16.1 mi
  • Stony Hill: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Youngstown Sign: 8.0 mi
  • Billy Goat Hill: 8.6 mi
  • M42 Duster: 13.8 mi
  • Vintage Tourist Train: 14.2 mi
  • Victory Lane: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Beaches: 3
  • Dog Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Dog Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Chestnut Run Swim Beach: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Shelter Rock Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Salt Spring: 8.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mercer Welcome Center: 17.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mahoning County High PointS 183°401 m8.8 mi
Blackburn HillSSW 206°384 m11.5 mi
Booth HillSE 142°366 m23.4 mi
Bliss HillSE 145°366 m24.8 mi
Bird HillENE 77°362 m20.6 mi
High HillENE 75°361 m18.7 mi
Stony HillENE 68°352 m16.5 mi
Clark HillNE 43°348 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:35
June solstice05:5220:1821:00
September equinox07:1118:4619:22
December solstice07:4616:1416:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736485867716963514131
Precip in3.12.33.13.83.84.14.63.53.73.32.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warren 3 S, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/865380591

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