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Sheldon Marsh

Sheldon Marsh from directly overhead

Sheldon Marsh is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is James H. McBride Arboretum, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes
Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.40844, -82.60230

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wyandot Metropark: 1.0 mi
  • Osborn MetroPark: 1.7 mi
  • Fabens Park: 1.8 mi
  • Oklahoma Park: 2.3 mi
  • Lake Front Park: 2.6 mi
Attractions
  • Midway Carousel: 6.3 mi
  • Ocean Motion: 6.3 mi
  • Sky Ride: 6.3 mi
  • Raptor: 6.4 mi
  • Gatekeeper: 6.4 mi
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 25
Beaches: 17
Artworks: 9
  • Ohio Bicentennial Barn: 13.2 mi
  • Inscription Rock: 13.8 mi
  • Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 14.9 mi
  • Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 15.3 mi
  • Atlas: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Memorial Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 12.0 mi
  • George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 12.3 mi
  • School Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Historic Lakeview Park Rose Garden: 21.5 mi
Peaks: 3
  • North Milan Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Sugar Rock: 17.0 mi
  • Taft Hill: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Lorain Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • westbound rest area: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 15.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Milan HillS 180°201 m6.5 mi
Sugar RockNW 310°174 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0619:43
June solstice05:5820:2621:08
September equinox07:1918:5319:29
December solstice07:5416:2017:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038496171757367554434
Precip in1.91.82.63.83.23.73.63.03.12.72.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandusky, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/258739708

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