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​Turtle Creek Island Unit - Ottawa NWR

​Turtle Creek Island Unit - Ottawa NWR from directly overhead

​Turtle Creek Island Unit - Ottawa NWR is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Indian Hill stands 193 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Boss Unit - Ottawa NWR, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Part of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

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Coordinates41.58739, -83.17473

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Turtle Creek Lake Area: 1.6 mi
  • Crane Creek State Park: 2.4 mi
  • Graytown Park.: 5.6 mi
  • Flat Iron Park: 5.6 mi
  • Kramers Park: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Veteran's Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Firefighter's Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Ottawa County Veterans Memorial: 13.3 mi
  • American Expedition 1813: 13.5 mi
  • De Lery Portage: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 59
Museums: 22
  • Ottawa County Historical Society: 13.1 mi
  • Northcoast Veteran's Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Liberty Aviation Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Sandusky County Historical Society Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Lake Erie Islands Nature & Wildlife Center: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Kneeling Chaplain: 15.7 mi
  • Atlas: 17.9 mi
  • Put-in-Bay Sign: 17.9 mi
  • Scheible-Downing Memorial: 18.9 mi
  • Joseph DeRivera Statue: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 19
Gardens: 12
Attractions: 10
  • Civilian Marksmanship Program HQ: 8.6 mi
  • Benson Ford Shiphouse: 17.9 mi
  • Butterfly House: 18.3 mi
  • Perry's Cave Family Fun Center: 18.3 mi
  • Fairgrounds: 18.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Taft Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Sugar Rock: 16.6 mi
  • Sand Hill: 22.6 mi
  • Corn Cob Hill: 23.6 mi
  • Indian Hill: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • westbound rest area: 9.1 mi
  • Monroe Welcome Center 823: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
  • Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Great Sulphur Spring: 19.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of ​Turtle Creek Island Unit - Ottawa NWR. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillW 265°193 m24.7 mi
Sand HillWNW 295°189 m22.6 mi
Sugar RockE 95°174 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5920:2921:11
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice07:5716:2217:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506171757366544232
Precip in1.81.72.33.33.53.23.23.53.12.42.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Metcalf FLD, 16 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13188857031

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