Upper French Creek Wetlands
Upper French Creek Wetlands is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Summit County high point stands 404 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is One Room Schoolhouse, a museum 0.6 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 5.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lorain County Metroparks
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 2.0 mi off the North Ridge Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Schwartz Road Park: 1.0 mi
- Highland Park: 1.1 mi
- Miller Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Frontier Park: 1.7 mi
- Avon Park: 2.4 mi
- Maria's Field of Hope: 2.6 mi
- Boys & Girls Club Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Bay Village Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Rocky River Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Historic Lakeview Park Rose Garden: 10.1 mi
- Lake Arts Studio: 5.9 mi
- Dansa: 14.1 mi
- Giant Three-Way Plug: 14.2 mi
- Hart Crane Memorial: 16.4 mi
- The St. Mary Church Mural: 16.5 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.6 mi
- Walter Clague Monument: 7.0 mi
- Armed Forces Monument: 7.9 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Marker: 9.2 mi
- Stinchcomb-Groth Memorial: 9.6 mi
- One Room Schoolhouse: 0.6 mi
- Burrell Homestead: 5.5 mi
- Lakeshore Electric Museum: 5.9 mi
- Lakeshore Electric Railway #38: 5.9 mi
- Peter Miller House: 6.0 mi
- Codrington Shelterhouse Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Pine Tree Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Wolf Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Little Cedar Point Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Point Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- I-X Center: 8.2 mi
- Easter basket: 10.0 mi
- Solstice Steps: 11.9 mi
- MKP Airways: 12.9 mi
- Jeep Ride: 12.9 mi
- Avon Wetlands: 1.0 mi
- Southbridge Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Black River Reservation: 5.0 mi
- French Creek Reservation: 5.2 mi
- Margaret Peak Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Olmsted Falls: 6.3 mi
- Columbia Beach Falls: 6.9 mi
- Berea Falls: 8.0 mi
- Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls: 8.9 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
- Huntington Beach: 5.9 mi
- Wallace Beach: 8.8 mi
- Clifton Beach: 10.0 mi
- Perkins Beach: 13.8 mi
- K-9 Coastline: 14.2 mi
- Cedar Point: 6.3 mi
- Cuyahoga County high point: 18.8 mi
- Summit County high point: 21.7 mi
- Reeds Hill: 23.8 mi
- Princess Ledges: 13.9 mi
- Princess Ledges: 13.9 mi
- Whipps Ledges: 21.3 mi
- Wordens Ledges: 21.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 16.0 mi
- Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light: 16.0 mi
- Cleveland East Pierhead Light: 16.2 mi
- Lorain Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Murraysville: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper French Creek Wetlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit County high point | SE 124° | 404 m | 21.7 mi |
| Cuyahoga County high point | ESE 117° | 390 m | 18.8 mi |
| Reeds Hill | SE 139° | 347 m | 23.8 mi |
| Cedar Point | ESE 103° | 232 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:24 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:18 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elyria 3 E, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1475626591
Day trips start here
- Avon · 2 mi
- North Ridgeville · 2 mi
- Avon Lake · 5 mi
- Westlake · 5 mi
- Elyria · 6 mi
- Sheffield Lake · 7 mi
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