West Farmington Hunting Area
West Farmington Hunting Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Porter Family Grave, a historic site 2.5 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 26 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
How to reach it
- 26.0 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 28 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 28 mi
- River Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Swine Creek Reservation: 2.7 mi
- Grand River State Wildlife Area: 3.4 mi
- Mesopotamia Hunting Area: 4.5 mi
- Grand River Wildlife Area: 5.2 mi
- Grand River Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Mesopotamia Historic District: 3.6 mi
- Chickagami Park: 5.1 mi
- Mineral Lake Park: 5.9 mi
- Tare Creek Trailhead (Maple Highlands Trail): 6.2 mi
- George Knox Park: 6.6 mi
- Porter Family Grave: 2.5 mi
- Mespo Civil War Monument: 3.5 mi
- Civil War Monument: 6.1 mi
- Higway of Light: 10.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Sugarloaf: 6.4 mi
- Welsh Hill: 10.4 mi
- Portage County high point: 11.6 mi
- Ridge Hill: 12.1 mi
- Braceville Ridge: 12.1 mi
- Gemini 8 - Titian II rocketmodel: 12.9 mi
- Apollo Lander: 12.9 mi
- Saturn 5 Model: 12.9 mi
- World War II Statue: 14.7 mi
- World War I Statue: 14.7 mi
- Ma & Pa's: 6.7 mi
- Century Village: 9.3 mi
- Geauga County Fairgrounds: 9.3 mi
- Johnson Home: 12.5 mi
- Birth Place of Lorenzo Snow: 15.9 mi
- Bristol History Museum: 6.2 mi
- James A. Garfield Historical Society: 10.6 mi
- National Packard Museum: 13.5 mi
- Trumbull County Historical Society: 14.5 mi
- Ernie Hall Aviation Museum: 15.6 mi
- Krabill Garden: 10.9 mi
- Hurd Garden: 10.9 mi
- Charles Avenue Flower Power: 15.4 mi
- Old Garfield Elementary School Garden: 15.6 mi
- Old Laird Elementary School Garden: 15.7 mi
- Whitlam Woods: 18.5 mi
- Quarry Rock Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Henry Church Rock Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 23.6 mi
- Picnic Gazebo: 23.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 6.6 mi
- Newton Falls: 15.4 mi
- Chagrin Falls: 21.3 mi
- Paine Falls: 22.7 mi
- Punderson Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.4 mi
- Lake Lucerne Beach: 18.8 mi
- Dog Beach: 20.0 mi
- Newbury Center: 14.0 mi
- South Thompson: 16.6 mi
- Cobbs Corners: 17.1 mi
- Shipwreck Rock: 6.5 mi
- Madison Palisades: 23.2 mi
- Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 17.4 mi
- Salt Spring: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Farmington Hunting Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | W 262° | 423 m | 6.4 mi |
| Derthick Hill | WSW 239° | 409 m | 13.6 mi |
| Portage County high point | SW 232° | 408 m | 11.6 mi |
| McConougheys Hill | W 268° | 399 m | 16.5 mi |
| Trautman Hill | E 96° | 390 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sand Hill | WNW 297° | 381 m | 16.9 mi |
| The Knob | NW 318° | 378 m | 21.6 mi |
| Ballards Hill | NW 326° | 377 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hiram, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1177688620
Day trips start here
- Burton · 9 mi
- Garrettsville · 11 mi
- Newbury · 13 mi
- Aurora · 19 mi
- Chagrin Falls · 21 mi
- Ravenna · 22 mi
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