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East Harbor State Park

East Harbor State Park from directly overhead

East Harbor State Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is North Swimming Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 1.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
179 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55440, -82.80388

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Central Park: 2.9 mi
  • Catawba Island State Park: 3.1 mi
  • Cedar Park: 3.1 mi
  • Life Trail Outdoor Wellness Park: 3.1 mi
  • Cherry Park: 3.2 mi
Attractions
  • Perry's Cave Family Fun Center: 6.5 mi
  • Butterfly House: 6.5 mi
  • Benson Ford Shiphouse: 6.9 mi
  • Steel Vengeance: 7.4 mi
  • Maverick: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 21
Beaches: 17
  • North Swimming Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Gem Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Lakeside Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Lime Kiln Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Stone Beach: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Atlas: 5.6 mi
  • Inscription Rock: 5.7 mi
  • Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 6.1 mi
  • Put-in-Bay Sign: 6.4 mi
  • Joseph DeRivera Statue: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 5
  • George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 3.1 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 3.4 mi
  • School Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Memorial Bricks: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Sugar Rock: 2.7 mi
  • Taft Hill: 8.5 mi
  • North Milan Hill: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • westbound rest area: 11.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Milan HillSSE 148°201 m19.6 mi
Sugar RockWNW 287°174 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:43
June solstice05:5820:2721:09
September equinox07:1918:5419:30
December solstice07:5516:2017:05

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, 9 mi away.

  • Red-winged Blackbird125 obs
  • Great Egret125 obs
  • Bald Eagle114 obs
  • Great Blue Heron105 obs
  • Mallard85 obs
  • Song Sparrow65 obs
  • American Robin62 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull58 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/365025148

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