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Findley State Park

Findley State Park from directly overhead

Findley State Park is a park in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Acme Hill stands 369 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wellington Reservation, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 19 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.13306, -82.20892

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lorain County Fairgrounds: 2.6 mi
  • West Lake Park: 2.9 mi
  • Charlemont Reservation: 5.0 mi
  • Penfield Community Park: 5.1 mi
  • J.B. Firestone Park: 5.4 mi
Museums: 24
Nature reserves: 22
Picnic sites: 9
Historic sites: 7
  • Underground Railroad Monument: 10.9 mi
  • Memorial Arch: 11.1 mi
  • Oberlin and the Underground Railroad: 11.2 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 17.0 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Monument: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Grandpa's Cheesebarn: 19.1 mi
  • Mapleside Farms: 21.3 mi
  • Rinky Dink: 22.6 mi
  • Easter basket: 22.9 mi
  • Bauman Orchards: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Swimming Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Wallace Beach: 24.0 mi
  • Chaska Beach: 24.7 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Sprotts Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Acme Hill: 22.6 mi
  • North Milan Hill: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Olmsted Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Berea Falls: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Princess Ledges: 20.9 mi
  • Princess Ledges: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Lorain Rest Area: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Acme HillESE 109°369 m22.6 mi
Sprotts HillSSW 208°356 m17.1 mi
North Milan HillWNW 302°201 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice05:5720:2421:06
September equinox07:1718:5219:28
December solstice07:5216:2017:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837496069737164534132
Precip in2.92.42.93.73.84.13.93.63.73.43.02.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oberlin, 10 mi away.

  • Blue-fronted Dancer82 obs
  • Eastern Amberwing79 obs
  • Eastern Forktail52 obs
  • Blue Dasher49 obs
  • Common Whitetail49 obs
  • Orange Bluet39 obs
  • Widow Skimmer37 obs
  • Eastern Pondhawk34 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/195046246

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