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James A Garfield National Historic Site

James A Garfield National Historic Site from directly overhead

James A Garfield National Historic Site is a park in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is James A. Garfield, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates41.66531, -81.35088

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • James A. Garfield: 0.0 mi
  • 1996 Olympic Torch Eternal Flame: 4.4 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Northern Terminus Buckeye Trail: 7.4 mi
  • Veterans Peace Memorial: 9.9 mi
Parks
  • Eleanor B. Garfield Park: 0.3 mi
  • Presidents Park: 1.1 mi
  • Krueger Park: 2.1 mi
  • Edward R. Walsh Park: 2.3 mi
  • Mentor Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
Museums: 41
  • Historic Kirtland: 2.6 mi
  • Legends Aviation Museum: 2.8 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse & History Center: 4.6 mi
  • Finnish Heritage Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Lake County Historical Society: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 28
  • LDS Stake Center: 2.4 mi
  • Gristmill & Sawmill Site: 2.4 mi
  • Baptism Site: 2.4 mi
  • Hancock Home & Brickyard: 2.5 mi
  • Joseph Smith's Store: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Old River Farm Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Williams Woods Backcountry Kitchen Site: 8.3 mi
  • Whitlam Woods: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 12.3 mi
  • Quarry Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 12
Beaches: 11
Waterfalls: 8
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Paine Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Dugway Brook Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Chagrin Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of James A Garfield National Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafSE 145°423 m22.4 mi
McConougheys HillS 172°399 m18.2 mi
Sand HillSSE 158°381 m10.7 mi
The KnobESE 109°378 m4.7 mi
Ballards HillESE 116°377 m11.9 mi
Little MountainESE 119°374 m4.6 mi
Welsh HillSSE 155°369 m21.5 mi
Piersons KnobSSE 160°365 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:38
June solstice05:5220:2221:04
September equinox07:1318:4819:24
December solstice07:5016:1416:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968727064534232
Precip in3.52.73.34.14.14.05.24.44.53.94.14.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kirtland-holden 2, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Virginia bluebells24 obs
  • bloodroot23 obs
  • Canada Goose22 obs
  • Monarch22 obs
  • Mallard18 obs
  • mayapple17 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel15 obs
  • yellow trout lily15 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/525393521

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