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Kelleys Island State Park

Kelleys Island State Park from directly overhead

Kelleys Island State Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument to the Unknown Soldier, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 4.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.61047, -82.70521

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Inscription Rock Petroglyphs: 1.2 mi
  • Charles Herndon Sculpture Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Foundation Park: 4.9 mi
  • Perry Park: 4.9 mi
  • Francis Park: 5.0 mi
Attractions
  • Perry's Cave Family Fun Center: 6.9 mi
  • Butterfly House: 6.9 mi
  • Benson Ford Shiphouse: 7.5 mi
  • Lake Eerie Nor'easter: 8.5 mi
  • Lily Pad Walk: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves: 58
Beaches: 17
Museums: 16
Artworks: 8
  • Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 0.6 mi
  • Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 1.0 mi
  • Inscription Rock: 1.2 mi
  • Joseph DeRivera Statue: 6.6 mi
  • Scheible-Downing Memorial: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 5
  • School Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 4.9 mi
  • George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Memorial Bricks: 7.4 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Sugar Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Taft Hill: 14.9 mi
  • North Milan Hill: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
  • Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • westbound rest area: 17.0 mi
  • Lorain Rest Area: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Milan HillSSE 165°201 m21.2 mi
Sugar RockWSW 248°174 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0619:43
June solstice05:5720:2721:09
September equinox07:1918:5319:30
December solstice07:5516:2017:04

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, 11 mi away.

  • Brown-lipped Snail44 obs
  • Herb Robert41 obs
  • Flowering-rush39 obs
  • eastern redcedar34 obs
  • fragrant sumac33 obs
  • Eastern Foxsnake32 obs
  • buttonbush29 obs
  • common soapwort28 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/344858591

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