Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park
Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 310 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the north-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Minnehaha Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 27 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 310 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 28 mi
- Linda Falls · 28 mi
- My Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
- Missing Link Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nelson Ledges Quarry Park: 0.3 mi
- Tom Hardesty Park: 3.0 mi
- Craig Moser Park: 4.0 mi
- Chickagami Park: 4.3 mi
- Bill Phelps Village Park: 4.4 mi
- Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Endangered Waterfowl Conservation Facility: 4.1 mi
- Brook Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- James H. Barrow Biological Field Station: 4.6 mi
- West Farmington Hunting Area: 6.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Higway of Light: 6.8 mi
- Porter Family Grave: 7.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 9.8 mi
- 1985 Tornado Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Gemini 8 - Titian II rocketmodel: 10.8 mi
- Apollo Lander: 10.8 mi
- Saturn 5 Model: 10.8 mi
- World War II Statue: 12.8 mi
- World War I Statue: 12.8 mi
- Krabill Garden: 5.6 mi
- Hurd Garden: 5.6 mi
- Charles Avenue Flower Power: 13.7 mi
- Old Laird Elementary School Garden: 14.0 mi
- Old Garfield Elementary School Garden: 14.3 mi
- James A. Garfield Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- Bristol History Museum: 9.8 mi
- National Packard Museum: 11.9 mi
- Trumbull County Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Lordstown Schoolhouse: 14.6 mi
- Sugarloaf: 6.2 mi
- Portage County high point: 6.4 mi
- Ridge Hill: 6.9 mi
- Braceville Ridge: 7.0 mi
- Welsh Hill: 8.3 mi
- Ma & Pa's: 4.6 mi
- Johnson Home: 7.0 mi
- Birth Place of Lorenzo Snow: 11.0 mi
- Century Village: 11.4 mi
- Geauga County Fairgrounds: 11.8 mi
- Student Tailgate Zone: 19.3 mi
- Quarry Rock Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Henry Church Rock Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Picnic Gazebo: 20.9 mi
- Yeager Pond Observation Deck: 22.2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 0.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 0.3 mi
- Newton Falls: 9.9 mi
- Chagrin Falls: 19.8 mi
- Crown Hill Falls: 21.2 mi
- Punderson Lake Beach: 12.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 14.2 mi
- Lake Lucerne Beach: 16.7 mi
- Cobbs Corners: 12.7 mi
- Newbury Center: 14.3 mi
- South Thompson: 22.3 mi
- Shipwreck Rock: 0.2 mi
- Bears Den Quarry Wall: 24.5 mi
- Salt Spring: 16.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 24.3 mi
- Rest Area SR-11 Colebrook: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | NNW 326° | 423 m | 6.2 mi |
| Derthick Hill | W 263° | 409 m | 8.8 mi |
| Portage County high point | W 260° | 408 m | 6.4 mi |
| McConougheys Hill | WNW 292° | 399 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | NW 318° | 381 m | 18.2 mi |
| The Knob | NNW 332° | 378 m | 24.8 mi |
| Ballards Hill | NNW 343° | 377 m | 19.0 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNW 330° | 374 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:59 |
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, 6 mi away.
- intermediate wood fern31 obs
- orange mycena26 obs
- red-berried elder18 obs
- Dutchman's breeches13 obs
- Solomon's plume12 obs
- partridgeberry12 obs
- yellow trout lily11 obs
- Greater celandine11 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/636046648
Day trips start here
- Garrettsville · 4 mi
- Burton · 12 mi
- Newbury · 14 mi
- Aurora · 15 mi
- Ravenna · 16 mi
- Streetsboro · 17 mi
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