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Punderson State Park

Punderson State Park from directly overhead

Punderson State Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 358 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Punderson Lake Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 18 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
358 m

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio State Parks & Watercraft

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.45774, -81.21258

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blue Heron Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • Burton Park: 3.2 mi
  • Eldon Russel Park: 3.5 mi
  • Burton Square: 3.6 mi
  • Camp Wise: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Burton Wetlands: 1.8 mi
  • Lucia S. Nash Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Buffchardd Preserve: 3.8 mi
  • Auburn Marsh Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
  • Nero Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Geauga County Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Fullertown Historical Marker: 4.8 mi
  • Gordon E Hann Memorial Scholar: 9.3 mi
  • Porter Family Grave: 10.0 mi
  • Squaw Rock: 10.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Hurd Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Krabill Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Arboretum: 11.3 mi
  • Holden Hedge Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Orange Community Garden: 13.4 mi
Museums: 50
Attractions: 26
  • Century Village: 3.6 mi
  • Geauga County Fairgrounds: 4.1 mi
  • Ma & Pa's: 8.2 mi
  • Haskins Road Christmas Lights Display: 8.4 mi
  • Falls: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Henry Church Rock Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Quarry Rock Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Picnic Area #2 (Pine Grove): 11.3 mi
  • Whitlam Woods: 12.0 mi
  • Picnic Gazebo: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Sand Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Welsh Hill: 5.5 mi
  • McConougheys Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 6.9 mi
  • Ballards Hill: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Chagrin Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Crown Hill Falls: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Punderson Lake Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Lake Lucerne Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Timberlake Residents Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Villa Angela Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Euclid Beach: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • White Oak Spring: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SugarloafSE 125°423 m6.9 mi
Derthick HillS 178°409 m10.2 mi
Portage County high pointSSE 165°408 m10.6 mi
McConougheys HillSW 232°399 m5.9 mi
Sand HillNW 324°381 m5.4 mi
The KnobNNW 348°378 m13.1 mi
Ballards HillNNE 21°377 m9.8 mi
Little MountainNNW 346°374 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:37
June solstice05:5220:2121:03
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:4916:1416:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634465766706862514031
Precip in4.23.13.74.34.44.54.74.14.54.54.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chardon, 9 mi away.

  • Fragile Forktail36 obs
  • pickerelweed34 obs
  • Blue Dasher29 obs
  • Eastern Pondhawk29 obs
  • purple loosestrife28 obs
  • Painted Turtle26 obs
  • American white waterlily25 obs
  • sensitive fern24 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/313248971

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