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Swan Creek Preserve Metropark

Swan Creek Preserve Metropark from directly overhead

Swan Creek Preserve Metropark is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. Nona France Sledding Hill stands 215 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Heatherdowns Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 2.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
186 m
Visiting

What to expect

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Coordinates41.61638, -83.63907

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Dolphin Fountian: 3.0 mi
  • Melissa Anne Herstrum Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • The Carolyn E. Edwards Memorial Rain Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Priest's Circle: 3.3 mi
  • Crucifixion Group: 3.3 mi
Artworks: 44
  • The Noble Horse: 2.9 mi
  • Spirit Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Symbion: 3.2 mi
  • Twisted People: 3.3 mi
  • Yellow Butterfly: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves: 31
Gardens: 28
  • LaValley Family Rooftop Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.9 mi
  • The Herb Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Fragrance Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Hosta Collection Asian American Garden: 4.0 mi
Museums: 27
Attractions: 9
Beaches: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Corn Cob Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Indian Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Turkeyfoot Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Sand Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Nona France Sledding Hill: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Horse Rest Area: 11.6 mi
  • Dundee Welcome Center 822: 15.0 mi
  • Wood Interstate 75 NB: 19.1 mi
  • Wood Interstate 75 SB: 19.4 mi
  • Monroe Welcome Center 823: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 1
  • Great Sulphur Spring: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swan Creek Preserve Metropark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nona France Sledding HillSW 229°215 m10.9 mi
Indian HillS 188°193 m4.4 mi
Sand HillNNE 25°189 m8.4 mi
Turkeyfoot RockSSW 209°181 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice06:0120:3121:13
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice07:5916:2317:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039516272757466554333
Precip in2.42.32.63.53.83.53.33.22.92.62.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Express AP, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee67 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee48 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee46 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly40 obs
  • large white trillium38 obs
  • mayapple35 obs
  • blue phlox35 obs
  • Black Swallowtail31 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/281611259

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