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Center Park Picnic Area

Center Park Picnic Area from directly overhead

Center Park Picnic Area is a picnic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Summit County high point stands 404 m to the south-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 3.0 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.37867, -81.69725

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Center Park: 0.0 mi
  • Hetzer Park: 0.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Calvin Park: 1.3 mi
  • Calvin Park: 1.3 mi
Gardens
  • Victory Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Victory Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Victory Gardens: 1.9 mi
  • Herb Garden: 1.9 mi
  • North Tower: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • WRU School of Medicine: 5.4 mi
  • Harriet Keeler Memorial: 5.8 mi
  • John F. Kennedy and Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Maple Heights Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Dendrite: 7.2 mi
  • Guardians of Traffic: 7.5 mi
  • Hart Crane Memorial: 7.6 mi
  • The St. Mary Church Mural: 7.7 mi
  • Guardians of Traffic: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 51
Nature reserves: 50
Picnic sites: 49
Waterfalls: 20
  • Mill Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Twin Sisters Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Greenwood Falls: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Cuyahoga County high point: 5.5 mi
  • Summit County high point: 9.1 mi
  • Cedar Point: 10.0 mi
  • Oak Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Reeds Hill: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 12
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • White Oak Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Indian Spring: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit County high pointSSE 168°404 m9.1 mi
McConougheys HillE 85°399 m20.6 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointS 173°390 m5.5 mi
Sand HillENE 66°381 m24.0 mi
Acme HillSSW 192°369 m24.9 mi
Coal HillSSE 149°366 m22.6 mi
Piersons KnobNE 51°365 m24.9 mi
Orange HillENE 60°360 m15.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice05:5420:2321:04
September equinox07:1518:4919:26
December solstice07:5016:1717:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757366554434
Precip in3.02.53.13.73.83.83.73.63.93.63.43.0

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2525828495

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