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Columbia Run Picnic Area

Columbia Run Picnic Area from directly overhead

Columbia Run Picnic Area is a picnic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Derthick Hill stands 409 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttermilk Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Getting there

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Coordinates41.27505, -81.56797

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Boston Trailhead: 1.0 mi
  • Red Lock Trailhead: 1.0 mi
  • Blue Hen Falls Trailhead: 1.3 mi
  • Brandywine Falls Metro Park: 1.5 mi
  • Wildlife Woods Park: 2.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Harriet Keeler Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • H. Karl Butler Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Police & Firefighter Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Maple Heights Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
Gardens
  • Brecksville Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Twinsburg Township Community Garden: 5.8 mi
  • John W. Seese Community Gardens: 7.5 mi
  • Native Plant and Pollinator Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Rock and Herb Garden: 9.3 mi
Artworks
  • Pepsi Logo: 6.4 mi
  • Mary Statue: 6.8 mi
  • Clock Tower Illusion: 6.9 mi
  • Elephant Family Statues: 7.7 mi
  • Red Statue at Little Tikes: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Picnic sites: 49
Attractions: 47
  • Jaite Mill Historic District: 1.0 mi
  • Big Oak Tree: 1.1 mi
  • Heritage Farms: 2.6 mi
  • Lock 28: 3.1 mi
  • Lock 25: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Buttermilk Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Blue Hen Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Brandywine Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Greenwood Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Twin Sisters Falls: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Oak Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Summit County high point: 5.1 mi
  • Cuyahoga County high point: 6.3 mi
  • Reeds Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Coal Hill: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Lake Lucerne Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Wallace Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Edgewater Beach: 17.2 mi
  • K-9 Coastline: 17.3 mi
  • Perkins Beach: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • White Oak Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Indian Spring: 12.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Derthick HillE 83°409 m19.0 mi
Portage County high pointE 84°408 m21.3 mi
Summit County high pointWSW 250°404 m5.1 mi
McConougheys HillENE 57°399 m16.5 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointWNW 286°390 m6.3 mi
Sand HillNE 42°381 m22.8 mi
Bacon HillSE 142°371 m23.7 mi
Acme HillSW 215°369 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0219:39
June solstice05:5420:2221:04
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4916:1717:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485967717063514031
Precip in3.12.63.23.74.14.14.23.53.83.43.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stow 4 SE, 12 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3618328500

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