Picnic site · Ohio
Cottonwood Picnic Area
Cottonwood Picnic Area is a picnic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Summit County high point stands 404 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mastick Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cleveland Metroparks
How to reach it
Coordinates41.43268, -81.84955
- 3.4 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 6.4 mi off the North Ridge Scenic Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
Overlooks nearby
- Cleveland Script Sign - The Foundry · 9 mi
- Cleveland Script Sign - Tremont · 9 mi
- Sokolowski's Overlook · 9 mi
- Cuyahoga River Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bain Park: 0.5 mi
- Davinwood Park: 0.9 mi
- Morton Park: 0.9 mi
- Nelson Russ Park: 0.9 mi
- Grannis Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Armed Forces Monument: 0.9 mi
- Stinchcomb-Groth Memorial: 2.6 mi
- John F. Kennedy and Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Walter Clague Monument: 2.9 mi
- West Park Cleveland Police and Firefighters Memorial: 3.0 mi
Gardens
- Rocky River Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Lakewood LEAF Gardens: 4.1 mi
- Bay Village Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Lakewood LEAF Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Lakewood LEAF Garden: 4.6 mi
Artworks
- Dansa: 6.5 mi
- Hart Crane Memorial: 8.6 mi
- The St. Mary Church Mural: 8.7 mi
- Guardians of Traffic: 8.8 mi
- Terminal: 9.0 mi
Museums: 56
- Frostville Museum: 2.9 mi
- Mahler Museum: 4.6 mi
- Museum of Divine Statues: 4.8 mi
- Old Stone House Museum: 5.0 mi
- Rose Hill Museum: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 48
- South Mastick Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- North Mastick Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Sycamore Reserved Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Point Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Maple Grove Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 39
- I-X Center: 2.4 mi
- MKP Airways: 4.8 mi
- Jeep Ride: 4.8 mi
- The Little Dipper: 4.8 mi
- Pony Carts: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves: 29
- Southbridge Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Baldwin Creek Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Strongsville Backyard Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Avon Wetlands: 8.0 mi
- Upper French Creek Wetlands: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Berea Falls: 3.9 mi
- Columbia Beach Falls: 4.6 mi
- Olmsted Falls: 4.7 mi
- Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls: 4.8 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 10
- Clifton Beach: 4.1 mi
- Wallace Beach: 5.0 mi
- Huntington Beach: 6.0 mi
- Perkins Beach: 6.3 mi
- K-9 Coastline: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 6
- Cedar Point: 2.7 mi
- Cuyahoga County high point: 12.6 mi
- Summit County high point: 16.0 mi
- Reeds Hill: 19.9 mi
- Oak Hill: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Princess Ledges: 11.6 mi
- Princess Ledges: 11.7 mi
- Whipps Ledges: 16.6 mi
- Wordens Ledges: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hinkley Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Southbound: 20.0 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Northbound: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Fog Signal House: 8.6 mi
- Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light: 8.6 mi
- Cleveland East Pierhead Light: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Murraysville: 15.6 mi
- Brandywine Village: 19.4 mi
Springs: 1
- White Oak Spring: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottonwood Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit County high point | SE 142° | 404 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cuyahoga County high point | SE 137° | 390 m | 12.6 mi |
| Orange Hill | E 79° | 360 m | 21.8 mi |
| Reeds Hill | SSE 158° | 347 m | 19.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | SE 135° | 294 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cedar Point | SW 225° | 232 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:23 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:17 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/295001704
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- Cleveland/West Side · 6 mi
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