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Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park

Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park from directly overhead

Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park is a picnic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Derthick Hill stands 409 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lock 28, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Akron-Summit County Metro Parks

How to reach it

Coordinates41.23040, -81.55407

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pine Lane Trailhead: 1.0 mi
  • Wildlife Woods Park: 1.9 mi
  • Blue Hen Falls Trailhead: 2.0 mi
  • Boston Trailhead: 2.3 mi
  • Virginia Kendall Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • Clock Tower Illusion: 5.7 mi
  • Mary Statue: 5.9 mi
  • Elephant Family Statues: 6.0 mi
  • Indigenous American Statue: 6.7 mi
  • Pepsi Logo: 7.0 mi
Gardens
  • Twinsburg Township Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Native Plant and Pollinator Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Rock and Herb Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Brecksville Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Fauser Arboretum: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 49
Picnic sites: 48
Attractions: 47
  • Lock 28: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Farms: 0.5 mi
  • Big Oak Tree: 3.2 mi
  • Lock 25: 4.0 mi
  • Jaite Mill Historic District: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Blue Hen Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Brandywine Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Greenwood Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Mud Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Oak Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Summit County high point: 5.7 mi
  • Cuyahoga County high point: 8.3 mi
  • Reeds Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Coal Hill: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Lake Lucerne Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Turkeyfoot Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Wallace Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Edgewater Beach: 20.3 mi
  • K-9 Coastline: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • White Oak Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Indian Spring: 9.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Derthick HillENE 73°409 m18.9 mi
Portage County high pointENE 75°408 m21.2 mi
Summit County high pointWNW 283°404 m5.7 mi
McConougheys HillNE 47°399 m17.8 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointNW 305°390 m8.3 mi
Sand HillNE 36°381 m24.8 mi
Bacon HillSE 139°371 m20.8 mi
Acme HillSW 222°369 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0219:38
June solstice05:5420:2221:03
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, 9 mi away.

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).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3618334303

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