Student Tailgate Zone
Student Tailgate Zone is a picnic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Lt. Jack Columbus Rittichier Award, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 11 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kent State University
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
- 23.7 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waters Park Overlook · 11 mi
- Missing Link Vista · 11 mi
- Prather Vista · 11 mi
- Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Lt. Jack Columbus Rittichier Award: 0.2 mi
- Partially Buried Woodshed: 1.2 mi
- Three Trees: 1.5 mi
- Freshman Rock: 1.5 mi
- John T. Frazier Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Chase Park: 0.8 mi
- Hidden House: 1.0 mi
- Artemis Drive Park: 1.1 mi
- Allerton Sport and Adventure Complex: 1.3 mi
- Lake Hodgson Park: 1.4 mi
- Engagement with Color: 1.3 mi
- The Legend of the Iron Hoop: 1.3 mi
- Sighting Mechanism: 1.3 mi
- Spiral Growth: 1.4 mi
- Black Squirrel: 1.4 mi
- Herrick Magnolia Gardens: 1.3 mi
- C. V. Riley Alumni Garden: 1.4 mi
- Student Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
- Entry Garden: 1.9 mi
- Bill Hicks Memorial Garden: 1.9 mi
- KSU Research Area: 1.2 mi
- University Prairie Reserve: 1.3 mi
- Tom S Cooperrider-Kent Bog State Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Franklin Bog Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Jessie Smith Wildlife Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Spark Innovation Studios: 1.8 mi
- Memorial Gateway: 2.0 mi
- Birth Place of Lorenzo Snow: 11.2 mi
- Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad: 11.3 mi
- Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Area (Abandoned): 10.5 mi
- Shady Knoll Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park: 13.9 mi
- Valley Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Columbia Run Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Blanket Hill: 1.6 mi
- Coal Hill: 8.7 mi
- Bacon Hill: 9.5 mi
- Derthick Hill: 13.0 mi
- Sherbondy Hill: 13.4 mi
- Tip Top Falls: 6.6 mi
- Mud Brook Falls: 10.1 mi
- Hidden Crystal Falls: 10.2 mi
- Crown Hill Falls: 13.2 mi
- Canyon Falls: 14.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 8.9 mi
- Turkeyfoot Beach: 16.8 mi
- Lake Lucerne Beach: 18.0 mi
- Punderson Lake Beach: 22.4 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Northbound: 16.5 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Southbound: 16.6 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Cobbs Corners: 11.8 mi
- Brandywine Village: 14.9 mi
- Newbury Center: 22.6 mi
- Shipwreck Rock: 19.4 mi
- Whipps Ledges: 20.8 mi
- Wordens Ledges: 21.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.8 mi
- White Oak Spring: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Student Tailgate Zone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | NNE 31° | 423 m | 21.0 mi |
| Stark County High Point | SSE 159° | 413 m | 24.5 mi |
| Derthick Hill | NNE 26° | 409 m | 13.0 mi |
| Portage County high point | NE 35° | 408 m | 14.2 mi |
| Summit County high point | WNW 293° | 404 m | 19.4 mi |
| McConougheys Hill | N 2° | 399 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cuyahoga County high point | WNW 300° | 390 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bacon Hill | S 172° | 371 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ravenna 2 S, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/421864124
Day trips start here
- Kent · 2 mi
- Akron Metropolitan Area · 3 mi
- Ravenna · 4 mi
- Stow · 7 mi
- Streetsboro · 7 mi
- Tallmadge · 7 mi
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