Local servicesHospitalFirelands Regional Medical Center - South Campus1.2 miPost officeSandusky Post Office1.2 miTown hallPerkins Township Hall1.2 miPolicePerkins Township Police Department1.2 miFire stationPerkins Township Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools1 elementary, 3 middle, 2 highHighPerkins High Schoolunder a mileMiddleBriar Middle Schoolunder a mileMiddleSandusky Middle School1.0 miCollegeOhio Business College2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportErie-Ottawa International Airport10 miMajor airportCleveland Hopkins International Airport CLE45 miInterstateI-805.8 miUS highwayUS 2501.6 miAmtrakSandusky, OH SKY1.5 miCoachSandusky Bus StopGreyhound1.5 miTransit4 stops within a mileSandusky Transit System (STS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:57 am – 9:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:53 am – 5:04 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 22°F34 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month April33 in of snow a year, on about 25 days9 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sandusky station, 2 mi away; snow from Norwalk Wwtp
Nearby landmarksOhio Business Collegecollege · 2.4 miCedar Pointcape · 5.2 miBayfront Resort at Cross Viewcampground · 2.6 miLighthouse Point at Cedar Pointcampground · 4.9 miBowling Green State University - Firelandscollege · 6.3 miBlue Holelake · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsErie County Fairgroundsrecreation area · 1.1 miMills Creek Golf Coursenature preserve · 1.4 mi · 67 acresResthaven Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 5.1 mi · 2,151 acresMarblehead Lighthouse State Parkstate park · 8.0 miDempseys Sandusky Bay Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 68 acresEast Harbor State Parkstate park · 9.2 mi · 1,352 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 2 Feb 197637 mi away, near Leamington, CanadaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Apr 202646 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowErie County, OH, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality47% of days had good air in 2025173 of 365 days measured183 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 52, worst day 154main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lucas County, OH, 43 mi away
Drinking waterSandusky Cityserves 25,793 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation606 ft185 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
