Kirtland

Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. Kirtland is famous for being the early headquarters of the Latter Day Saint movement. Kirtland is located at 41°36′9″N 81°20′41″W / 41.6025°N 81.34472°W / 41.6025; -81.34472 (41.602581, -81.344706). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.7 square miles (43.3 km²), of which, 16.6 square miles (43.0 km²) of it is land... more

Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. Kirtland is famous for being the early headquarters of the Latter Day Saint movement. Kirtland is located at 41°36′9″N 81°20′41″W / 41.6025°N 81.34472°W / 41.6025; -81.34472 (41.602581, -81.344706). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.7 square miles (43.3 km²), of which, 16.6 square miles (43.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.66%) is water. Kirtland is located south of the lake shore plain of Lake Erie, and is situated on the higher elevations of the Allegheny Plateau. The principal geographic features are the East Branch of the Chagrin River, Pierson's Knob, and Gildersleeve Mountain, which at 1163 feet (mean sea level) is the high point, 593 feet (181 m) above Lake Erie, 6.7 miles (10.8 km) to the north west. Native vegetation is northern hardwood forest. Hemlock-hardwood forest is found in the higher elevations and along... less