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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Akron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Akron and the surrounding area.

  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Akron:
    • 37.350505, -97.015938
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Akron
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cowley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cowley County
    • Since Akron is near Sumner County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Akron

Communities Also Named Akron ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Akron.

There are three communities within Kansas that are also named Akron.

Beyond Kansas, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Kansas ...
    • Dickinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Akron [Dickinson County].
    • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Akron [Douglas County].
    • Kingman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Akron [Kingman County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Hale County
      • This Akron is located in Hale County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Akron.
    • Arkansas
      • Independence County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Akron [Independence County].
    • Colorado
      • Washington County
      • This Akron is located in Washington County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Akron.
    • Illinois
      • Peoria County
      • This Akron is located in Peoria County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Akron.
    • Indiana
      • Fulton County
      • This Akron is located in Fulton County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Akron.
    • Iowa
      • Plymouth County
      • This Akron is located in Plymouth County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the north of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Akron.
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola County
      • This Akron is located in Tuscola County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Akron.
    • Mississippi
      • Kemper County
      • This Akron is located in Kemper County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Akron.
    • Missouri
      • Harrison County
      • This Akron is located in Harrison County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Akron.
    • Nebraska
      • Boone County
      • This Akron is located in Boone County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the north of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Akron.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Akron is located in Erie County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Akron.
    • Ohio
      • Summit County
      • This Akron is located in Summit County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Akron.
    • Ontario
      • This Akron lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Akron is located in Salt Lake County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Akron.
    • West Virginia
      • Tyler County
      • This Akron is located in Tyler County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Akron that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Akron.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Akron ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

How Far From Akron to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Akron to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Akron and extending to:

  • Winfield, which is the Seat of Cowley County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Akron to Topeka, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,088 miles [1,751 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,385 miles [8,666.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Akron could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Akron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Akron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Akron to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Akron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3505, Longitude: -97.0159       In this case, the coordinates for Akron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.577 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.804 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.159 degrees.