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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Akron
- 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:
- 43.018108, -78.497580
- 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.
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Akron is near Genesee County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- eBird sighting report for Niagara 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Akron ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Akron.
Within New York, the name Akron is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- This Akron is located in Cowley County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Akron that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Akron.
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> 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. 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. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Akron [Kingman County].
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Akron lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Akron that is located in Erie County.
- Utah
- West Virginia
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.
- Alabama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Brick House Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick House Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Corners
- Brick House Corners is located in Genesee County
- Clarence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Erie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <5>
- Cookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Fargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Hunts Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners is located in Erie County
- Indian Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Longwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Looneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Looneyville is located in Erie County
- Peters Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
- Peters Corners is located in Erie County
- Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Sand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge is located in Erie County
- Swifts Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swifts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Mills
- Swifts Mills is located in Erie County
- Wheatville Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville Station
- Wheatville Station is located in Genesee County
How Far From Akron to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village 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:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Akron to Buffalo, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Akron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Akron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0181, Longitude: -78.4976 In this case, the coordinates for Akron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.475 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.745 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.722 degrees. |