Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Akron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Akron and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East 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 East Akron:
- 41.051072, -81.491019
- 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 East 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 Summit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Since East Akron is near Portage County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Portage County
- eBird sighting report for Stark 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 East Akron ...
We found one communities that share the name East Akron.
Within Ohio, the name East Akron is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named East Akron in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Cowley 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 East Akron [Cowley County].
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.
- Cascade ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Summit County
- Derby Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Downs
- Derby Downs is located in Summit County
- Firestone Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firestone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
- Firestone Park is located in Summit County
- Goodyear Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodyear Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Heights
- Goodyear Heights is located in Summit County
- Halo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Lawndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Logtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Maple Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Maple Valley is located in Summit County
- Pony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Portage Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Six Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Summit County
- White House Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
- White House Park is located in Summit County
How Far From East 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 East Akron to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Akron and extending to:
- Akron, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from East Akron to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Akron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 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 East 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Akron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Akron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0511, Longitude: -81.4910 In this case, the coordinates for East Akron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 East Akron to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.72 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.889 degrees. |