Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South 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 South Akron:
  • 41.061445, -81.516783
  • 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 South 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
  • Since South Akron is near Portage County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for South Akron

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cascade is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Derby Downs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Derby Downs is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Downs
• Firestone Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Firestone Park is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Park
• Goodyear Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodyear Heights is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Heights
• Halo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Halo is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lawndale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lawndale is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
• Maple Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Valley is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
• Portage Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
• White House Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • White House Park is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park

How Far From South 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 community such as South Akron to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Akron and extending to:

• Akron, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies just to the North.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from South Akron to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'