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Explore Perkins Park Heights
The district Perkins Park Heights of Akron in Summit County (Ohio) is located in United States about 283 mi north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F
Morning Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
Evening Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
Night Temperature | -1°C / 30 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 63% |
Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
DoubleTree by Hilton Akron - Fairlawn
Hilton Akron-Fairlawn
Sheraton Suites Akron Cuyahoga Falls
Courtyard Akron Downtown
Hilton Garden Inn Akron
Cuyahoga Falls Country Inn and Suites by Radisson
Economy Inn - Akron
Rodeway Inn Akron
Videos from this area
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The All-American Soap Box Derby (for boys)
It's 1936 and the world's attention is on the Soap Box Derby in Akron Ohio. Thrills, chills and eating in Ohio, what could be better than that? Play the game at: http://www.ziptrivia.com/play/the_1...
Highland Square Grocery Forum 3-24-2009, Pt 2
The Highland Square neighborhood in Akron, Ohio was promised a grocery store by Albrecht, Inc. and the City to replace the demolished Star Market. Now three years into this saga, ...
Highland Square Grocery Forum 3-24-2009, Pt 1
The Highland Square neighborhood in Akron, Ohio was promised a grocery store by Albrecht, Inc. and the City to replace the demolished Star Market. Now three years into this saga, ...
Highland Square Grocery Forum 4-22-2009, Pt 4
The Highland Square neighborhood in Akron, Ohio was promised a grocery store by Albrecht, Inc. and the City to replace the demolished Star Market. This is th...
Highland Square Grocery Forum 4-22-2009, Pt 6
The Highland Square neighborhood in Akron, Ohio was promised a grocery store by Albrecht, Inc. and the City to replace the demolished Star Market. This is th...
Highland Square Grocery Forum 4-22-2009, Pt 10
The Highland Square neighborhood in Akron, Ohio was promised a grocery store by Albrecht, Inc. and the City to replace the demolished Star Market. This is th...
Highland Square Grocery Forum 4-22-2009, Pt 8
The Highland Square neighborhood in Akron, Ohio was promised a grocery store by Albrecht, Inc. and the City to replace the demolished Star Market. This is th...
Highland Square Grocery Forum 4-22-2009, Pt 7
The Highland Square neighborhood in Akron, Ohio was promised a grocery store by Albrecht, Inc. and the City to replace the demolished Star Market. This is th...
Highland Square Grocery Forum 4-22-2009, Pt 9
The Highland Square neighborhood in Akron, Ohio was promised a grocery store by Albrecht, Inc. and the City to replace the demolished Star Market. This is th...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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University of Akron
The University of Akron is a coeducational public research university located in Akron, Ohio, United States. The university is part of the University System of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a small college affiliated with the Universalist Church. In 1913 ownership was transferred to the City of Akron. In 1967 the university became a state institution. The University of Akron is regarded as a world leader in polymer research.
Akron Art Museum
The Akron Art Museum is an art museum in Akron, Ohio, USA. The museum first opened its doors on February 1, 1922, as the Akron Art Institute. It was located in two borrowed rooms in the basement of the public library. The Institute offered classes in arts appreciation which were organized by Edwin Coupland Shaw and his wife Jennifer Bond Shaw. It has grown considerably since that time.
WVPX-TV
WVPX-TV is the Cleveland, Ohio affiliate of the Ion Television network (formerly known as Pax TV and i). It is licensed to Akron, with a transmitter located on the west side of Akron just north of Rolling Acres Mall. The station is owned by Ion Media Networks broadcasting its signal on UHF channel 23 and is the only full power Ion station in the state of Ohio.
James A. Rhodes Arena
James A. Rhodes Arena, commonly nicknamed "The JAR," is a basketball arena in Akron, Ohio on the campus of the University of Akron named for former Ohio governor Jim Rhodes. The arena opened in 1983 and is home to the Akron Zips men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. The new facility was six years in the making.
WAPS (FM)
WAPS – branded 91.3 The Summit – is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Akron, Ohio. Owned and operated by the Akron Public Schools, the station airs adult album alternative (AAA) and is the local affiliate for NPR's World Cafe. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WAPS broadcasts over four HD Radio channels, and is available online.
WONE-FM
WONE-FM – branded 97.5 WONE – is a commercial album-oriented rock (AOR) radio station licensed to Akron, Ohio. Owned by Rubber City Radio Group, Inc. , the station primarily serves the Akron metro area. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WONE-FM is available online. Both the WONE-FM studios and transmitter are located in Akron.
METRO Regional Transit Authority
METRO Regional Transit Authority (METRO RTA), also known as Akron Metropolitan Regional Transit Authority, is the public transit agency serving Summit County, Ohio and the city of Akron. It operates a number of local routes, and also operates two rush-hour routes into downtown Cleveland.
WDLI-TV
WDLI-TV is a religious television station licensed to Canton, Ohio, serving the Cleveland market on channel 17 (using PSIP to relocate from digital channel 49). WDLI-TV is an owned-and-operated station of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).
Rolling Acres Mall
Rolling Acres Mall was a retail mall located in the Rolling Acres area of Akron, Ohio, United States. Built in 1975 and expanded several times in its history, it once comprised more than 140 stores, including five anchor stores, a movie theater and a food court. The mall was closed off in 2008, save for the only two anchors still in operation, Sears and JCPenney Outlet. However, in January 2011, Sears Holdings announced the Sears store would close by April 2011.
Akron Children's Hospital
The Akron Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located in Akron, Ohio.
Buchtel High School
John R. Buchtel High School is a public high school in Akron, Ohio, United States, serving grades 9–12. It is one of seven high schools in the Akron Public Schools. As of 2012, the school has an enrollment of 764 students.
St. Vincent – St. Mary High School
St. Vincent – St. Mary High School is a private, coed, Catholic high school located in Akron, Ohio. The school is commonly abbreviated SVSM, St. V-M, ASVSM, or STVM. However, the school's official abbreviation is STVM.
Akron-Summit County Public Library
The Akron-Summit County Public Library is “recognized locally as an essential community asset, and nationally as one of the finest public libraries in the United States due to its excellent customer service, collaborative community involvement, and high level of customer and employee satisfaction” (ASCPL Vision Statement). The system has over 2,000,000 books and items in its collection.
Our Lady of the Elms High School
Our Lady of the Elms High School is a private, all-girls independent Catholic high school in Akron, Ohio, USA, run by the Sisters of St. Dominic. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. It was founded in 1923. The college preparatory curriculum offers 10 AP courses and curriculum for all grade levels.
InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field
InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is a college American football stadium in Akron, Ohio and the home field of the Akron Zips football team at the University of Akron. New for the 2009 football season, the official ground-breaking ceremony for the stadium was held on April 4, 2008, and it opened on September 12, 2009, for a sold-out game between the Akron Zips and the Morgan State Bears.
Firestone Stadium
Firestone Stadium is a historic baseball and softball stadium located in Akron, Ohio, United States. The stadium was dedicated on July 25, 1925 by Harvey Firestone, the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. It was owned and operated by the Firestone company until it was donated to the City of Akron in 1988. It is currently the home of the Akron Racers of the National Pro Fastpitch softball league.
All-America Bridge
The All-America Bridge in Akron, Ohio is a viaduct carrying Ohio State Route 261 over the Little Cuyahoga River that splits into a one-way pair. Constructed 1981–1982, the bridge was named in recognition of Akron's past All-America City Awards and is also locally known as the Y-Bridge. The bridge is 134 feet tall in its highest location. The bridge's predecessor, the 1922 North Hill Viaduct, was closed in 1977 after a collapse killed three.
Canal Park (Akron, Ohio)
Canal Park is a baseball stadium located in Akron, Ohio, United States, that is the home of the Akron Aeros of the Eastern League. The team is a double-A minor-league affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. The stadium was designed by Populous, the same architectural firm that designed Jacobs Field, the Indians' stadium that opened three years earlier. The stadium takes its name from its location adjacent to the Ohio and Erie Canal, which runs behind the left-field wall.
University of Akron School of Law
The University of Akron School of Law is the law school at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, USA. Offering both the J.D. and LL.M. degrees, it was founded in 1921 as the Akron School of Law and merged with the University of Akron in 1959, becoming fully accredited by the American Bar Association in 1961. Since 1921, the school has produced over 6,000 graduates who have gone on to careers in the private and public sectors, including several notable judges and politicians.
E.J. Thomas Hall
The University of Akron E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall is a performing arts hall located in Akron, Ohio on the University of Akron campus.
University of Akron College of Business Administration
The University of Akron College of Business Administration (CBA) is the business school at The University of Akron, located in Akron, Ohio. The CBA has a total enrollment of nearly 2,600 undergraduate students and 450 graduate students. There are 65 full-time and 48 part-time faculty members. All of the CBA's programs are accredited by AACSB International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Akron Zoo
The Akron Zoo is a 50-acre non-profit zoo located just west of downtown in Akron, Ohio, United States. The Akron Zoo is home to over 700 animals representing over 90 different species and it has over 1 million visitors annually. The animal exhibits are divided into six different themed areas containing animals from different regions of the world. The zoo is the most visited attraction in Summit County and rated in the top 10% of all zoos and aquariums in the United States.
FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field
FirstEnergy Stadium-CubCadet Field (formerly known as Lee R. Jackson Soccer Field) is the home soccer field of the Akron Zips men's and women's collegiate soccer team. The facility is part of the Lee Jackson Field Complex, a 23-acre multi-purpose facility which serves the University of Akron's various intercollegiate programs. Originally dedicated on October 22, 1936 as Lee R.
Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field
Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field is a baseball venue in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is home to the Akron Zips baseball team of the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. The venue is named for Lee R. Jackson, former chairman of the university's board of directors. Built in 1967, the field has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.
Key Building
The Key Building (formerly known as the Second National Bank Building) is a high-rise building in Akron, Ohio. Constructed in 1910, the structure rises to a height of 150 feet. The building is an example of the neo-classical style of architecture.