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"Skypark" The Flying Community

"Skypark" The Flying Community from directly overhead

"Skypark" The Flying Community is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. Summit County high point stands 404 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Acme Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 10.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.02518, -81.79932

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Styx Park: 1.6 mi
  • Holmesbrook Park: 2.7 mi
  • Friedt Park: 2.7 mi
  • Hubbard Valley Park: 3.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 41
  • Garden #6: 13.6 mi
  • Wesley Family Apiary & Microfarm: 13.8 mi
  • Garden #5: 13.9 mi
  • Rock and Herb Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Native Plant and Pollinator Garden: 14.2 mi
Museums: 34
Historic sites: 34
Artworks: 27
  • Native American Statue: 14.0 mi
  • Portage Path Indian Statue: 14.1 mi
  • Indigenous American Statue: 15.1 mi
  • Boa Mistura STEM Plaza: 15.2 mi
  • The Akron Rubber Worker Statue: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 22
  • Bauman Orchards: 3.8 mi
  • Rinky Dink: 7.7 mi
  • Painting with a Twist: 12.3 mi
  • Victory Gallop Horse Barn: 13.0 mi
  • Ohio Maze: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Kiwanis Cabin Reserved Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Brooklyn Exchange Cabin: 13.7 mi
  • Johnson's Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Indian Point Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Picnic Area (Abandoned): 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Hidden Crystal Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Mud Brook Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Blue Hen Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Tip Top Falls: 20.8 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Acme Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Reeds Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Sherbondy Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Summit County high point: 17.1 mi
  • Coal Hill: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
Springs: 2
  • White Oak Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Indian Spring: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of "Skypark" The Flying Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit County high pointNNE 25°404 m17.1 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointNNE 17°390 m19.9 mi
Acme HillN 10°369 m0.1 mi
Coal HillENE 73°366 m17.7 mi
Sherbondy HillENE 77°348 m13.1 mi
Reeds HillNNE 27°347 m10.8 mi
Oak HillNE 42°294 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0319:39
June solstice05:5620:2221:04
September equinox07:1518:5019:26
December solstice07:5016:1917:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635485867717063514030
Precip in2.92.23.13.74.04.34.13.63.43.42.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chippewa Lake, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13396480301

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