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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
Museums: 33
Gardens: 31
  • Wesley Family Apiary & Microfarm: 13.8 mi
  • Rock and Herb Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Native Plant and Pollinator Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Highland Triangle Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Dell: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 30
Artworks: 26
  • 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
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
Nature reserves: 22
Picnic sites: 19
  • 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: 3
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 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 pointNNE404 m17.1 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointNNE390 m19.9 mi
Acme HillN369 m0.1 mi
Coal HillENE366 m17.7 mi
Sherbondy HillENE348 m13.1 mi
Reeds HillNNE347 m10.8 mi
Oak HillNE294 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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