The Cradle of Professional Football
The Cradle of Professional Football is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 329 m. Stark County High Point stands 413 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pro Football Hall of Fame, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 0.7 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Amish Country Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
Overlooks nearby
- Pioneer Point · 17 mi
- Buzzards Roost · 18 mi
- Waters Park Overlook · 20 mi
- Missing Link Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stadium Park: 0.3 mi
- Don Correll Canton City Park: 0.5 mi
- Westbrook Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- E Jay Welch Playground: 0.8 mi
- Mckinley Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- JFK Memorial Fountian: 0.5 mi
- JFK Eternal Flame: 0.5 mi
- Spanish Mortar: 0.7 mi
- French Cannon: 0.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Marion Motley Memorial Statue: 0.1 mi
- Goal Post Electricity Tower West: 0.3 mi
- Goal Post Electricity Tower East: 0.3 mi
- Jesus with the Samaritan Woman: 3.1 mi
- Mosaic Obelisks with Children's Handprints: 7.9 mi
- McKinley Monument Historical Center: 1.0 mi
- McKinley Monument Historical Society Planetarium: 1.1 mi
- Amateur Sports Hall of Fame: 1.5 mi
- Canton Museum of Art: 1.6 mi
- First Ladies National Historic Site: 2.0 mi
- D&N Kids Garden: 1.4 mi
- Nancy Kinsinger Memorial Garden: 6.1 mi
- IRCOG Parrish Garden: 9.9 mi
- 7881 Garden: 11.8 mi
- 7901 Garden: 11.8 mi
- Restricted Area Eagle Nest: 3.3 mi
- Singer Lake Bog: 8.0 mi
- American Landfill Certified Wildlife Habitat: 10.7 mi
- Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Gray Birch Bog Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: 0.0 mi
- Canton Garden Center: 0.5 mi
- Downtown Canton Arts District: 2.0 mi
- Harry London Candies: 6.9 mi
- Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad: 20.2 mi
- Serpentine Hill: 0.7 mi
- Sponsellers Hill: 6.5 mi
- Stark County High Point: 12.9 mi
- Bacon Hill: 13.8 mi
- Weimers Hill: 15.8 mi
- Turkeyfoot Beach: 12.8 mi
- Main Beach: 15.0 mi
- Boaters Beach (swim from boat): 20.4 mi
- Atwood Lake Beach: 20.7 mi
- Boater swim area: 20.7 mi
- Pavillion: 20.6 mi
- Picnic Area (Abandoned): 22.0 mi
- Student Tailgate Zone: 22.5 mi
- Hidden Crystal Falls: 21.7 mi
- Tip Top Falls: 23.4 mi
- Mud Brook Falls: 23.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Cradle of Professional Football. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County High Point | E 94° | 413 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sponsellers Hill | SE 140° | 385 m | 6.5 mi |
| Knob Hill | SSW 201° | 376 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bacon Hill | NNE 24° | 371 m | 13.8 mi |
| Coal Hill | NNW 348° | 366 m | 19.5 mi |
| Weimers Hill | SW 227° | 353 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sherbondy Hill | NNW 334° | 348 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:20 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:18 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Akron Canton AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11800419049
Day trips start here
- Canton · 2 mi
- North Canton · 4 mi
- Green · 7 mi
- Louisville · 7 mi
- Massillon · 7 mi
- Hartville · 10 mi
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