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Wayne Johnson Memorial Gym

Wayne Johnson Memorial Gym from directly overhead

Wayne Johnson Memorial Gym is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. Derthick Hill stands 409 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Michelle C. Reynolds Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 1.6 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Student that passed away on the court during Basketball game
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Coordinates41.08578, -81.55922

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Dover Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lawton Community Center Field: 0.4 mi
  • Slosson Park: 0.6 mi
  • Maple Grove: 0.6 mi
  • Kerr Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Native American Statue: 1.0 mi
  • Portage Path Indian Statue: 1.1 mi
  • The Akron Rubber Worker Statue: 2.2 mi
  • Boa Mistura STEM Plaza: 2.2 mi
  • Black Lives Matter: 2.3 mi
Museums: 52
Gardens: 49
  • Wesley Family Apiary & Microfarm: 0.8 mi
  • Garden #6: 1.2 mi
  • Highland Triangle Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Edgerton Community Gardens: 1.3 mi
  • Community Learning Garden: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Picnic sites: 32
Attractions: 29
Waterfalls: 13
  • Hidden Crystal Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Mud Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Tip Top Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Blue Hen Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Sherbondy Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Coal Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Oak Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Reeds Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Blanket Hill: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Turkeyfoot Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Dog Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Lake Lucerne Beach: 24.4 mi
  • Wallace Beach: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 2
  • Indian Spring: 7.5 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wayne Johnson Memorial Gym. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Derthick HillNE 50°409 m24.0 mi
Summit County high pointNNW 335°404 m12.5 mi
Cuyahoga County high pointNNW 336°390 m16.2 mi
Bacon HillESE 112°371 m15.1 mi
Acme HillWSW 252°369 m13.1 mi
Coal HillE 79°366 m4.6 mi
Sherbondy HillSSE 167°348 m1.3 mi
Reeds HillNW 306°347 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0219:38
June solstice05:5520:2121:03
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4916:1717:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516270757366544334
Precip in1.81.52.52.83.63.73.63.03.22.52.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Akron Fulton Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5765955198

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