Akron Fossils & Science Center
Akron Fossils & Science Center is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. Summit County high point stands 404 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Creation Education Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Heritage Corridors of Bath passes 3.8 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Akron Fossils & Science Center is a small museum and learning center located in Copley Township, Ohio, United States, a few miles west of Akron. The building contains the Creation Education Museum, which features exhibits displaying the arguments for and against creationism and intelligent design, as well as an exploration of the relationship between science and the Bible. The building also houses several areas with interactive tour stations and activities focused on hands-on science. An outdoor park offers playground equipment and a 200 ft zip-line. Throughout the year, the facility hosts a variety of educational programs. Some of the programming is targeted toward the religious base that supports the museum's creationist leanings, while many of the other programs maintain a straightforward, science-based approach. Activities like themed summer camps, presentations about fossilization, live animal shows, birthday parties, and Education Days take the more neutral approach. On the other hand, the center offers guided tours of the Creation Education Museum, as well as K-12 science classes, speaking engagements, and youth nights, all of which tend more towards the creationist approach. These programs are optional and are designed to promote pseudoscientific intelligent design theories in connection with the Judeo-Christian religious tradition.
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Dates from 2005.
Wikidata Q4701679, matched on coordinates and name (65 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2005-06
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
- 4.7 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Prather Vista · 7 mi
- Missing Link Vista · 7 mi
- Waters Park Overlook · 7 mi
- Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Copley Community Park: 1.2 mi
- Copley Circle: 1.2 mi
- Loyal Oak Community Park: 2.1 mi
- Frashure Park: 2.1 mi
- Fairlawn Park: 2.2 mi
- Michelle C. Reynolds Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Wayne Johnson Memorial Gym: 4.4 mi
- John Brown Monument: 5.3 mi
- Old Portage Path Arrowhead: 5.8 mi
- Treaty of Fort McIntosh Boundary Line: 6.0 mi
- Native American Statue: 5.1 mi
- Portage Path Indian Statue: 5.2 mi
- Indigenous American Statue: 6.1 mi
- The Akron Rubber Worker Statue: 6.5 mi
- Boa Mistura STEM Plaza: 6.6 mi
- Creation Education Museum: 0.0 mi
- Biery House: 3.9 mi
- Watkins Academy Museum of the Cultural Arts: 4.5 mi
- Bath Township Museum: 6.1 mi
- Akron Children’s Museum: 6.3 mi
- Wesley Family Apiary & Microfarm: 4.9 mi
- Garden #6: 5.2 mi
- Rock and Herb Garden: 5.4 mi
- Dell: 5.4 mi
- English Garden: 5.4 mi
- Alderfer-Oenslager Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.5 mi
- Bath Road Heronry: 6.7 mi
- Bath Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Granger Wetlands Park: 7.4 mi
- Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Area (Abandoned): 7.2 mi
- Brooklyn Exchange Cabin: 9.6 mi
- Johnson's Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Kiwanis Cabin Reserved Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Indian Point Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Painting with a Twist: 3.9 mi
- Portage Country Club: 5.1 mi
- Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad: 6.2 mi
- Lock 24: 7.1 mi
- Hidden Crystal Falls: 7.5 mi
- Mud Brook Falls: 8.6 mi
- Tip Top Falls: 11.8 mi
- Blue Hen Falls: 12.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 13.1 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Northbound: 7.9 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Southbound: 7.9 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 8.8 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Wordens Ledges: 9.3 mi
- Whipps Ledges: 10.0 mi
- Princess Ledges: 16.4 mi
- Princess Ledges: 16.4 mi
- Turkeyfoot Beach: 9.3 mi
- Wallace Beach: 22.3 mi
- White Oak Spring: 11.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 11.8 mi
- Brandywine Village: 14.5 mi
- Cobbs Corners: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Akron Fossils & Science Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit County high point | N 356° | 404 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cuyahoga County high point | N 352° | 390 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bacon Hill | ESE 106° | 371 m | 19.1 mi |
| Acme Hill | WSW 245° | 369 m | 9.0 mi |
| Coal Hill | E 83° | 366 m | 9.0 mi |
| Sherbondy Hill | ESE 102° | 348 m | 4.8 mi |
| Reeds Hill | NNW 331° | 347 m | 6.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNE 23° | 294 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Akron Fulton Intl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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