# Akron Metropolitan Area

The Akron area is in Ohio.

## Regions

Includes Portage County and Summit County

## Cities

* 41.073056-81.5177781 Akron , the County Seat of Summit County, has made the transition from the America's tire manufacturing hub to its high-tech Polymers Research Center. It is also the home of the All-American Soap Box Derby.
* 41.015833-81.6058332 Barberton
* 41.145556-81.4966673 Cuyahoga Falls just north of Akron sits atop the waterfalls of the Cuyahoga River.
* 41.1294-81.61814 Fairlawn is the commercial mecca on the northwest side of Akron and was home of many of the pioneers of the rubber industry, such as the Goodyear, Seiberling and Firestone families.
* 41.23984-81.4407845 Hudson is a picturesque Western Reserve town, located between Cleveland and Akron.
* 41.3419-81.53086 Northfield
* 41.0253-81.64397 Norton
* 41.2408-81.55648 Peninsula is a historic town tucked away in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and is one of the stops of the Cuyahoga Valley Rail.
* 41.2336-81.63229 Richfield
* 41.159444-81.44027810 Stow
* 41.0969-81.424211 Tallmadge
* 41.158611-81.24333312 Ravenna is the County Seat of Portage County, just east of Kent.
* 41.0333-81.129413 Atwater
* 41.3192-81.355814 Aurora has a historic town center and the Aurora Farms Outlet Center.
* 41.2839-81.095315 Garretsville Village
* 41.1506-81.361116 Kent home of Kent State University, is a quaint town with a very diverse community and is home to the annual Folk Music Festival.
* 41.2425-81.34916717 Streetsboro
* 41.318889-81.55638918 Sagamore Hills

## Other destinations

* Portage Lakes State Park, Akron, has fishing, hunting, beach, five miles of hiking trails, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, basketball court, hunting waterfowl..
* 41.241667-81.5497221 Cuyahoga Valley National Park
* West Branch State Park, Ravenna, has year-round fishing, hunting, a lake, hiking trails, bridle trails, horse camp, playground and volleyball court

## Understand

Summit County was created by an act of Congress on March 3, 1840. It was formed from Medina County, Portage County, and two townships from Stark County. Summit County is named because the highest elevation on the Ohio and Erie Canal was located here. Summit County is the only of Ohio's 88 counties that has a charter government.

## Get in
### By plane

Akron-Canton Regional Airport (CAK). Fly into (AKC) if you can - small, easy to navigate, quick in-and-out.

### By bus

Greyhound in Akron

## Get around

Summit County is easy to navigate, considering that four of Ohio's major highways run through Summit County.
* I-77 starts in Cleveland, goes through Marietta, and ends in Columbia, South Carolina. In Summit County, I-77 runs North and South through Richfield, Bath, Fairlawn, Copley, Akron, and Green.
* I-76 begins at its intersection with I-71, near Seville, Ohio, and ends in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In Summit County, I-76 runs East and West through Norton, Barberton, Kenmore, Akron, the Goodyear Heights area, the Ellet area, and Mogadore.
* I-271 starts at its intersection with I-71, in Medina, Ohio, and ends at I-90, near Willoughby Hills, Ohio. In Summit County, I-271 runs southwest to northeast through Richfield, Boston Township, Boston Heights, and Macedonia.
* I-80 begins in San Francisco, California, and ends near Fort Lee, New Jersey, outside of New York City. In Summit County, I-80, also known as the Ohio Turnpike for its duration in Ohio, runs East and West, through Richfield, Peninsula (no exit), and Hudson. The Ohio Turnpike is a toll road.
* Ohio State Route 8 begins in Cleveland and ends at the I-76 and I-77 interchange in Akron. Route 8 becomes a highway near Northfield and connects the eastern side of the county with I-77 and I-76. Route 8 runs North and South in Summit County through Northfield, Macedonia, Boston Heights, Silver Lake, Cuyahoga Falls, and Akron.

## See

* Soap Box Derby
* Akron Zoo
* Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
* Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
* Summit Metro Parks
* Lock 3
* Akron Art Museum
* F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
* Rubber Ducks Stadium
* Akron University

## Do

* 41.2364-81.49131 Sky Zone Boston Heights. - located in Boston Heights

## Eat

* Luigi's Pizza
* Swensons Drive In
* The Rail
* Jerzee's Sports Grille