Perkins Park Heights

Perkins Park Heights is a locality in City of Akron, Summit, Ohio. Perkins Park Heights is situated nearby to the locality Maple Heights, as well as near the neighborhood West Akron.

Places of Interest

Highlights include John R Buchtel Community Learning Center and Akron Zoo.

John R Buchtel Community Learning Center

School

John R. Buchtel Community Learning Center, formerly known as John R. Buchtel High School and often referred to as Buchtel High School or Buchtel CLC, is a public high school in Akron, Ohio, United States, serving grades 7–12.

Akron Zoo

Zoo

The Akron Zoo, officially known as the Akron Zoological Park, is a non-profit zoo located just west of downtown in Akron, Ohio, United States. The zoo sits on 77-acre of which 35-acre are occupied with by habitats, amenities, and support.

Akron Art Museum

Museum

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The Akron Art Museum is an art museum in Akron, Ohio, United States. The museum first opened on February 1, 1922, as the Akron Art Institute. It was located in two borrowed rooms in the basement of the public library. Akron Art Museum is situated 2 miles east of Perkins Park Heights.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akron and Rolling Acres.

Akron

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Akron is a city of almost 200,000 people in the Northeast Ohio region in Summit County. Akron is proud of its heritage as a center of industry, and now offers visitors a wide range of recreational and cultural attractions, food experiences, and shopping.

Rolling Acres

Neighborhood

Rolling Acres is a former shopping district in Akron, Ohio, surrounding the now-demolished Rolling Acres Mall. Planning for the area began in 1960s with Forest City Enterprises, a Cleveland real estate company and the powerful Buchholzer family, whose previous endeavors involved financing much of the Chapel Hill Mall area. Rolling Acres is situated 2½ miles southwest of Perkins Park Heights.

Fairlawn

Fairlawn is a city in western Summit County, Ohio, United States, and a suburb of Akron. The population was 7,710 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.

Perkins Park Heights

Type: Locality
Location: City of Akron, Summit, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.08236° or 41° 4′ 57″ north

Longitude

-81.55769° or 81° 33′ 28″ west

Elevation

1,047 feet (319 metres)

Open location code

86HW3CJR+WW

GeoNames ID

8062821

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Localities in the Area

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