James A. Rhodes Arena

James A. Rhodes Arena, nicknamed "The JAR", is an arena in Akron, Ohio, United States, on the campus of the University of Akron. Named for former Ohio governor Jim Rhodes, the arena opened in 1983 and is home to the Akron Zips men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team.

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Type: Sports venue
Description: Arena at the University of Akron
Address: OH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field and InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field.

FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field

Stadium

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FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field, formerly known as "Lee R. Jackson Soccer Field", is a soccer-specific stadium on the campus of the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, United States. FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field is situated 1,000 feet southwest of James A. Rhodes Arena.

InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field

Stadium

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InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field is a college American football stadium in Akron, Ohio and the home field of the Akron Zips football team at the University of Akron. InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field is situated 1,200 feet south of James A. Rhodes Arena.

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 3,500 feet northwest of James A. Rhodes Arena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akron and Tallmadge.

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.

Tallmadge

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Tallmadge is a city in Summit County. The city holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the most churches per capita.

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 4 miles southwest of James A. Rhodes Arena.

James A. Rhodes Arena

Categories: arena, basketball, building, recreation area, and sports location
Location: City of Akron, Summit, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.07593° or 41° 4′ 33″ north

Longitude

-81.50864° or 81° 30′ 31″ west

Elevation

1,070 feet (326 metres)

Open location code

86HW3FGR+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 85871771

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=basketball

Wikidata ID

Q6128242

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