Northampton Township, Cuyahoga Valley National Park

#17 among attractions in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

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Northampton was one of the 16 original townships in Summit County, Ohio. It was in the middle of Summit County, bordering Akron and Cuyahoga Falls. No incorporated areas were formed within the township but Akron and Cuyahoga Falls expanded into Northampton via annexation. In 1986, Northampton Township merged with Cuyahoga Falls, the first time a township and city merged in Ohio. When created it occupied survey Town 3, Range 11 in the Western Reserve and was about 25 square miles in area. Its first settler, Simeon Prior named the township for the Hampshire County, Massachusetts village of Northampton. ()

Coordinates: 41°9'59"N, 81°32'12"W

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Northampton Township – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Blossom Music Center, Hale Farm and Village, Water Works Family Aquatic Center.

3.3 miS
Museum, Garden, Historical place
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Akron
85 min walk • Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is a historic house museum in Akron, Ohio. The estate includes gardens, a greenhouse, carriage house, and the main mansion, one of the largest houses in the United States. A National Historic Landmark, it is nationally significant as the home of F. A.
2.1 miNW
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Valley National Park
55 min walk • Blossom Music Center is an outdoor amphitheatre located in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The venue is the summer home of The Cleveland Orchestra and site of the ensemble’s annual Blossom Festival.
3.4 miNW
Historical place, Museum
Hale Farm and Village, Cuyahoga Valley National Park
88 min walk • Hale Farm and Village is a historic property of the Western Reserve Historical Society in Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio, United States. It is within the boundaries of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Hale Farm was the original homestead of Jonathan Hale, a Connecticut farmer who migrated to the Western Reserve in 1810.
4.4 miE
41°8'40"N • 81°27'22"W
Water Works Family Aquatic Center, Cuyahoga Falls
114 min walk • Watersports, Park, Water park
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Mary Campbell Cave, Cuyahoga Falls
91 min walk • Mary Campbell Cave, also known as Old Maid's Kitchen, is a small secondary rock shelter in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The cliff and cave roof are sandstone of the Sharon Formation, while the cave wall is shale of the Meadville formation.
4.9 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Summit Mall, Fairlawn
124 min walk • Summit Mall is a one-story, 850,000-square-foot enclosed shopping mall located at 3265 W. Market Street in the Akron suburb of Fairlawn. Edward J. DeBartolo Sr.'s DeBartolo Corporation built the mall, which opened on October 28, 1965. Today, it is owned by Simon Property Group.
1.9 miSE
Church
Cathedral of Tomorrow, Cuyahoga Falls
50 min walk • The Cathedral of Tomorrow was a Pentecostal church located in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
2.8 miSW
41°8'18"N • 81°34'28"W
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm, Akron
71 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park, Trail
3.6 miSE
Church
First Congregational Church of Cuyahoga Falls, Cuyahoga Falls
91 min walk • First Congregational Church of Cuyahoga Falls is a historic church at 130 Broad Boulevard in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. It was built in 1847 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
4.8 miS
41°5'48"N • 81°32'36"W
Highland Square, Akron
123 min walk • Library
4.2 miSW
41°6'57"N • 81°34'56"W
Fairlawn-West United Church of Christ, Akron
108 min walk • Church, Event space