-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- United States »
- Ohio » Aurora
Aurora Destination Guide
Delve into Aurora in United States
Aurora in the region of Ohio with its 15,548 residents is located in United States - some 283 mi or ( 455 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Aurora is now 02:20 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Buffalo, Rochester, Akron, Aurora, and Beacon Hill. While being here, you might want to check out Buffalo . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Aurora ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Texas Twister - Geauga Lake
www.coasterimage.com - Texas Twister Thrill Ride at Geauga Lake - Just a quick video showing one complete ride cycle of Geauga Lake's Texas Twister. *** After Geauga Lake's closing in 2007 this ride w ..
Roller Coaster Gets Stuck (Thunderhawk)
The Thunderhawk roller coaster is shown stuck at the top of the lift hill, due to a brief power outage. You can see a worker talking to the people on the ride. The ride resumed after about 15 minutes. ..
Geauga Lake 2007
www.coasterimage.com On September 21, 2007 Cedar Fair issued a press release announcing that Geauga Lake would become exclusively a water park attraction beginning with the 2008 season. All other oper ..
Geauga Lake Slideshow
Slideshow of the former Geauga Lake amusement park in Aurora, Ohio (near Cleveland). It features 100 pictures and 14 short videos of rides, attractions, signs, scenery, decorations for special events ..
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Aurora, Ohio
Aurora is an affluent suburb in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is co-extant with, and formed from, the former township of Aurora, which was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve. The population was 15,548 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aurora was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Located at 41.32 -81.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Aurora High School (Aurora, Ohio)
Aurora High School is a public high school in Aurora, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Aurora City School District. In 2007, the school won the No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon award with 257 other High Schools across the nation.
Located at 41.31 -81.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
SeaWorld Ohio
SeaWorld Ohio was a park in the SeaWorld chain of marine animal theme parks. The park opened in 1970 directly across from Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, USA. Busch Entertainment Corporation parent company Anheuser Busch sold SeaWorld Ohio for $110 million in cash to Six Flags in January, 2001 as a part of combining their Six Flags Ohio (Geauga Lake) park with SeaWorld to form a megapark known as Six Flags Worlds of Adventure.
Located at 41.35 -81.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Geauga Lake
Geauga Lake was an amusement park located in Bainbridge Township and Aurora, Ohio, United States, founded in 1887. On September 21, 2007, Cedar Fair, the park's owner, announced that the traditional amusement park would close down and that the property would operate solely as a water park, beginning in the 2008 season. The water park is still open today as Wildwater Kingdom.
Located at 41.35 -81.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Big Dipper (Geauga Lake)
Big Dipper is a wooden roller coaster at Geauga Lake amusement park in Bainbridge Township, Ohio. Built in 1925, the Big Dipper is an ACE Coaster Classic and an ACE Coaster Landmark. However, the award was never officially presented to the park. Until September 2007, it was the oldest operating wooden coaster in Ohio, and the 7th oldest operating roller coaster in the USA (12th oldest in the world). Big Dipper underwent major renovations in 1980.
Located at 41.35 -81.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.