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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 .

Interactive map of Aurora

Local time in Aurora is now 06:56 AM (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

2:20 min by lordgonchar
Views: 74047 Rating: 4.38

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)

0:51 min by jvgsjeff
Views: 24390 Rating: 4.40

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

8:38 min by lordgonchar
Views: 14318 Rating: 4.95

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

11:00 min by jvgsjeff
Views: 5724 Rating: 4.71

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 ..


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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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 41.32 -81.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Akron metropolitan area, Cities in Ohio, Greater Cleveland, Populated places in Portage County, Ohio, Western Reserve

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.

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Located at 41.31 -81.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: High schools in Portage County, Ohio, Public high schools in Ohio

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.

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Located at 41.35 -81.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1970 establishments in the United States, Amusement parks in Ohio, Buildings and structures in Portage County, Ohio, Former zoos, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Visitor attractions in Portage County, Ohio

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 41.35 -81.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1887 establishments in the United States, 2007 disestablishments in the United States, Amusement parks in Ohio, Buildings and structures in Geauga County, Ohio, Buildings and structures in Portage County, Ohio, Cedar Fair amusement parks, Defunct amusement parks in the United States, Geography of Portage County, Ohio, Lakes of Ohio, Visitor attractions in Portage County, Ohio

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 41.35 -81.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Roller coasters in Ohio, Roller coasters introduced in 1925, Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair, Roller coasters operated by Six Flags

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