Brady Lake Ohio Map

About Brady Lake, Ohio

Brady Lake is a locality in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,222. The population density is 356.1 people per km². Brady Lake is located at 41.1595°N, 81.3171°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 44266, 44211, 44243.

Brady Lake emerges from the inland landscape as a quiet basin of water surrounded by the dense, deciduous woods and rolling terrain characteristic of the Ohio plateau. It lies 2.2 miles east of Kent, OH (from Kent, OH: bearing 79°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-northeast of Cuyahoga Falls. Breakneck Creek winds its way through the nearby topography, providing a constant, rhythmic movement of water that shapes the local drainage and defines the low-lying hollows of the area. The air here holds a particular clarity in the autumn months, when the light turns amber and catches the turning leaves, reflecting deep, muted colors across the surface of the water. To the west, the distant rise of Limestone Ridge provides a steady, immovable horizon line, grounding the view under an expansive sky that feels miles removed from the restless pace of the industrial corridors located further north.

Brady Lake bears the marks of a nineteenth-century settlement that grew alongside the evolving transit lines of the region, shifting from a quiet rural outpost to a place defined by the steady, measured pulse of a changing economy. The land surrounding the water is integrated into the expansive green space of the Kent State University Golf Course, where the manicured fairways offer a contrast to the wilder, unmanaged brush of the creek beds. This space serves as a central social anchor, blending the academic influence of the nearby university with the long-standing residential character of the village. Daily life here moves with a deliberate patience, observed in the way residents navigate the transition from the humid, verdant summers to the gray, frost-touched winters that define the cycle of life in this part of the country.

About This Brady Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brady Lake, Ohio. Coordinates: 41.159501, -81.317051. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Brady Lake includes the ZIP code (44266, 44211, 44243), telephone area code (440), county seat of Portage County (Ravenna), and school district assignment (Kent City School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.