Brady Lake, Ohio — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Brady Lake, Portage County.
| City | Brady Lake |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Portage |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.159501 |
| Longitude | -81.317051 |
| Population | 1,222 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Brady Lake is a locality in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,222. Brady Lake is located at 41.1595°N, 81.3171°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 44243.
Brady Lake lies a quiet presence in Portage County, a shimmer of water reflecting the broad, often cloud-streaked Ohio sky. It lies 2.2 miles east of Kent, OH (from Kent, OH: bearing 79°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-north-east of Cuyahoga Falls. The land around it is a gentle heave of rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation and the encroaching embrace of deciduous forests. Oak and maple stand sentinel, their leaves a riot of color in autumn, a whispering green in summer, and a stark, elegant calligraphy against the winter sky. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of loam and decaying leaves, particularly potent after a spring rain, and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. The terrain is not dramatic, but possesses a subtle, yielding beauty, a place where the land feels both settled and alive, breathing with the seasons. The history of Brady Lake is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the land they have worked. Once, this area was a landscape shaped by glaciers, leaving behind the fertile soil that underpins the local agriculture, a scattering of family farms still coaxing corn and soybeans from the earth. The economy, once more reliant on industry and manufacturing, has since shifted, with many residents now commuting to larger centers, yet a core of self-sufficiency remains. The lake itself, a focal point for recreation, draws families and anglers, its shores a place of easy, unburdened leisure. There are no towering landmarks to dominate the skyline, but rather a sense of communal continuity, a place where the past hums softly beneath the present, a quiet testament to enduring rural life in northeastern Ohio.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Brady Lake, Ohio with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Brady Lake and Portage County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Brady Lake is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Brady Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |