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About Amherst, OH

Amherst is a small Ohio city of about 13,000 people located 30 miles west of Cleveland in Lorain County. State Route 2 runs right through downtown, connecting to Cleveland and Toledo, while I-90 provides quick highway access just north of town. The area sits in Ohio's snow belt near Lake Erie, bringing moderate summers and snowy winters. The town's historic sandstone quarry supplied stone for major projects including the Brooklyn Bridge.

Where is Amherst, OH on the map?

Amherst, OH is in United States, at 41.402, -82.230 - about 12 km east of Vermilion, OH.

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The closest airport to Amherst, OH is Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, 39 km (about 38 min by car).

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