Southwest Ohio

Table of Contents: Regions / Cities / Other destinations / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to Southwest Ohio, visa requirements By Air By Car By Boat / Get around Buses to Southwest Ohio By car / Southwest Ohio attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Southwest Ohio nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Stay safe / Get out More from Ohio: Lake Erie Islands, Mid-Ohio, Northeast Ohio, Northwest Ohio, North Coast Beaches, Southeast Ohio, Southwest Ohio More from Midwest (United States of America): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin More from United States of America: Alaska, Blue Ridge Mountains, California, Florida, Great Basin, Great Plains (United States of America), Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hawaii, Mid-Atlantic (United States of America), Midwest (United States of America), New England (United States of America), Pacific Northwest (United States of America), Rocky Mountains (United States of America), Southwest (United States of America), South (United States of America), Texas, United States National Parks More from North America: Canada, Caribbean, Cascade Mountains, Central America, Great Lakes, Greenland, Mexico, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, United States of America, Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

The Southwest is a region of Ohio.

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Regions

• Adams County
• Brown County
• Butler County
• Clermont County
• Clinton County
• Fayette County
• Greene County
• Hamilton County
• Highland County
• Montgomery County
• Pickaway County
• Pike County
• Preble County
• Ross County
• Scioto County
• Warren County

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Cities

• Cincinnati
• Dayton
• Hamilton
• Middletown
• Oxford
• Portsmouth
• West Chester
• Xenia

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Other destinations

• Shawnee Resort & Conference Center, [1] 4404 State Route 125, Ohio. Located in the 63,000-acre Shawnee forest, the Shawnee Resort & Conference Center offers a many vacation attractions and amenities, golfing along Ohio River, indoor or outdoor pool. 65 miles of adjacent hiking trails, ideal for avid hikers or photographers. A cedar and flagstone lodge with 50 rooms, 25 2 bedroom cottages, and the O-Hee-Yuh Restaurant. Portsmouth Southeast Ohio.

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Culture and History

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Talk

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Travel to Southwest Ohio, visa requirements

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By Air

• Port Columbus International Airport, 4600 International Gateway, Columbus. PH:(614)-239-4083 [2] Port Columbus International Airport (IATA: CMH) is served by all the major airlines, with direct flights to most major American cities.

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By Car

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By Boat

• If you wish to ferry accross the Ohio River, there are three remaining commercial passenger ferries, Monroe County at Fly, to to Sisterville, West Virginia - Higginsport, Ohio in Brown County to Augusta, Kentucky - Cincinnati, Ohio to Constance, Kentucky. All-year, continous daily service. Weather permitting. Car=about $3.00 or less.

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Get around

• Artimis [3] (The Advanced Regional Traffic Interactive Management & Information Center) provides detailed up-to-the-minute information on traffic status through out Southwest Ohio, Southeast Indiana, and Northern Kentucky. If in the Southwest Ohio area dial 511 to access the Artimis line. Otherwise you can dial 513-333-3333.

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Buses to Southwest Ohio

SORTA (Southwestern Ohio Regional Transit Authority) operates the Metro bus system, which serves Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Clermont County, and Warren County.

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By car

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Southwest Ohio attractions and sightseeing

• Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Chillicothe. A group of 23 earthen mounds built by the Hopewell culture, 200 BC to AD 500.
• Rosco Village in Coshocton. Restored Ohio & Erie Canal port village.
• Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre - Tecumseh! in Chillicothe. Huge outdoor stages.

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City tours

• Also worth a visit are the number of community festivals, including:
  • the Troy Strawberry Festival,
  • the Piqua Heritage Festival,
  • the Tipp City Mum Festival,
  • Octoberfest in Downtown Dayton and
  • the Waynesville Sauerkraut Festival.

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Good restaurants and cheap meals

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Southwest Ohio nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

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Stay safe

A particular problem in mid-Spring and even as far late as late-Fall is tornado activity in the tristate area. Heed all weather warnings provided by the National Weahter Service. Television stations keep updated maps of severe weather on the screens. Some radio stations are not as good at alerting people to severe weather. Please see Tornado safety for more information.

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Get out

More from Ohio: Lake Erie Islands, Mid-Ohio, Northeast Ohio, Northwest Ohio, North Coast Beaches, Southeast Ohio, Southwest Ohio More from Midwest (United States of America): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin More from United States of America: Alaska, Blue Ridge Mountains, California, Florida, Great Basin, Great Plains (United States of America), Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hawaii, Mid-Atlantic (United States of America), Midwest (United States of America), New England (United States of America), Pacific Northwest (United States of America), Rocky Mountains (United States of America), Southwest (United States of America), South (United States of America), Texas, United States National Parks More from North America: Canada, Caribbean, Cascade Mountains, Central America, Great Lakes, Greenland, Mexico, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, United States of America, Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

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