Ohio
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About Ohio
Ohio is an East North Central State of the United States. In the north, Ohio has a 500 km coastline with Lake Erie. The south border is defined by the Ohio River. Much of Ohio consists of glaciated plains, with in the northwest the Great Black Swamp and east of that the glaciated Allegheny Plateau. The rugged south-eastern "Appalachian Counties", have a distinct coal mining legacy with a lower economic standard than the rest of Ohio. The forested south of Ohio provides good hiking opportunities.
Good to know
- Capital: Columbus
- Climate: Summer is warm, sunny and humid, with temperatures around 32 °C. September is the most beautiful month to visit with Fall Foliage to be found anywhere. Winters can be cold (-6 °C), with plenty of snow in northern Ohio near Lake Erie.
- Timezone: UTC -5
- No. of inhabitants: 11,459,011 (2004)
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Highlights
- Lake Erie with excellent sailing opportunities
- Kelleys Island with the Glacial Grooves State Memorial and the Inscription Rock State Memorial (reachable by ferry from Marble Head or Sandusky)
- Sandusky known for its famous Cedar point attraction park (since 1870!) with amazing roller coasters
- Dayton with the US Airforce Museum
- Chillicothe a good start to visit the Ohio Mounds-the prehistoric Indian burial grounds like Mound City Group National Monument and the Serpent Mound State Memorial
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland
Getting Around
- If you are in a hurry take the Interstate Highways: I-80/I-90 (Ohio Turnpike), I-76, U.S. 30 (the Lincoln Highway), I-70, the Appalachian Highway (Ohio 32), I-75, I-71 and I-77.
- If not try some of the Ohio scenic byways
- Amish Country Byway-a journey through the "simple life" of the Amish where time stood still. A good place to start is the Amish and Mennonite Heritage Centre with the Behalt, a mural-in-the-round painting, also known as the "Sistine Chapel of the Amish and Mennonites"
- Historic National Road-taking on a journey through time, where you can see the evolution of the U.S. from stagecoach to railroad, automobile, and airplane. See Ohio’s S-bridges, automobile service stations, motels, diners and drive-in movie theatres. Don’t forget to visit the Huffman Prairie Flying Field and the 1905 Wright Flyer III at the Dayton Aviation Historical Park.
- Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail along Lake Erie. Visit the Lake Erie Islands like Kelleys Island, coastal marshes, prairies, rivers and waterfalls
- Ohio & Erie Canalway along historical canal towns and sites such as one of the 44 canal locks
- Ohio River Scenic Byway-through the lush hills and historic villages and farms paralleling the mighty Ohio River
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