Licking River

The Licking River is a partly navigable, 303-mile-long tributary of the Ohio River in northeastern . The river and its tributaries drain much of the region of northeastern Kentucky between the watersheds of the to the west and the Big Sandy River to the east.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: tributary of the Ohio River in northeastern Kentucky in the United States
  • Also known as: “Fredericks River”, “Fredricks River”, “Great Salt Creek”, “Great Salt Lick Creek”, “Great Salt Lick River”, and “Nepepimmesepe”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great American Ball Park and General James Taylor Park.

Stadium
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is a baseball stadium in , Ohio, United States. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds, and opened on March 31, 2003, replacing Cinergy Field, the Reds' former ballpark from 1970 to 2002.

Park
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is a small in , , United States. It is located on Riverboat Row overlooking the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers and the skyline of .

Stadium
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is an indoor arena in downtown , adjacent to . It was completed in September 1975 and named Riverfront Coliseum because of its placement next to .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Licking Riverside Historic District and Cincinnati.

Suburb
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The is a historic district in , that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Its boundaries are Fourth Street to the north, Scott Street, Eighth Street to the south, and the Licking River.

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is 's third largest city and the largest metro region, and lies on the north bank of the Ohio River in Southwest Ohio in the United States of America.

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is a city on the Ohio River in 's or as locals call it, Northern Kentucky. Founded in the 1790s by James Taylor, Jr, is named after British Admiral Christopher , who helped to found the Jamestown colony in 1607.

Licking River

Latitude
39.09173° or 39° 5′ 30″ north
Longitude
-84.50355° or 84° 30′ 13″ west
Elevation
449 feet (137 metres)
Open location code
86FQ3FRW+MH
Geo­Names ID
4298240
Wiki­data ID
Q606566
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Licking River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر ليكينغ”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Licking”
  • Catalan: “Licking”
  • Cebuano: “Licking River”
  • Chinese: “利金河”
  • Danish: “Licking River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ليكينج”
  • French: “Licking”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Licking”
  • Japanese: “リッキング川”
  • Mingrelian: “ლიკინგი (წყარმალუ)”
  • Mingrelian: “ლიკინგი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Licking”
  • Norwegian: “Licking”
  • Polish: “Licking River”
  • Russian: “Ликинг”
  • Slovenian: “Licking (reka Kentucky)”
  • Slovenian: “Licking River”
  • Slovenian: “Licking”
  • Slovenian: “reka Licking”
  • Venetian: “Licking”
  • Vietnamese: “sông Licking”
  • Welsh: “Afon Licking”
  • Wu Chinese: “利金河 (肯塔基州)”
  • Wu Chinese: “利金河（肯塔基州）”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Downtown Cincinnati and Lytle Park Historic District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fourth Street Bridge and Central Bridge.

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