Mad River

The Mad River is a stream located in the west central part of the U.S. state of . It flows 66 miles from to downtown , where it meets the Great Miami River.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Ohio, United States of America
  • Also known as: Mad Creek” and “Tiber River

Places of Interest

Highlights include Day Air Ballpark and Schuster Performing Arts Center.

Stadium
, formerly known as Fifth Third Field, is a minor league baseball stadium in , which is the home of the Dayton Dragons, the Midwest League affiliate of the nearby Cincinnati Reds.

Arts center
The Benjamin & Marian is located in and was built in 2003 to serve as Dayton's principal venue for performing arts.

Marketplace
The is a public market in . The market is located at the corner of Webster Street and East 2nd Street. It is Dayton's largest and oldest operating public market.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McPherson Town Historic District and Dayton.

Neighborhood
The of , contains roughly 90 structures north of downtown Dayton, across the Great Miami River.

is the birthplace of aviation: the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, lived here and perfected their design for the first practical aircraft. It is also home to one of the few multi-site National Parks in the U.S, the Aviation Heritage Park.

Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Oregon Historic District is a neighborhood in . The includes one of the earliest surviving combinations of commercial and residential architecture in Dayton.

Mad River

Latitude
39.76645° or 39° 45′ 59″ north
Longitude
-84.18688° or 84° 11′ 13″ west
Elevation
745 feet (227 metres)
Open location code
86FQQR87+H6
Geo­Names ID
4517339
Wiki­data ID
Q6726037
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Mad River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: riu Mad
  • Cebuano: Hathennithiipi
  • Cebuano: Mad River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Ohio)
  • Croatian: Fiume Mad
  • Irish: Abhainn Mad
  • Slovenian: Mad Creek
  • Slovenian: Mad River
  • Slovenian: Mad
  • Slovenian: potok Mad
  • Slovenian: reka Mad
  • Venetian: Mad
  • Welsh: Afon Mad

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as East Second Street Historic District and Riverdale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Deeds Park and Van Cleve Park.

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