Wheeling Creek

Wheeling Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River, 30.2 miles long, in eastern in the United States. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the , draining an area of 108 square miles on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
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Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Ohio, United States
  • Also known as: “Indian Wheeling Creek”, “Scalp Creek”, “Spit Head Creek”, and “Spithead Creek”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wheeling Suspension Bridge and Capitol Theatre.

Bridge
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The is a suspension bridge spanning the main channel of the Ohio River at . It was the largest suspension bridge in the world from 1849 until 1851.

Theater building
The is the largest theatre in and a landmark building in the national historic district of downtown . For many years, it has served as the home of Jamboree USA and the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra.

is a greyhound racino located on in the middle of the Ohio River, which is a part of the city of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wheeling Warehouse Historic District and Monroe Street East Historic District.

Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a national historic district located at , . The district includes 20 contributing buildings and 11 contributing structures.

Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a national historic district located at , . The district encompasses six contributing buildings.

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, also known as the "Friendly City" or the "Nail City", is a city of 26,000 people in . is known for having more Victorian architecture than any other city in the United States.

Wheeling Creek

Latitude
40.07146° or 40° 4′ 17″ north
Longitude
-80.73814° or 80° 44′ 17″ west
Elevation
636 feet (194 metres)
Open location code
86GX37C6+HP
Geo­Names ID
5176633
Wiki­data ID
Q2566664
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Wheeling Creek” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Wheeling Creek”
  • Catalan: “Wheeling Creek”
  • Cebuano: “Wheeling Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Ohio)”
  • Cebuano: “Wheeling Creek”
  • German: “Wheeling Creek”
  • Urdu: “ویلینگ کریک”
  • Venetian: “Wheeling”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bridgeport and Lombardy Heights.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Back Channel Bridge and Military Order of Purple Heart Bridge.

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