Miami - Scioto basins
Scioto basins is a largely rural area of southwestern Ohio that includes the City of Dayton. Visitors come for its many state parks, and for the cultural attractions of Dayton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Dayton and Springfield.
Dayton
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Dayton 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 Dayton Aviation Heritage Park.
Springfield
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Springfield is a city in Clark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in southwestern Ohio along the Mad River, Buck Creek, and Beaver Creek, about 45 miles west of Columbus and 25 miles northeast of Dayton.
Chillicothe
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Chillicothe is a city in Ross County in South Central Ohio and is the county seat of Ross County. In the 1800s, it was designated as the capital of the "eastern section" of the Northwest Territory.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Xenia and Wilmington.
Xenia
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Xenia is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located in southwestern Ohio, it is 15 miles east of Dayton and is part of the Dayton metropolitan area as well as the Miami Valley region.
Wilmington
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Wilmington is a city in Southwest Ohio. For those interested in "small town America" Wilmington is an excellent stop with a compact central city center, small college, and ornate buildings.
Troy
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Troy is a city in and the county seat of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 26,305 at the 2020 census, making it Miami County's largest city and Ohio's 55th-largest.
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is a city in Southwest Ohio, it is the county seat of Scioto County. Portsmouth is full of history so take time to visit the antique shops, cafes and pubs in the Bonneyfiddle District.
Urbana
Greenville
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Greenville is a city of 13,000 people in the Miami - Scioto basins, and the county seat of Darke County, Ohio.
Beavercreek
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Beavercreek is the biggest city in Greene County Ohio, and a large suburb of Dayton. It is home to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, and to the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Piqua
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Piqua is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States, along the Great Miami River. The population was 20,354 at the 2020 census. Located 27 miles north of Dayton, it is part of the Dayton metropolitan area.
Circleville
Bellefontaine
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Bellefontaine is a city in Logan County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located 48 miles northwest of Columbus, the population was 14,115 at the 2020 census.
Sidney
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Sidney is a small agricultural city and the county seat of Shelby County, Ohio, lying on a flat plain called the Miami valley.
New Carlisle
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New Carlisle is a city in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,559 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio metropolitan area.
Miamisburg
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Miamisburg is a city in southern Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 19,923 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Dayton, it is part of the Dayton metropolitan area.
Tipp City
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Tipp City is a city in southern Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,274 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1840 as Tippecanoe City, it was renamed in 1938 because another town in Ohio was likewise named Tippecanoe.
Yellow Springs
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Yellow Springs is a village in northern Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,697 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton metropolitan area and is home to Antioch College.
Cedarville
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Cedarville is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The village is within the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,257 at the 2020 census.
Miami - Scioto basins
- Type: territory
- Description: area of Miami (Ohio) and the Scioto basins
- Location: Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
39.54° or 39° 32′ 24″ northLongitude of center
-83.3° or 83° 18′ westWikidata ID
Q45323806
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- Italian: “Ohio sudoccidentale”
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