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Touring Halliday Heights
The district Halliday Heights of Sanders Subdivision in Gallia County (Ohio) is a subburb located in United States about 279 mi west of Washington DC, the country's capital place.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 38 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 40% |
Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 37% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Sunday, 3rd of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 4th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 5th of November 2024
26°C (78 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hampton Inn Gallipolis
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Quality Inn Gallipolis
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Videos from this area
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Mothman - Point Pleasant
Numerous accounts and eyewitnesses spotting the red-eyed creature, dubbed "Mothman" started in the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. http://mothmanlives.com/
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Hurricane Middle School Redskins v Pt. Pleasant Middle School Big Blacks
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West Virginia Trip
Trip we took to Point Pleasant, West Virginia. It was really cold. Bright Eyes - Lover I Dont Have To Love.
Mothman Festival 2014
The event is in September each year. Don't miss the famous “Mothman Statue”, Mothman Museum, to meet original eyewitnesses, authors and Mothman experts and the Point Pleasant River Museum...
Diesel Truck Pulls Mason County Fair 2012
Some trucks I filmed in the truck pull at the Mason County fair in Point Pleasant, WV and I threw a turbo tractor in at the end lol.
Kahlenberg Q-4 on M/V J.S. Lewis
This video was taken at Maritime Days in Point Pleasant, WV where the M/V J.S. Lewis was tied off and opened up for public tours. I convinced Capt. Steve Grossarth into giving a nice salute...
Gallipolis In Lights - City Park
Short video of the Christmas lights in Gallipolis, Ohio. We're a small town in Southeastern Ohio (right on the Ohio River), and now have a committee that helps spruce up our city park during...
Gallipolis Fireworks 2014
Fireworks for Independence Day at the Gallipolis City Park on July 5, 2014. :)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Gallia County, Ohio
Gallia County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 30,934, which is a decrease of 0.4% from 31,069 in 2000. Its county seat is Gallipolis. Its name is the Latin word for "France", so called because many immigrants from that country settled here. Gallia County is part of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Gallipolis, Ohio
Gallipolis is a chartered village in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Gallia County. The municipality is located in Southeast Ohio on the Ohio River. The population was 3,641 at the 2010 census. When the population dropped below 5,000, Gallipolis became a village, but continues to operate under its existing city charter.
Henderson, West Virginia
Henderson is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 271 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town was incorporated in 1893 and named for Samuel Bruce Henderson, who owned the townsite at the time.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Point Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 4,350 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Battle of Point Pleasant
The Battle of Point Pleasant — known as the Battle of Kanawha in some older accounts — was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, primarily between Virginia militia and American Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes. Along the Ohio River near modern Point Pleasant, West Virginia, American Indians under the Shawnee Chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militia under Colonel Andrew Lewis, hoping to halt Lewis's advance into the Ohio Country.
Bidwell, Ohio
Bidwell is a small unincorporated village in northwestern Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States, and is often associated with the nearby community of Porter. Although unincorporated, it has its own ZIP Code of 45614. Bidwell is located eleven miles from the county seat, Gallipolis. It is located at an elevation of 682 feet (208 m). Bidwell is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
Gallipolis Ferry is an unincorporated census-designated place in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, on the Ohio River located along WV 2. As of the 2010 census, its population was 817. It is the site of the Robert C. Byrd Locks & Dam on the Ohio. Gallipolis Ferry lies south of Gallipolis, Ohio. The community is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Eightmile Island
Eightmile Island is a forested island on the Ohio River in Mason County, West Virginia. The island is located directly across the river from the village of Cheshire, Ohio and American Electric Power Company power plant facilities there. The map is a clip from Harry Gordon's map (ca 1766) showing the "Indian Trade" safe camp site when on the main canoe route.
Gallipolis Island
Gallipolis Island is an island on the Ohio River along the coast of Gallipolis, Ohio in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. While within the boundaries of West Virginia, Gallipolis Island belonged to the city of Gallipolis, Ohio until the city sold the island in 2004 to the United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Service for its inclusion into the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
Silver Memorial Bridge
The Silver Memorial Bridge is a cantilever bridge which spans the Ohio River between Gallipolis, Ohio and Henderson, West Virginia. The bridge was completed in 1969, shortly after the Silver Bridge disaster, although it is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) downstream (south) of the original. The design of the bridge is much more proven than the ill fated eyebar chain suspension bridge, which collapsed in 1967.
Point Pleasant Rail Bridge
The Point Pleasant Rail Bridge is a cantilever bridge that crosses the Ohio River between Gallia County, Ohio and Point Pleasant, West Virginia. At the present time, the bridge is being used by Norfolk Southern for transporting goods from point to point via rail, but it was once used by Conrail, Penn Central, and the New York Central Railroad.
Kyger Creek Power Plant
Kyger Creek Power Plant is a 1-Gigawatt coal-fired power station at Cheshire, Ohio, USA operated by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation. Launched into service in 1955, the plant is located just 2.5 kilometres downstream along the Ohio River from a much larger, newer coal-fired Gavin Power Plant. It has one of the tallest chimneys in the world at 305 metres, built in 1980.
Fort Randolph (West Virginia)
Fort Randolph was an American Revolutionary War fort which stood at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers, where the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, is now located. Built in 1776 on the site of an earlier fort from Dunmore's War, the fort is best remembered as the place where the famous Shawnee Chief Cornstalk was murdered in 1777. The fort withstood attack by American Indians in 1778 but was abandoned the next year.
River Valley High School (Bidwell, Ohio)
River Valley High School is a public high school near Bidwell, Ohio. It is one of two high schools in the Gallia County Local School District, the other school being South Gallia High School. Their nickname is the Raiders. The school has been rated "Excellent" two years in a row on the state report card making it one of the highest ranked schools within several counties.
South Gallia High School (Crown City, Ohio)
South Gallia High School is a public high school in Crown City, Ohio, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Gallia County Local School District, the other school being River Valley High School. The South Gallia nickname is the Rebels. South Gallia School colors are Red, Gold, and White. The school opened in 1996 after a de-consolidation . The building being used for South Gallia is old Hannan Trace High School (home of the Wildcats).
Gallia Academy High School (Gallipolis, Ohio)
Gallia Academy High School (GAHS) is a public high school in Gallipolis, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Gallipolis City School District. The boys' sports teams are known as the Blue Devils, while the girls' teams are called the Blue Angels.
Patriot, Ohio
Patriot is an unincorporated community in southern Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45658. Patriot is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. Public education in the community of Patriot is provided by the Gallia County Local School District.
Kerr, Ohio
Kerr is an unincorporated community in southeastern Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45643. Kerr is part of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. Public education in the community of Kerr is provided by the Gallia County Local School District.
WXBW
WXBW (Your Big Buck Country 101-5) is an FM radio station located in Gallipolis, Ohio. The station has an additional booster station, WXBW-FM1 located in Huntington, West Virginia. The stations are licensed to Fifth Avenue Broadcasting Company, Inc. Previously a classic rock radio station, former-owner Connoisseur Media flipped 101.5 The River (WRYV) to Variety Hits as 101.5 Bob FM at approximately 10:00 p.m. on August 26, 2008. At this time, the station became known as WXBW.
WBGS
WBGS is an Oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, serving Point Pleasant and Mason County, West Virginia. WBGS is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.
WVRR
WVRR ("Walk FM") is a Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, serving the Mid-Ohio Valley. WVRR is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations as a simulcast of WPJY 88.7 FM in the Parkersburg, WV area.
WBYG
WBYG is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, serving Point Pleasant, Mason County in West Virginia and Gallia County in Ohio. WBYG is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.
Gavin Power Plant
General James M. Gavin Power Plant is a 2.6-Gigawatt coal-fired power station in Cheshire, Ohio, USA operated by American Electric Power. Named after James M. Gavin, it is the largest coal fired power facility in Ohio, and one of the largest in the nation. Its two units, rated at 1300 MWe each, were launched into service in 1974 and 1975. The plant is connected to the grid by 765 kilovolt transmission lines (the highest rated voltage in the United States).
WJEH
WJEH is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Standards/MOR format. Licensed to Gallipolis, Ohio, USA and serving the Point Pleasant, West Virginia area. The station is currently owned by Sunny Broadcasting, LLC.
Silver Bridge
The Silver Bridge was an eyebar-chain suspension bridge built in 1928 and named for the color of its aluminum paint. The bridge connected Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio, over the Ohio River. On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge collapsed while it was full of rush-hour traffic, resulting in the deaths of 46 people. Two of the victims were never found.