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Delve into Friendly Acres
The district Friendly Acres of West Marietta in Washington County (Ohio) is a subburb in United States about 240 mi west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Marietta, Parkersburg, Saint Marys, Caldwell and Elizabeth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 41% |
Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 39% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Sunday, 3rd of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 4th of November 2024
20°C (69 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 5th of November 2024
26°C (79 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
THE HACKETT HOTEL
The Lafayette A grand Riverboat Era Hotel
MAGNUSON HOTEL BY THE RIVER-MARIETTA
Hampton Inn Marietta OH
Quality Inn Event and Conference Center
BEST WESTERN PLUS MARIETTA HOTEL
Fairfield Inn & Suites Marietta
Super 6 Inn and Suites
Rodeway Inn Williamstown
SUPER 8 MARIETTA
Videos from this area
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Marietta heading to OAC Finals
Marietta Coach Pat Holguin interviewed after team's 2-1 overtime win over top-seeeded Capital Wednesday. Pioneers advance to OAC Finals this weekend at Ohio Northern.
GSSF Match - Marietta, Ohio 7/26/2014 Jeff shooting Glock The Plates
Beth and I attended our first competitive shooting match in Marietta, Ohio this past weekend, It was a GSSF (Glock Sport Shooting Foundation) match. The staff and volunteers made this as awesome...
2011 Sweet Corn Festival Singles Championship. Marietta, OH. Game 1
2011 Sweet Corn Festival Singles Championship. Game 1. Seth Cottrill vs Ted Dillon.
GSSF Match - Marietta, Ohio 7/26/2014 Beth Shooting Glock 'M
Beth and I attended our first competitive shooting match together. It was the GSSF match in Marietta, Ohio. This stage is the "Glock 'M".
2011 Sweet Corn Festival Singles Tournament. Marietta, OH. Game 2
2011 Sweet Corn Festival Singles Championship. Game 2. Seth Cottrill vs Ted Dillon.
Marietta Tiger Navy Lightweight 8+ (End-of-practice piece)
Coxswain recording of our final piece of practice on April 23rd, 2014. http://readyallrow.wordpress.com/
2007 Marietta Sternwheeler Fireworks
The 2007 finale of the annual Sternwheeler Festival fireworks in Marietta Ohio, before the return up the Muskingum River.
Cool Video of a bat at the Haunted Anchorage in Marietta, Ohio
This is a cool video of a bat crawling and then takes off flying, I thought bats couldn't fly without dropping off of something? Check it out and tell me what you think. This location is open...
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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.
Washington County, Ohio
Washington County is a county located in the state of Ohio. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 61,778, which is a decrease of 2.3% from 63,251 in 2000. Its county seat is Marietta. The county, the oldest in the state, is named for George Washington. Washington County is included in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia-Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Devola, Ohio
Devola is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,771 at the 2000 census.
Boaz, West Virginia
Boaz is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wood County, West Virginia, in the United States. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 1,297. The community was named in 1878 by the United States Post Office Department, which selected from three names suggested by a resident named William Johnson: "Johnson," "Ruth," and "Boaz."
Williamstown, West Virginia
Williamstown is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,908 at the 2010 census. The Fenton Art Glass Company is located in the city.
Muskingum River
The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles (179 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. An important commercial route in the 19th century, it flows generally southward through the eastern hill country of Ohio. Via the Ohio, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The river is navigable for much of its length through a series of locks and dams.
Marietta College
Marietta College is a co-educational liberal arts private college in historic Marietta, Ohio, USA, which was the first permanent settlement of the Northwest Territory. The school offers 44 majors along with a large number of minors, all of which are grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation. The school encompasses approximately three city blocks next to downtown Marietta and enrolls 1,435 full-time students.
Buckley Island
Buckley Island is an island on the Ohio River in Wood County, West Virginia between Marietta, Ohio and Williamstown, West Virginia. The Interstate 77 bridge over the Ohio crosses the island's western portion. Throughout its history, Buckley Island has also been known as Kerrs Island and Meigs Island. The island is a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge and can only be accessed by boat. The Muskingum River empties into the Ohio River just below Buckley Island.
Muskingum Island
Muskingum Island is a long narrow bar island on the Ohio River in Wood County, West Virginia between the towns of Moore Junction, Ohio and Boaz, West Virginia. The island is mostly covered in forests and contains a number of oil wells. Since 1995, a site on Muskingum Island has been used as a pulse-point for the native mussel population health in the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
Marietta High School (Ohio)
Marietta High School (MHS) is a four-year, public, secondary school in Marietta, Ohio. The school serves students in the Marietta City School District in grades nine through twelve. As of 2010-2011, the approximate enrollment was 1,050. Marietta's mascot is Tabby the tiger and its colors are orange and black. The school's current principal is William Lee. The school's athletic director is Richard Guimond.
Marietta City School District
The Marietta City School District is a public school district that serves students in grades K-12 who live in and around Marietta, a city in Washington County, Ohio, United States.
Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge
This four-lane cantilever bridge carries Interstate 77 between Williamstown, West Virginia and Marietta, Ohio. The bridge was completed in 1967 and it was rehabilitated in 2003.
Williamstown Bridge
The Williamstown Bridge is a bridge over the Ohio River between Williamstown, West Virginia and Marietta, Ohio. The bridge carries West Virginia Route 31 and Ohio State Route 60. U.S. Route 21 was also formerly routed along this bridge.
WMOA
WMOA is a Class C radio station which broadcasts at 1490 kHz, with its signal originating from the city of Marietta, Ohio. The 1000-watt station covers much of the Mid-Ohio Valley, which includes parts of Southeastern Ohio and Northwestern West Virginia around the cities of Marietta and Parkersburg, West Virginia.
WMRT
WMRT is a radio station broadcasting a classical format. WMRT also plays jazz weekday afternoons. Licensed to Marietta, Ohio, USA, it serves the Parkersburg-Marietta area. The station is currently owned and by Marietta College and is run almost entirely by students.
WLKP
WLKP is a radio station broadcasting the K-LOVE Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Belpre, Ohio, USA, it serves the Parkersburg-Marietta area. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.
WVVV
WVVV is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Williamstown, West Virginia, USA, it serves the Parkersburg-Marietta area. The station is currently owned by Seven Ranges Radio Co. of St. Marys, WV. Previously the call sign of WVVV FM 104.9 was used for an FM station on 104.9; the sister station to WJJJ-AM, both licensed to Christiansburg, VA.
WLTP
WLTP is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Marietta, Ohio, USA, it serves the Parkersburg-Marietta area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications.
WNRJ
WNRJ is a broadcast radio station carrying a contemporary hits format. WNRJ is licensed to Vienna, West Virginia, serving the Parkersburg, West Virginia and Marietta, Ohio area. WNRJ is owned and operated by Dailey Corporation.
WCMO
WCMO is a student operated radio station licensed to Marietta, Ohio, USA, the station serves the Marietta area. WCMO also broadcasts many of the sporting events at Marietta College. The station is currently owned by Marietta College.
Putnam Street Bridge
The Putnam Street Bridge, also known as the Marietta Bridge, is a historical United States river crossing that connects Marietta, Ohio with its Fort Harmar district. The original 1880 bridge was the first free crossing of the Muskingum River. The 1913 bridge was a contributing structure to the Harmar Historic District. The bridge crosses the Muskingum, just above its confluence with the Ohio River.
Campus Martius Museum
The Campus Martius Museum interprets Ohio history. Campus Martius was the second fortification in Marietta, Ohio and the first primarily for civilian defense. The Rufus Putnam House, incorporated in the Museum is the only remaining part of the fortification. The museum also includes the Ohio Company Land Office. Both are National Register of Historic Places properties. The site is designated as Campus Martius State Memorial.
Ohio Company Land Office
The Ohio Company Land Office is the oldest building in the U.S. state of Ohio. The Office is listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places and as a contributing property to the Marietta Historic District. The Land Office was built after Ohio Company of Associates landed at Marietta in 1788.
Campus Martius (Ohio)
Campus Martius was a defensive fortification at the Marietta, Ohio settlement, and was home to Rufus Putnam, Benjamin Tupper, Arthur St. Clair, and other pioneers from the Ohio Company of Associates during the Northwest Indian War. Major Anselm Tupper was commander of the Campus Martius during the war. Construction began in 1788 and was fully completed in 1791. The Campus Martius was located on the east side of the Muskingum River, and upriver from its confluence with the Ohio River.
Picketed Point Stockade
Picketed Point Stockade was the last of three fortifications built at Marietta, Ohio. This defensive stockade was built by pioneers during the Northwest Indian War in 1791 on the east side of the mouth of the Muskingum River at its confluence with the Ohio River, and directly across the Muskingum from Fort Harmar. Colonel William Stacy superintended the construction of the stockade under direction of Colonel Ebenezer Sproat.
Ohio River Museum
The Ohio River Museum is a museum that interprets the history of the Ohio River. The museum is situated on the Muskingum River, near its confluence with the Ohio River, in Marietta, Ohio. Among the museum's collection is the W.P. Snyder, Jr. , the last steam powered towboat on the river. The museum is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|25|14|N|81|27|46|W|type:landmark_region:US-OH_scale:2000 |primary |name= }}, a block from the Campus Martius Museum.