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About Nelsonville, OH

Nelsonville is a small city in southeastern Ohio's Appalachian foothills, about an hour from Columbus via US Route 33. The town serves as a gateway to Hocking Hills State Park and sits along historic railway lines that once carried coal from the region. State routes connect it to Athens and Ohio University to the southeast. The restored 1895 Hocking Valley Railway depot anchors the downtown and operates scenic train rides through the surrounding forested hills.

Where is Nelsonville, OH on the map?

Nelsonville, OH is in United States, at 39.456, -82.221 - about 11 km south-west of Murray City, OH.

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The closest airport to Nelsonville, OH is John Glenn Columbus International Airport, 100 km (about 1 h 21 min by car).

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