Jackson is a city and county seat of Jackson County, Southeast Ohio.
Get in
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Map of Jackson (Ohio)
By car, Jackson is located just off of OH-32. Accessible from the north (Columbus area) by taking US-23 south through Circleville and Chillicothe , then taking US-35 towards Jackson. From the west (Cincinnati area) take OH-32 east.
By plane, the closest airports to Jackson are Port-Columbus International and Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Airport.
Get around
See
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Hammertown Lake.
- Hammertown Lake.
- Lake Alma.
- 1 Leo Petroglyph.
- 2 Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge.
- 3 Byer Covered Bridge.
- 4 Johnson Road Covered Bridge.
Oak Hill
- 5 Welsh-American Heritage Museum (Oak Hill Welsh Congregational Church), 412 E Main St. A museum for Americans of Welsh heritage.
- 6 Jefferson Furnace. This historic furnace made iron for the Civil War Ironclad, The Monitor.
Do
The water tower painted to look like an apple.
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Jackson Apple Festival.
- Jackson County Apple Festival. Held annually each September for a week..
- 1 Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve.
Buy
Eat
- Cardo's Pizza, 19 W South Street, ☏ 1 740 286-2525. Best pizza and sandwiches in town.
- Dakota's Roadhouse, 451 Mccarty Ln, ☏ 1 740 288-7427.
- Michael's Ice Cream, 223 E Main Street, ☏ 1 740 288-7577. An old-fashioned ice cream parlor that's got the best ice cream in town. Be sure to try out a Jackson County Bubble or a Jackson County veal.
- Pizza Pub & Patio, 1 W Broadway St, ☏ 1 740 384-6682. Wellston, OH
- The Colonial Restaurant, 181 E Main Street, ☏ 1 740 286-2303.
- Toro Loco, 791 E Main Street, ☏ 1 740 288-7227. Very good Mexican food with a daily all-you-can-eat lunch buffet
Drink
- Johnny's Sports Lounge, 601 E Main Street, ☏ 1 740 286-1990.
- The Corner Pub, 201 E Broadway Street, ☏ 1 740 286-4491.
Sleep
- Comfort Inn of Jackson, 605 E. Main Street, ☏ 1 740 286-7581.
- Days Inn of Jackson, 972 E. Main Street, ☏ 1 740 286-3464.
- Fairgreens Country Cabins, 601 Fairgreens Road, ☏ 1 740 288-1910.
- Knights Inn of Jackson, 404 Chillicothe Street, ☏ 1 740 286-2135.
- Red Roof Inn of Jackson, 1000 Acy Avenue, ☏ 1 740 288-1200.
Connect
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Jackson Post Office.
- Jackson City Library, 21 Broadway St, ☏ 1 740-286-4111.
Go next
- Cincinnati, Ohio - appx. 2 hr drive
- Columbus, Ohio - appx. 1.5 hr drive
- Huntington, West Virginia - appx. 2 hr drive
- Charleston, West Virginia - appx. 3 hr drive
- Ashland, Kentucky - appx. 1.5 hr drive
- Portsmouth, Ohio - appx. 1 hr drive
Routes through Jackson |
Dayton ← Chillicothe ← | W ![]() | → Gallipolis → Charleston |
Cincinnati ← Batavia ← | W ![]() | → Athens → Parkersburg |