Enter your search query in the box below.

Alger Ohio Map

Explore Alger, Ohio, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Alger, Ohio

How to Use This Alger, Ohio Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alger, Ohio. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Ohio or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Alger.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Alger
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Hardin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.706163
Longitude	-83.843827
Population	837
Density	1091.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45812
Area Code	234, 330
County Seat	Kenton
School District	Upper Scioto Valley Local School District

🌦 Goto Alger Weather Page: Alger, Ohio — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Alger, Ohio

Alger is a locality in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 837. The population density is 1091.8 people per km². Alger is located at 40.7062°N, 83.8438°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Alger is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45812.

Alger occupies a stretch of flat, fertile earth where the horizon pulls wide and low, emphasizing the vast, open sky that dictates the mood of the day. It lies 13.9 miles east of Lima, OH (from Lima, OH: bearing 100°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south-southwest of Ada. The land around Alger remains defined by its agricultural legacy, a grid of fields that shift from the pale, brittle stubble of late winter to the deep, saturated greens of mid-summer growth. Two miles away, the quiet passage of Mud Run marks the subtle topography of the plains, while the distant, hazy suggestion of Bristol Ridge serves as a faint, jagged reminder of the more rugged terrain far to the south. Within the local landscape, Alger Park offers a modest expanse of greenery, providing a space where the stillness of the countryside feels most concentrated under the heavy, golden light of the late afternoon.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Alger, informing the daily rhythms of those who manage the heavy, dark soil that defines this part of the state. The economy is inextricably tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, a pattern that has persisted since the rail lines first brought structure and commerce to the crossroads. While the bustle of larger, industrial centers hums far to the north, life here maintains a more deliberate tempo, grounded in the maintenance of machinery and the steady stewardship of the land. For those seeking relief from the heat of the season, the cool, contained waters of Ferguson Reservoir provide a point of stillness ten miles distant, mirroring the expansive clouds that drift across the plains. Everything about the character of Alger speaks to a persistent, enduring patience, a quality carved from years of working in harmony with the changing seasons and the flat, unforgiving beauty of the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Alger Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 353° N
Colonial Hills Golf Course (Park) — 3.2 mi, 312° NW
Elzay Gallery of Art (Gallery) — 4.3 mi, 013° N
Ada War Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 022° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 014° N
Prairie View Golf Course (Park) — 8.8 mi, 214° SW
Wildlife Production Area 32 (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 013° N
Golf at Sugar Creek (Local Recreation) — 10.3 mi, 318° NW
Bird Bath (Public Artwork) — 12.0 mi, 279° W
Indian Lake State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 182° S
Nickel Plate 779 (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 280° W
Shannon Theater (Cinema) — 13.2 mi, 349° N
Collett Street Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 277° W
Wolf Creek Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 16.4 mi, 118° SE
Regal Cinemas 12 (Cinema) — 16.5 mi, 278° W
Coach Rod Memorial (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 038° NE
Ohio Historical Marker: The Village of Arlington (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 038° NE
Old Quarry Pump house (Historic Ruins) — 18.0 mi, 328° NW
Presbyterian Church Bell (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 323° NW
Russell E. Wilke Auditorium (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 056° NE
Riverside Art Center (Gallery) — 20.6 mi, 243° SW
Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.8 mi, 091° E
Shortest Street in America (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 170° S
Logan County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 168° S
Findlay Art League (Arts Centre) — 25.0 mi, 024° NE
Fisher/Wall Gallery (Gallery) — 25.1 mi, 023° NE
Hester Powell Grimm Theatre (Theatre) — 26.0 mi, 023° NE
Mazza Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 022° N
Lake Loramie State Park (State Park) — 30.0 mi, 227° SW
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.9 mi, 029° NE · 21k acres

Latest News: Alger

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News