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Alpha Ohio Map

Explore Alpha, 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 Alpha, Ohio

How to Use This Alpha, Ohio Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alpha, 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 Alpha.

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	Alpha
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Greene County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.711726
Longitude	-84.023267
Population	280
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	45301
Area Code	937
County Seat	Xenia

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About Alpha, Ohio

Alpha is a locality in Greene County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Alpha is located at 39.7117°N, 84.0233°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 45301.

Alpha emerges from the low, fertile plains of southwestern Ohio, defined by the quiet persistence of Beaver Creek as it carves a path through the limestone-rich earth. It lies 2.1 miles east of Beavercreek, OH (from Beavercreek, OH: bearing 85°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-southeast of Dayton. The topography surrounding Alpha remains modest and functional, a landscape of flat agricultural expanses broken by the occasional cluster of deciduous trees that catch the slanted, pale light of late afternoon. Within the boundaries of Beavercreek Community Park, the ground holds the damp scent of turned soil and decaying leaves, a reminder that the land is perpetually in transition. On the distant horizon, the silhouette of the Devils Backbone provides a jagged, blue-tinted contrast to the otherwise level horizon, anchoring the view in a deep, geologic scale.

Alpha carries the quiet weight of a regional history rooted in the expansion of rail and transit, which once dictated the pace of commerce and the layout of its modest corridors. While the local economy has shifted away from its early agrarian and industrial foundations, the rhythm of daily life maintains a steady, deliberate tempo, far removed from the frantic energy of larger urban centers. Residents often look toward the nearby Clifton Gorge for a reminder of the region's raw, watery power, or find a different sort of stillness at Lake Marinole, where the water mirrors the shifting gray of the sky. The character of Alpha persists in these small, unhurried interactions, where the remnants of a working past quietly settle into the quiet, modern realities of the Midwestern interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

First Courthouse of Greene County (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 190° S
Angels Pass Memorial (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 260° W
Creekside Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 250° W
John Ankeney Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 182° S
Greene Co. North Beavercreek Well Field (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 038° NE
Valley Spring Wellfield (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 135° SE
Arlington Place (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 182° S
Beavercreek Wetlands (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 044° NE
Country Club of the North (Park) — 1.1 mi, 175° S
Glenn Thompson Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 111° E
Little Miami The Narrows Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 192° S
Beaver Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 015° N
Beavercreek Community Theatre (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 301° NW
Bellbrook Sugarcreek Park District Headquarters (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.8 mi, 193° S
Birthplace of Tecumseh (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 081° E
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (National Monument) — 6.7 mi, 093° E · 60 acres
Fairborn Phoenix (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 358° N
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.9 mi, 216° SW
Staged Gates (Public Artwork) — 8.3 mi, 269° W
Heartpeople LLC. (Gallery) — 8.4 mi, 295° NW
Dayton Holocaust Resource Center (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 279° W
Roger G lass Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 283° W
Record the Gallery (Gallery) — 9.2 mi, 290° W
Artsy Mind (Arts Centre) — 9.3 mi, 231° SW
RiversEdge Canoe & Kayak Outfitters (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 183° S
White House Event Center (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 291° W
The Contemporary Dayton Visual Arts Center (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 291° W
CCC Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 058° NE
John Bryan State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 057° NE
The International Peace Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 290° W

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