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Arcanum Ohio Map

Explore Arcanum, 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 Arcanum, Ohio

How to Use This Arcanum, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	39.99005
Longitude	-84.553286
Population	2,347
Density	712.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45304
Area Code	937
County Seat	Greenville
School District	Arcanum-Butler Local School District

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About Arcanum, Ohio

Arcanum is a locality in Darke County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,347. The population density is 712.4 people per km². Arcanum is located at 39.9900°N, 84.5533°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Arcanum is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45304.

Arcanum spreads across the flat, fertile plains of the Ohio interior, where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed by anything but the silhouette of distant, weathered barns. It lies 8.9 miles south-southeast of Greenville, OH (from Greenville, OH: bearing 152°T), and is situated 18.8 miles west of Troy. Painter Creek cuts a quiet, winding path through the landscape, its banks providing a soft, muddy edge to the agricultural fields that define the horizon. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and coming rain, a heavy, grounded atmosphere that seems to slow the progression of the afternoon. Within the town limits, Ivester Park offers a green reprieve, its grass and open space providing a place for the wind to gather before it moves across the surrounding cornfields. Far to the west, the faint, jagged suggestion of Devils Backbone haunts the edge of the sky, a reminder of a topography much more severe than the gentle, worked soil of these plains.

Arcanum grew from the ambition of pioneers who saw value in the dark, nutrient-rich loam that still dictates the local economy today. The daily pulse of life is synchronized with the seasonal rhythms of sowing and harvest, a cycle that has persisted since the settlement first took root. While the silence of the countryside suggests a stillness, the local shops and modest storefronts reflect a persistent industry, one that respects the labor required to coax a living from the land. Residents find a quiet commonality in the local schools and the upkeep of the park, maintaining a heritage that favors utility and resilience over ornamentation. Though the Darke Company Lake Wildlife Area Pond lies several miles away, the identity of Arcanum remains tethered to the immediate, productive earth and the steady, unpretentious commerce of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ivester Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 341° N
Beechwood Golf Course (Park) — 2.6 mi, 217° SW
Fort Jefferson (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 294° NW
Routzong Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 354° N
Greenville Country Club (Park) — 7.4 mi, 358° N
Darke County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 7.8 mi, 327° NW
Gabriel Bear (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 004° N
Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 8.1 mi, 004° N
Shawnee Prairie Nature Preserve/Greenvill (Local Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 323° NW
Darke Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 008° N
Treaty of Greene Ville signed near here (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 330° NW
Altar of Peace (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 333° NW
Darke County Fish and Game Club (Local Recreation) — 10.6 mi, 250° W
Newton Nature Lab (Nature Reserve) — 12.0 mi, 068° E
Brukner Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 12.6 mi, 082° E
Englewood Metropark (Local Park) — 13.7 mi, 110° E
Stillwater SR (State Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 016° N
Sycamore State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 143° SE
Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 119° SE
APAC Arbogast Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 17.4 mi, 079° E
Dayton Air Show Entrance Arch (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 108° E
Model T Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 239° SW
Olivehill Elementary School (Historic Ruins) — 21.0 mi, 138° SE
Joseph Moore Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 239° SW
Harshman Covered Bridge (Viewpoint) — 22.9 mi, 210° SW
Paradigm Industrial (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 127° SE
Aviation Trail Parachute Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 132° SE
Mikee Huber Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 24.5 mi, 127° SE
The International Peace Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 130° SE
Lake Loramie State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 023° NE

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