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Bascom Ohio Map

Explore Bascom, 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 Bascom, Ohio

How to Use This Bascom, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	41.132832
Longitude	-83.2852
Population	397
Density	101.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	44809, 44830
Area Code	419
County Seat	Tiffin
School District	Hopewell-Loudon Local School District

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About Bascom, Ohio

Bascom is a locality in Seneca County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 397. The population density is 101.2 people per km². Bascom is located at 41.1328°N, 83.2852°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 44809, 44830.

Bascom defines itself through the steady, patient movement of the East Branch Wolf Creek as it carves a path through the flat, fertile expanse of the Ohio plains. It lies 5.7 miles west-northwest of Tiffin, OH (from Tiffin, OH: bearing 283°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east-southeast of Fostoria. The horizon remains vast and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of North Ridge that anchors the western view. Within the immediate landscape, the verdant, open expanses of Meadowbrook Park provide a quiet sanctuary where the light at dusk settles in long, amber streaks across the grasses. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, carrying the scent of turning soil and the subtle, rhythmic hum of a region defined by its reliance on the land. While Mosier Lake remains a quiet presence seven miles away, the immediate terrain of Bascom is shaped primarily by the slow, deliberate work of the creek and the wide, cloud-swept sky that dictates the pace of the day.

Agricultural heritage serves as the foundation for the life of Bascom, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pulse of the local economy. Generations of families have tended these fields, maintaining a connection to the soil that persists even as the modern world shifts around them. The architecture reflects a utilitarian grace, with sturdy structures built to withstand the bite of winter winds and the humid, heavy heat of midsummer. This is a place where the work of the day is marked by the mechanical drone of tractors and the deepening shadows cast by grain silos against the evening gray. Life in Bascom moves with an unforced gravity, tethered to the traditions of the Midwest, where the value of a person is measured by their labor and the quiet integrity of their daily contribution to the whole.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Meadowbrook Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 121° SE
Paradiso Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 099° E
Seneca Hills Golf Course (Park) — 4.0 mi, 156° SE
Seneca County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 114° SE
Loudon Meadows Golf Course (Park) — 4.7 mi, 269° W
Tiffin Glass Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 101° E
State's First Female Lawyers (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 102° E
William Harvey Gibson (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 102° E
The Poignon Project Art Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 6.0 mi, 101° E
Sandusky Izaak Walton SR (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 083° E
Hedge-Boyer Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 104° E
Sugar Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 061° NE
Sandusky - Heck Bridge SR (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 152° SE
Collier Dedicated Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 156° SE
Sheriden Cave (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 218° SW
Anchored to the Rock (Public Artwork) — 16.9 mi, 251° W
Hancock Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 253° W
Van Buren State Park (State Park) — 19.0 mi, 271° W
Harold E. Newhard Planetarium (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 254° W
Dudley and Mary Marks Lea Art Gallery (Gallery) — 19.9 mi, 254° W
Hester Powell Grimm Theatre (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 254° W
Brenner Amphitheater (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 254° W
Mazza Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 254° W
Findlay Art League (Arts Centre) — 20.2 mi, 251° W
Fisher/Wall Gallery (Gallery) — 20.2 mi, 252° W
Fishing, Hicking, Canoeing (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 334° NW
Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 335° NW
Bowling Green Athletics Hall of Fame (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 314° NW
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.0 mi, 023° NE · 21k acres
Little Portage Unit - Ottawa NWR (Nature Reserve) — 26.1 mi, 023° NE

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