Explore Bass Lake, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bass Lake, 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 Bass Lake.
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 | Bass Lake |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Geauga County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.5555 |
| Longitude | -81.2257 |
| Population | 530 |
| Density | 229.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 44024 |
| Area Code | 216 |
| County Seat | Chardon |
| School District | Chardon Local School District |
Bass Lake occupies a quiet, inland stretch of the Ohio landscape, defined by the winding course of the Chagrin River as it carves through the local terrain. It lies 8.2 miles south of Concord Township, OH (from Concord Township, OH: bearing 181°T), and is situated 9.6 miles southeast of Mentor. The land here settles into the low-lying expanse of Carroll Flats, where the air holds a persistent, cooling moisture that clings to the skin during the humid transition of a Midwestern dusk. To the west, the East Branch Reservoir dominates the horizon, its expansive, still waters acting as a mirror for the shifting gray and amber clouds that drift over the inland plains. Nearby, the modest rise of Sand Hill breaks the monotony of the flatlands, providing a solitary landmark amidst the dense, quiet sprawl of Bass Lake Preserve.
Bass Lake remains anchored to its environment through the presence of the preserve, which protects the delicate ecological balance of the surrounding wetlands and woodlands. The local economy has long reflected a careful negotiation between the encroaching suburban growth of the region and a commitment to preserving the riparian character defined by the Chagrin River. While the legacy of the wider Western Reserve informs the spirit of the local architecture and land use, the rhythm of life here is dictated more by the seasonal ebb of the reservoir and the quietude of the neighboring fields. Residents maintain a steady pace, finding a particular beauty in the way the light filters through the trees during the autumn months, illuminating the path toward the distant and untrodden reaches of the landscape.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bass Lake, Ohio. Coordinates: 41.5555, -81.2257. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Bass Lake includes the ZIP code (44024), telephone area code (216), county seat of Geauga County (Chardon), and school district assignment (Chardon Local School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |