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Bidwell Ohio Map

Explore Bidwell, 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 Bidwell, Ohio

How to Use This Bidwell, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	38.920936
Longitude	-82.285388
Population	863
Density	219.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	45614
Area Code	937
County Seat	Gallipolis
School District	Gallia County Local School District

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About Bidwell, Ohio

Bidwell is a locality in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 863. The population density is 219.1 people per km². Bidwell is located at 38.9209°N, 82.2854°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 45614.

Bidwell occupies a quiet corner of the Appalachian foothills where the land rises into the gentle, persistent swells that define this interior landscape. It lies 30.3 miles south-southwest of Athens, OH (from Athens, OH: bearing 201°T), and is situated 9.1 miles northwest of Gallipolis. Barren Creek traces a narrow, winding path through the local topography, its current shaping the low-lying earth before moving onward toward the broader river systems of the region. To the east, the silhouette of Buck Ridge provides a permanent, shadowed boundary against the sky, while the nearby Tycoon Lake Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal marshland. The light here often settles in a hazy, amber stillness, particularly as the sun begins to retreat behind the distant, wooded corridors that lead toward the expanse of the Wayne National Forest.

Bidwell maintains a pace dictated by the rhythms of the earth, echoing a history rooted in the hard labor of the soil and the quiet persistence of rural industry. While the economy remains tethered to the land and the modest commerce of a crossroads settlement, the area retains a character defined by its distance from the frantic pulse of the industrial north. Residents often find their way toward the Clark Chapel Acres Recreation Pond for a moment of respite, or perhaps follow the distant paths that eventually connect to the Deer Hollow Trail. Life in Bidwell is marked by the cycle of the seasons, where the turning of the leaves in Pleasant Valley serves as the most reliable clock for those who live and work amidst these ancient, weathered hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tycoon Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 280° W
Village of Vinton Park and Recreation Fields (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 325° NW
University Softball, Baseball and Soccer Fields (Park) — 5.5 mi, 239° SW
Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 155° SE
Raccoon Township Ballfield and Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 252° W
Golf Course (Park) — 8.6 mi, 145° SE
Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 080° E
Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 265° W
Silver Bridge Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 124° SE
Mothman Statue (Public Artwork) — 9.6 mi, 124° SE
Battle of Point Pleasant Monument (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 126° SE
General John Hunt Morgan Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 348° N
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 11.1 mi, 180° S · 243k acres
Broken Aro Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.1 mi, 304° NW
Jackson Lake State Park (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 266° W
Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.7 mi, 339° N
Lake Alma State Park (State Park) — 19.1 mi, 321° NW
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.2 mi, 096° E · 6,562 acres
Mound Cemetery Mound (Historic Ruins) — 23.6 mi, 056° NE
Leo Petroglyph (Historic Ruins) — 26.3 mi, 307° NW
Devils Tea Table (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 002° N
Washington's Western Lands Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 087° E
Trisolini Gallery (Gallery) — 29.6 mi, 019° N
The School of Visual Communication Gallery (Gallery) — 29.8 mi, 019° N
Athena Cinema (Cinema) — 29.8 mi, 019° N
Ohio University Art Gallery (Gallery) — 29.9 mi, 020° N
Passionworks (Arts Centre) — 30.0 mi, 019° N
Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 31.3 mi, 021° N
Dogwood Pass (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 281° W
Ro-Na Cultural Center and Theater (Theatre) — 34.3 mi, 219° SW

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