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Blakeslee Ohio Map

Explore Blakeslee, 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 Blakeslee, Ohio

How to Use This Blakeslee, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	41.524218
Longitude	-84.730233
Population	104
Density	427.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	43505
Area Code	740
County Seat	Bryan
School District	Edon Northwest Local School District

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About Blakeslee, Ohio

Blakeslee is a locality in Williams County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 104. The population density is 427.2 people per km². Blakeslee is located at 41.5242°N, 84.7302°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Blakeslee is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 43505.

Blakeslee marks the intersection of quiet Midwestern expanse and the persistent, low-slung currents of Bear Creek. It lies 25.5 miles northwest of Defiance, OH (from Defiance, OH: bearing 311°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-northwest of Bryan. This waterway traces a deliberate path through the landscape, carving a soft depression into the dark, fertile soil that characterizes the surrounding plains. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, defined by the seasonal shifting of corn and soybean fields that drink deep from the summer heat. Four miles away, the quiet waters of Browns Recreation Lake offer a subtle shift in the terrain, while the Fish Creek Ecosystem Fee provides a preserved stretch of land where the native grasses hold the memory of an older, wilder Ohio. When the light dips low in the evening, the air carries a crisp, earthen weight, settling over the flat fields with a stillness that suggests the land is exhaling after the long labor of the day.

Blakeslee maintains a steady pulse defined by the rhythms of agriculture and the modest industry that has long anchored its neighbors in the regional corridor. The community emerged as a quiet nexus for those working the deep-rooted soil, and the echoes of that founding labor remain visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the village center. While the bustling forests like Goll Woods wait twenty miles to the horizon, the daily life here is shaped by the proximity of the creek and the steady, predictable turning of the seasons. There is a particular clarity to the winters, when the frost turns the fields into a stark, monochromatic canvas, and the people of Blakeslee move with a practiced, deliberate pace. This is a place where the history of the region is measured not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the earth and the quiet persistence of those who call these plains their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fish Creek Ecosystem Fee (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 206° SW
Fish Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 190° S
St Joseph River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 060° NE
Douglas Woods (Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 286° W
Buckeye Golf Course (Park) — 6.1 mi, 124° SE
Woodwind Hollow Golf Course (Park) — 6.2 mi, 344° N
Superior Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 068° E
Montpelier Memorial Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 063° NE
George Bible Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 075° E
Willams County Conservation League (Local Recreation) — 8.2 mi, 073° E
Nettle Lake Mound Group (Historic Ruins) — 11.3 mi, 360° N
Michigan-Ohio-Indiana tri-state marker (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 342° N
Amazing Fall Fun (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 241° SW
Huber Opera House & Civic Center (Theatre) — 16.0 mi, 186° S
Fort Cooper (Historic Castle / Fort) — 16.3 mi, 287° W
Pokagon State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 311° NW
Goll Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 19.2 mi, 084° E
Harrison Lake State Park (State Park) — 19.6 mi, 066° NE
Hell's Point (Viewpoint) — 19.7 mi, 312° NW
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 309° NW
MovieScoop Northtowne Cinemas (Cinema) — 24.4 mi, 129° SE
Fort Winchester (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 130° SE
Tripp's Mill (Historic Ruins) — 26.0 mi, 025° NE
Miami-Erie and Wabash-Erie Canals (Monument) — 26.8 mi, 148° SE
Mid-America Windmill Museum (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 257° W
SOZO Art Studio LLC (Gallery) — 28.2 mi, 267° W
Markel Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.7 mi, 010° N
Hudson Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 040° NE
Wing House Museum (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 334° NW
Grosvenor House Museum (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 007° N

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