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Blue Creek Ohio Map

Explore Blue Creek, 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 Blue Creek, Ohio

How to Use This Blue Creek, Ohio Map

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

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	Blue Creek
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Adams County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.777574
Longitude	-83.330186
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	45616
Area Code	937
County Seat	West Union

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About Blue Creek, Ohio

Blue Creek is a locality in Adams County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Blue Creek is located at 38.7776°N, 83.3302°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 45616.

Blue Creek follows the winding, restless path of the South Fork Scioto Brush Creek, carving a narrow corridor through the deep, wooded limestone landscape. It lies 18.2 miles west of Portsmouth, OH (from Portsmouth, OH: bearing 280°T), and is situated 19.4 miles west of Clay Township Scioto County. The terrain rises sharply toward the silhouette of Mount Unger Ridge, which looms three miles to the east, casting long, violet shadows across the damp floor of Hall Hollow as the sun retreats. Here, the air holds a persistent, cool weight, smelling of damp shale and decaying oak leaves, while the light at dusk turns a heavy, bruised gold that clings to the limestone outcrops. A quiet stillness dominates the geography, broken only by the persistent, rhythmic gurgle of the water moving over gravel beds, a sound that defines the very pulse of the valley.

Blue Creek remains tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the land, sustained by a history of small-scale agriculture and the quiet endurance of those who have long managed these rugged tracts. The economy mirrors the topography, dictated by the limitations of the soil and the proximity to protected reaches like the Edge Of Appalachia Fee, which preserves the wilder, unyielding character of the region. Life moves with an almost imperceptible pace, far removed from the clamor of the industrial north, as residents look toward the distant, shimmering surface of Churn Creek Reservoir for their recreation or find solace in the seasonal rush of Cedar Falls. It is a place where the physical labor of the past still informs the quiet, steady habits of the present, creating a landscape that asks little and offers a profound, solitary peace to those who dwell within its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Edge Of Appalachia Fee (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 261° W
Additions To Edge Of Appalachia Preserve System (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 261° W
Shawnee State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 138° SE
E. Lucy Braun Lynx Prairie Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.3 mi, 253° W
Brush Creek Iron Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 314° NW
Cedar Mills (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 313° NW
John and Marion Becker Cedar Falls Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.7 mi, 314° NW
Buzzardroost Rock (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 263° W
Shawnee State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 108° E
Mineral Springs (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 000° N
Rome (Stout Post Office) (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 198° S
Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 199° S
Adams Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 284° W
Brush Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 020° N
Lewis County Historical Society (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 177° S
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.1 mi, 245° SW · 6,562 acres
Portsmouth Area Labor Unions (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 100° E
Candyland Children's Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 100° E
Portsmouth Stars Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 18.0 mi, 100° E
Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 099° E
Clark Planetarium (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 100° E
Circle Mound (Historic Ruins) — 22.8 mi, 350° N
Aberdeen–Huntington Township Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 250° W
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 26.7 mi, 190° S · 564k acres
Musketeer Field (Stadium) — 26.8 mi, 112° E
Dogwood Pass (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 056° NE
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 158° S
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 30.1 mi, 097° E · 243k acres

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