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Bluffton Ohio Map

Explore Bluffton, 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 Bluffton, Ohio

How to Use This Bluffton, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	40.89533
Longitude	-83.888829
Population	3,967
Density	419.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45817
Area Code	234, 330
County Seat	Lima
School District	Bluffton Exempted Village School District

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About Bluffton, Ohio

Bluffton is a locality in Allen County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,967. The population density is 419.4 people per km². Bluffton is located at 40.8953°N, 83.8888°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bluffton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45817.

Bluffton anchors a quiet stretch of the Ohio landscape where the horizon remains defined by the deliberate, flat geometry of productive farmland. It lies 15.5 miles northeast of Lima, OH (from Lima, OH: bearing 47°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northwest of Ada. Riley Creek cuts a winding, low-slung path through the terrain, its waters carving a modest depression that offers a subtle reprieve from the expansive fields of corn and soybeans. The atmosphere here takes on a sharp, clear quality at dusk, when the light flattens against the silos and barns, casting long, thin shadows that emphasize the vastness of the surrounding plains. To the distant south, the silhouette of Howard Ridge barely registers against the sky, a faint suggestion of uneven ground that serves only to highlight the absolute levelness of the local geography. Residents often seek the shaded quiet of Buckeye Park, where the land provides a simple, green pause in the middle of a working landscape that stretches toward the horizon in every direction.

Bluffton maintains a distinct identity shaped by its deep-rooted Mennonite heritage, a history that manifests in the orderly brick architecture and the steady, unpretentious pace of daily commerce. The local economy relies heavily on the presence of Bluffton University, which acts as a center of gravity for the intellectual and social life of the area, bringing a seasonal rhythm to the streets as students arrive and depart. Beyond the academic sphere, the town supports a mix of small-scale manufacturing and service industries that occupy the periphery, keeping the local workforce tethered to the traditions of production and craftsmanship. Occasionally, the name of the town appears on markers that remind travelers of its mid-nineteenth-century founding, yet the life of the place is less concerned with the past than with the maintenance of its current, functional order. Even with Buckeye Lake providing a distant geographic reference point, the focus of Bluffton remains inward, anchored by the church steeples and the persistent, quiet hum of a community that prefers to grow its own way.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shannon Theater (Cinema) — 0.2 mi, 227° SW
Constellation Earth (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 272° W
Little Riley Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 247° SW
Bluffton Village Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 179° S
Bluffton Golf Club (Park) — 2.7 mi, 230° SW
Wildlife Production Area 32 (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 122° SE
Golf at Sugar Creek (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 220° SW
Old Quarry Pump house (Historic Ruins) — 7.5 mi, 287° W
Wildlife Production Area 45 (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 069° E
Presbyterian Church Bell (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 281° W
Ten commandments monument (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 281° W
Elzay Gallery of Art (Gallery) — 9.5 mi, 159° S
St. Anthony's Cemetery marker (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 280° W
Colonial Hills Golf Course (Park) — 10.8 mi, 180° S
Allen County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 14.2 mi, 217° SW
Nickel Plate 779 (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 224° SW
Findlay Art League (Arts Centre) — 15.8 mi, 052° NE
Fisher/Wall Gallery (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 051° NE
Collett Street Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.3 mi, 227° SW
Hester Powell Grimm Theatre (Theatre) — 16.4 mi, 048° NE
Brenner Amphitheater (Theatre) — 16.4 mi, 048° NE
Mazza Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 048° NE
Dudley and Mary Marks Lea Art Gallery (Gallery) — 16.5 mi, 048° NE
Harold E. Newhard Planetarium (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 048° NE
Regal Cinemas 12 (Cinema) — 17.7 mi, 232° SW
Hancock Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 052° NE
Van Buren State Park (State Park) — 20.9 mi, 037° NE
Indian Lake State Park (State Park) — 25.5 mi, 176° S
Wolf Creek Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 26.8 mi, 141° SE
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.3 mi, 038° NE · 21k acres

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