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Elliston Ohio Map

Explore Elliston, 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 Elliston, Ohio

How to Use This Elliston, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	41.54755
Longitude	-83.280204
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	43432
Area Code	614
County Seat	Port Clinton

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About Elliston, Ohio

Elliston is a locality in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Elliston is located at 41.5476°N, 83.2802°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 43432.

Elliston anchors the flat, fertile expanse of the Ohio plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale gold as the sun retreats. It lies 12.6 miles east-southeast of Oregon, OH (from Oregon, OH: bearing 122°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-northeast of Troy Township. Packer Creek meanders through the landscape, its sluggish, dark waters carving a quiet path through the soil and providing a constant, low-frequency hum to the rural stillness. In the distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of Trimmers Ridge breaks the monotony of the plains, a reminder of the rising earth far to the south. The atmosphere here carries the scent of damp loam and turned earth, a heavy, grounded fragrance that clings to the cooling air when the evening humidity settles low over the fields. Seven miles to the north, the immense, slate-colored presence of Lake Erie influences the weather, drawing sudden, sharp shifts in temperature that keep the local flora in a state of perpetual adjustment.

Elliston grew from the iron rails that once defined the movement of grain and manufactured goods, serving as a modest junction where the rhythm of the day is still dictated by the passing of heavy freight. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where generations have worked the land to extract a harvest from the stubborn, nutrient-rich dirt. Residents find a common point of recreation at the Genoa Recreation Complex, a space that offers a necessary expanse of green for those who spend their weeks laboring in the nearby industrial corridors or the quiet corners of the regional trade. Life in Elliston moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, stripped of artifice and focused on the practicalities of the season. It is a place where the architecture of the past—simple, sturdy structures built to endure the harsh winters—remains functional, standing as silent witnesses to the steady, cyclical labor that sustains the neighborhood.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Upper Toussaint Unit - Ottawa NWR (Nature Reserve) — 3.6 mi, 084° E
Genoa Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 242° SW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 243° SW
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.5 mi, 013° N · 21k acres
Firefighter's Memorial (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 243° SW
Grimm Prairie - Ottawa NWR (Nature Reserve) — 4.6 mi, 014° N
Sugar Creek Golf Course (Park) — 5.2 mi, 180° S
North Coast Inland Trail (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 177° S
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 6.3 mi, 046° NE
Howard Farms Land Acquisition (Local Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 003° N
Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 014° N
Toussaint Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 073° E
Observation Tower (Viewpoint) — 6.6 mi, 047° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 278° W
Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.6 mi, 356° N · 7,798 acres
Maumee Bay State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 337° NW
Antique FireHose Reel (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 285° W
Kneeling Chaplain (Public Artwork) — 11.3 mi, 190° S
Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 225° SW
Civilian Marksmanship Program HQ (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 091° E
Fishing, Hicking, Canoeing (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 222° SW
KeyBank Discovery Theatre (Cinema) — 14.9 mi, 299° NW
Toledo Harbor Light (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 350° N
Burts Theater (historical) (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 298° NW
West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.7 mi, 034° NE · 77 acres
Peristyle Theatre (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 298° NW
Bowling Green Athletics Hall of Fame (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 236° SW
Bowling Green High School Student Artwork (Gallery) — 22.6 mi, 238° SW
Hudson Gallery (Gallery) — 24.8 mi, 298° NW
Fuller Art House (Gallery) — 24.8 mi, 298° NW

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