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Fort Jennings Ohio Map

Explore Fort Jennings, 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 Fort Jennings, Ohio

How to Use This Fort Jennings, Ohio Map

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

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	Fort Jennings
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Putnam County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.906439
Longitude	-84.296616
Population	525
Density	365.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45844
Area Code	234, 330
County Seat	Ottawa
School District	Jennings Local School District

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About Fort Jennings, Ohio

Fort Jennings is a locality in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 525. The population density is 365.2 people per km². Fort Jennings is located at 40.9064°N, 84.2966°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Fort Jennings is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45844.

Fort Jennings occupies a quiet stretch of level earth where the Auglaize River carves a slow, deliberate path through the dark, fertile loam of the Ohio plains. It lies 15.1 miles northwest of Lima, OH (from Lima, OH: bearing 319°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-northeast of Delphos. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, defined by the steady geometry of agricultural fields that shift from the deep, bruised greens of summer to the brittle, golden stalks of harvest. At dusk, the light softens into a pale amber, catching the moisture rising from the riverbed and casting long, thin shadows across the flat expanse. Only a few miles away, the Ottoville Quarry Wildlife Area offers a rugged contrast to the manicured rows of crops, providing a sanctuary of still, deep waters and dense, untamed thickets that draw the eye toward the horizon.

Fort Jennings traces its origins to the necessity of defense and trade, having evolved from a military outpost into a place defined by the steady, cyclical labor of the land. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding soil, with grain elevators standing as the vertical sentinels of a landscape that values patience and endurance. While the pace of modern life hums in the distance, the daily rhythm here is measured by the changing seasons and the quiet persistence of those who work the earth. Residents often look toward the Bresler Upground Reservoir for a sense of scale, its contained waters serving as a reminder of the human effort required to manage the natural resources of this inland terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ottoville Quarry Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 313° NW
Stadium Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 216° SW
Leisure Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 199° S
Cascade Wayside Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 006° N
Delphos Golf Club (Park) — 8.8 mi, 171° S
St. Anthony's Cemetery marker (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 085° E
Christ on the Cross (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 085° E
St. Anthony statue (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 085° E
Springbrook Golf Course (Park) — 12.2 mi, 126° SE
Ten commandments monument (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 086° E
Regal Cinemas 12 (Cinema) — 13.7 mi, 148° SE
Old Quarry Pump house (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 084° E
Collett Street Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 144° SE
Van Wert County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 15.4 mi, 256° W
Nickel Plate 779 (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 137° SE
Golf at Sugar Creek (Local Recreation) — 16.9 mi, 111° E
Independence Dam State Park (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 336° NW
Shannon Theater (Cinema) — 21.1 mi, 092° E
Lock Number 14 (Historic Ruins) — 21.5 mi, 190° S
Riverside Art Center (Gallery) — 23.8 mi, 167° S
Grand Lake St Marys State Park (State Park) — 25.7 mi, 196° S
Elzay Gallery of Art (Gallery) — 26.5 mi, 111° E
New Bremen Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 188° S
Bicycle Museum of America (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 188° S
Fisher/Wall Gallery (Gallery) — 34.8 mi, 074° E
Findlay Art League (Arts Centre) — 34.9 mi, 075° E
Mazza Museum (Museum) — 35.0 mi, 073° E
Brenner Amphitheater (Theatre) — 35.1 mi, 073° E
Hester Powell Grimm Theatre (Theatre) — 35.1 mi, 073° E
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 73.3 mi, 044° NE · 21k acres

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