Explore Fort Recovery, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fort Recovery, 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 Recovery.
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 Recovery |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Mercer County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.412824 |
| Longitude | -84.776351 |
| Population | 1,501 |
| Density | 468.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 45846 |
| Area Code | 234, 330 |
| County Seat | Celina |
| School District | Fort Recovery Local School District |
Fort Recovery maintains a quiet presence amidst the expansive, flat farmlands of western Ohio where the Buck Harpsburg Ditch cuts a narrow, purposeful line through the dark, fertile soil. It lies 14.3 miles southwest of Celina, OH (from Celina, OH: bearing 229°T), and is situated 4.7 miles southeast of Noble. The horizon remains broad and unbroken, save for the occasional silhouette of a silo or the distant, hazy suggestion of Twin Hills rising nineteen miles away. During the late afternoon, the light here turns a pale, oxidized gold, casting long shadows across the fields that seem to amplify the stillness of the plains. Residents often find their way toward the gentle, static water of Twin Willows Lake, located six miles to the north, to find respite in the quietude of the surrounding woods.
Fort Recovery holds a weighted silence in its geography, defined by the foundational memory of the 1791 battle that left an indelible mark on the American frontier. The local economy remains anchored in the rhythm of agriculture and specialized manufacturing, where the industry of the present day hums with the same persistence that once characterized the early settlers. Life moves in accordance with the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest, a pace that feels deliberate and unhurried. While the nearby St. Henry Village Park, seven miles away, offers a space for recreation, the character of Fort Recovery is primarily shaped by the intersection of its defensive history and the modern, pragmatic labor of those who work the land.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fort Recovery, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.412824, -84.776351. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Fort Recovery includes the ZIP code (45846), telephone area code (234, 330), county seat of Mercer County (Celina), and school district assignment (Fort Recovery Local School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |