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Hanging Rock Ohio Map

Explore Hanging Rock, 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 Hanging Rock, Ohio

How to Use This Hanging Rock, Ohio Map

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

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	Hanging Rock
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Lawrence County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.56008
Longitude	-82.720998
Population	204
Density	141.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45638
Area Code	937
County Seat	Ironton
School District	Rock Hill Local School District

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About Hanging Rock, Ohio

Hanging Rock is a locality in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 204. The population density is 141.7 people per km². Hanging Rock is located at 38.5601°N, 82.7210°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hanging Rock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45638.

Hanging Rock occupies a narrow shelf of land where the earth rises to meet the sky in a series of steep, wooded inclines. It lies 2.6 miles northwest of Ironton, OH (from Ironton, OH: bearing 308°T), and is situated 7.2 miles northwest of Ashland. The landscape finds its definition in the persistent flow of Osborne Run, which carves a path through the terrain as it descends toward the river basin. Long Bridge Hollow embraces the settlement, creating a deep, sheltered pocket where the shadows lengthen early in the afternoon, casting the surrounding slopes into a deep, bruised shade of violet. To the east, the jagged silhouette of Tick Ridge dominates the horizon, while the verdant expanse of Wayne National Forest provides a dense, unyielding backdrop of oak and hickory that breathes against the edge of the residential grid.

Hanging Rock bears the marks of a century defined by the heavy labor of iron furnaces and the steady extraction of mineral wealth that once fueled the regional engine. The economy, having long moved past the era of charcoal-fired stacks, now persists in a quiet, deliberate rhythm that mirrors the slow movement of the water toward the nearby Pine Creek Structure Number Eight Reservoir. While the industrial fervor has softened into the patina of weathered brick and reclaimed ground, the character of Hanging Rock remains anchored in the resilience of its inhabitants. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, marked by the smell of damp soil after a spring rain and the way the autumn light catches the rusted remnants of the past, holding the history of the valley in a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 003° N · 243k acres
Worthington City Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 189° S
Raceland Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 192° S
Unknonw Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 127° SE
Ro-Na Cultural Center and Theater (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 133° SE
Jesse Stuart State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 259° W
Kaiser Hollow Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 6.5 mi, 033° NE
You Look Good in Ashland Kentucky (Public Artwork) — 7.0 mi, 142° SE
Greenbo Lake State Resort Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 238° SW
Greenup Pool Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 308° NW
Musketeer Field (Stadium) — 9.4 mi, 301° NW
Marshall Plane Crash Site (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 149° SE
Crown City Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 089° E
Camden Park Mound (Historic Ruins) — 15.2 mi, 138° SE
Sergeant Danny C. Hayes Memorial (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 091° E
The Art Spirit (Gallery) — 16.6 mi, 128° SE
WWI Memorial Trail (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 129° SE
3rd Avenue Art Gallery (Gallery) — 17.7 mi, 123° SE
Huntington Dance Theatre (Theatre) — 17.8 mi, 123° SE
Touma Museum of Medicine (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 123° SE
Charles W. & Norma C. Carroll Gallery (Gallery) — 17.8 mi, 122° SE
Barnes Agency Design & Digital Media Studio (Arts Centre) — 17.8 mi, 122° SE
Jeslyn Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 17.9 mi, 122° SE
Chad Pennington Hall of Fame (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 120° SE
Clark Planetarium (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 309° NW
River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.9 mi, 309° NW
Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 309° NW
Shawnee State Park (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 292° W
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 37.7 mi, 241° SW · 564k acres
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.6 mi, 281° W · 6,562 acres

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