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Houston Ohio Map

Explore Houston, 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 Houston, Ohio

How to Use This Houston, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	40.254493
Longitude	-84.336892
Population	680
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	45333
Area Code	937
County Seat	Sidney

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About Houston, Ohio

Houston is a locality in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 680. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Houston is located at 40.2545°N, 84.3369°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 45333.

Houston emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Ohio plains, defined primarily by the slow, deliberate pulse of Ninemile Creek as it carves a path through the dark, loamy soil. It lies 9.1 miles north-northwest of Piqua, OH (from Piqua, OH: bearing 327°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-southwest of Sidney. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, a vast bowl of sky that shifts from the pale, bruised violet of dawn to the heavy, golden stillness of late afternoon. Two miles away, the quiet surface of Lake Evergreen reflects the changing clouds, while the land itself retains the patient, waiting quality of a place where the seasons dictate the geometry of the day. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, unburdened by the clamor of distant centers, allowing the wind to move unimpeded across the fields in long, sweeping breaths that rustle the drying stalks.

Agriculture remains the singular, enduring heartbeat of Houston, where the rhythms of planting and harvest have long shaped the social calendar and the collective memory of the people. While the distant shadows of Sheeny Hollow provide a subtle variation in the topography nine miles to the south, the local economy keeps its feet firmly on the level ground, committed to the cultivation of the plains. Residents often find their way to Community Park for local gatherings, a space that serves as a quiet anchor for a population connected by decades of shared labor and the recurring cycle of the seasons. Life in Houston moves with the steady, predictable grace of a clockwork mechanism, grounded in the profound simplicity of a landscape that demands little but provides everything necessary for a life of quiet, industrious purpose.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Community Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 247° SW
Lockington Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 122° SE
Lockington Dam (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 117° SE
Battle of Pickawillany, 1752 (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 143° SE
John Johnston (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 143° SE
Vernon A Luthman Tecumseh Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 047° NE
Johnston Barn (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 141° SE
Lake Loramie State Park (State Park) — 6.7 mi, 354° N
Echo Hills Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 152° SE
Stillwater SR (State Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 208° SW
Piqua Country Club (Park) — 7.7 mi, 128° SE
Arrowhead Park Golf Course (Park) — 8.7 mi, 344° N
Clinton County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 8.8 mi, 080° E
Park (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 347° N
Bicycle Museum of America (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 350° N
New Bremen Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 349° N
Newton Nature Lab (Nature Reserve) — 13.8 mi, 181° S
Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 14.9 mi, 227° SW
Gabriel Bear (Public Artwork) — 14.9 mi, 227° SW
APAC Arbogast Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 16.0 mi, 159° S
Brukner Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 16.5 mi, 176° S
Miami and Erie Canal Lock 8 (Historic Ruins) — 17.6 mi, 354° N
Grand Lake St Marys State Park (State Park) — 18.2 mi, 343° N
Little Turtle (Public Artwork) — 18.3 mi, 237° SW
Riverside Art Center (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 019° N
Lock Number 14 (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 356° N
Dayton Air Show Entrance Arch (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 164° S
Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 173° S
Shortest Street in America (Attraction) — 31.1 mi, 076° E
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (National Monument) — 44.2 mi, 148° SE · 60 acres

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