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Lynx Ohio Map

Explore Lynx, 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 Lynx, Ohio

How to Use This Lynx, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	38.773129
Longitude	-83.412967
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	45693, 45650
Area Code	937
County Seat	West Union

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About Lynx, Ohio

Lynx is a locality in Adams County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Lynx is located at 38.7731°N, 83.4130°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 45693, 45650.

Lynx occupies a quiet expanse of southern Ohio where the earth rises into the tangled, verdant folds of the Appalachian foothills. It lies 22.6 miles west of Portsmouth, OH (from Portsmouth, OH: bearing 277°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east-southeast of West Union. The Burr Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the limestone bedrock near Lynx, its waters reflecting the shifting bronze of the canopy overhead as it winds toward the darker shadows of Morrison Hollow. To the east, the silhouette of Greenbrier Ridge anchors the horizon, a firm, craggy spine that dictates the flow of the cool evening air. The light here settles heavily in the hollows at dusk, turning the dense foliage into a wash of deep indigo and charcoal, while the silence is broken only by the rhythmic rustle of wind through oak and hickory.

Edge Of Appalachia Fee defines the character of the landscape, preserving a rugged wilderness that has long resisted the reach of heavy industrial sprawl. Lynx persists as a place of slow, deliberate labor, where the economy remains tethered to the stubborn soil and the quiet management of the surrounding timber. Travelers moving through the region might catch the spray of Cedar Falls, a singular, sharp drop of water five miles distant that marks the transition between the plateau and the deeper, humid ravines. Beyond the reach of the busier corridors to the north, life in Lynx follows the turn of the seasons, an existence marked by the slow migration of wildlife and the persistent, unhurried maintenance of the homesteads that dot the slopes toward Churn Creek Reservoir.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Additions To Edge Of Appalachia Preserve System (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 317° NW
Edge Of Appalachia Fee (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 257° W
Buzzardroost Rock Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 0.7 mi, 258° W
E. Lucy Braun Lynx Prairie Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 1.0 mi, 161° S
Floods Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.1 mi, 233° SW
Cedar Mills (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 017° N
Brush Creek Iron Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 017° N
Shawnee State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 140° SE
Adams Lake State Park (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 296° NW
Adams County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 285° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 280° W
Adams County War Memorial (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 282° W
The Oklahoma Cowboy (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 282° W
Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 167° S
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.1 mi, 236° SW · 6,562 acres
Shawnee State Park (State Park) — 11.1 mi, 099° E
Lewis County Historical Society (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 157° SE
Brush Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 025° NE
The Ten Commandments (Public Artwork) — 17.3 mi, 312° NW
Aberdeen–Huntington Township Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 246° SW
Candyland Children's Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 097° E
Portsmouth Stars Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 097° E
Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 097° E
Circle Mound (Historic Ruins) — 22.7 mi, 001° N
Clark Planetarium (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 097° E
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 26.0 mi, 180° S · 564k acres
Musketeer Field (Stadium) — 30.9 mi, 109° E
Three Sisters (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 005° N
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 150° SE
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 34.5 mi, 096° E · 243k acres

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