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Middle Point Ohio Map

Explore Middle Point, 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 Middle Point, Ohio

How to Use This Middle Point, Ohio Map

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

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	Middle Point
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Van Wert County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.855604
Longitude	-84.447175
Population	566
Density	401.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45863
Area Code	234, 330
County Seat	Van Wert
School District	Lincolnview Local School District

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About Middle Point, Ohio

Middle Point is a locality in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 566. The population density is 401.7 people per km². Middle Point is located at 40.8556°N, 84.4472°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Middle Point is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45863.

Middle Point emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Ohio plains, defined by the quiet passage of the Little Auglaize River as it cuts a slender, winding path through the dark, loamy soil. It lies 7.2 miles east of Van Wert, OH (from Van Wert, OH: bearing 98°T), and is situated 5.6 miles west of Delphos. The horizon here is vast and unobstructed, allowing the sky to assert its dominance over the landscape, where the shifting light of dusk turns the endless fields into a muted palette of copper and deep violet. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the terrain remains level and expansive, a testament to the ancient glacial deposits that leveled this earth into a grid of productive agriculture. A profound stillness settles over the land when the wind dies down, leaving only the faint, rhythmic rustle of cornstalks to break the silence of the open prairie.

Generations of labor have defined the character of Middle Point, anchoring its identity to the rhythms of the harvest and the persistent necessity of the rail lines that once channeled the region's prosperity. While the economic currents have transitioned from the early intensity of pioneer settlement to a more measured, modern pace, the remnants of that industrious spirit remain legible in the sturdy architecture of the older storefronts and the well-tended fences bordering the fields. Those seeking a broader perspective on the regional ecology might venture five miles to Park, where the local flora offers a concentrated look at the native woods that once dominated this territory before the plow arrived. Even as the decades have smoothed the edges of its history, Middle Point maintains a deliberate, grounded existence, anchored by the reliable presence of the Little Auglaize River and the distant, shimmering surface of Van Wert Reservoir Number Two, which serves as a quiet landmark for those navigating the surrounding plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 185° S
Rotary Park (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 265° W
Willow Bend Country Club (Park) — 6.6 mi, 268° W
Woods Golf Club (Park) — 6.8 mi, 255° W
Franklin Elementary School bell (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 276° W
Van Wert County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 268° W
Ottoville Quarry Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 045° NE
Kendrick Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 140° SE
Union Center Memorial Bell Monument (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 303° NW
Regal Cinemas 12 (Cinema) — 17.2 mi, 118° SE
Lock Number 14 (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 167° S
The Mystery Stone (Public Artwork) — 18.6 mi, 148° SE
White Feather's Town (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 148° SE
Nickel Plate 779 (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 113° SE
Grand Lake St Marys State Park (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 180° S
Independence Dam State Park (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 359° N
Old Quarry Pump house (Historic Ruins) — 22.5 mi, 077° E
Riverside Art Center (Gallery) — 23.7 mi, 146° SE
New Bremen Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 173° S
Shannon Theater (Cinema) — 29.1 mi, 085° E
Bicycle Museum of America (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 173° S
Elzay Gallery of Art (Gallery) — 33.1 mi, 101° E
Huber Opera House & Civic Center (Theatre) — 34.4 mi, 332° NW
Wunderkammer Company (Arts Centre) — 38.9 mi, 291° W
Fort Wayne Improv (Theatre) — 38.9 mi, 296° NW
St. Mary's overlook Deck (Viewpoint) — 39.3 mi, 294° NW
Sumatran Orangutan (Attraction) — 40.7 mi, 296° NW

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