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Milan Ohio Map

Explore Milan, 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 Milan, Ohio

How to Use This Milan, Ohio Map

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

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.

CityMilan
StateOhio (OH)
CountyErie County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude41.288784
Longitude-82.601868
Population1,371
Density444.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code44846
Area Code419
County SeatSandusky
School DistrictEdison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan) School District

About Milan, Ohio

Milan is a locality in Erie County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,371. The population density is 444.5 people per km². Milan is located at 41.2888°N, 82.6019°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Milan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 44846.

Milan reveals its character through the steady, southward drift of the Huron River, which curves past the settlement like a quiet pulse in the landscape. It lies 3.8 miles north of Norwalk, OH (from Norwalk, OH: bearing 8°T), and is situated 8.5 miles southeast of Perkins Township. The terrain surrounding Milan unfolds as a mosaic of fertile plains and modest woodland, where the light at dusk settles in long, amber strips across the fields, softening the edges of the horizon. In the distance, the faint, hazy line of Strongs Ridge breaks the uniformity of the flat expanse, reminding the observer of the ancient geological patience inherent in this inland interior. Milan Square acts as the central anchor of the grid, a green space where the air often carries the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, grounding the local rhythm in the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons.

History in Milan is inextricably linked to the birth of Thomas Edison, whose presence lingers in the brick architecture and the careful preservation of the local heritage. Once a hub of wheat commerce fueled by the nearby waterways, Milan has transitioned into a quiet repository of mid-western industry and agricultural legacy. The economy no longer depends on the bustling grain trade of the nineteenth century, yet the echoes of that prosperity remain in the sturdy, well-proportioned homes that define the streets. While Memorial Reservoir sits just a few miles away, serving as a silent witness to the changing landscape, the daily life of the inhabitants remains tethered to the traditions of the Western Reserve. Here, the passage of time feels weighted and intentional, marked not by frantic expansion, but by the steady, quiet endurance of a place that values its own origins.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Edison Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 018° N
  • Galpin Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 0.6 mi, 302° NW
  • Milan Square (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 342° N
  • Milan Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 266° W
  • Ernsthausen Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 184° S
  • Artist's Open Studio (Arts Centre) — 3.2 mi, 191° S
  • Norwalk Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 3.3 mi, 192° S
  • Firelands Historical Society (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 195° S
  • Memorial Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 170° S
  • Norwalk Sycamore Hills Golf Club (Park) — 3.9 mi, 213° SW
  • Veteran's Memorial Lake Park amphitheater (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 167° S
  • Eagle Creek Golf Club (Park) — 5.3 mi, 181° S
  • Dupont Marsh Dedicated Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 022° N
  • Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.0 mi, 038° NE
  • McBride Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 003° N
  • Old Woman Creek Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 7.8 mi, 038° NE
  • Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 8.2 mi, 000° N
  • East Sandusky Bay (Local Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 352° N
  • Ghostly Manor Thrill Center (Theme Park) — 10.4 mi, 336° NW
  • The Tremont House (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 265° W
  • Follett House Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 334° NW
  • Erie County Firefighters' Memorial (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 334° NW
  • Top Thrill Dragster Grandstand (Viewpoint) — 14.1 mi, 342° N
  • Thunder Canyon (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 341° N
  • Town Hall Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 341° N
  • Wild Walleye (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 343° N
  • Lily Pad Walk (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 342° N
  • The Art Scene (Gallery) — 15.3 mi, 053° NE
  • Lagoon deer park (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 315° NW
  • Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.5 mi, 325° NW · 21k acres

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About This Milan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Milan, Ohio. Coordinates: 41.288784, -82.601868. 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 Milan includes the ZIP code (44846), telephone area code (419), county seat of Erie County (Sandusky), and school district assignment (Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan) 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.