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Monroe Ohio Map

Explore Monroe, 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 Monroe, Ohio

How to Use This Monroe, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	39.446642
Longitude	-84.37098
Population	15,412
Density	374.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	45656, 45050
Area Code	937, 513
County Seat	Jackson
School District	Monroe Local School District

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About Monroe, Ohio

Monroe is a locality in Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of 15,412. The population density is 374.5 people per km². Monroe is located at 39.4466°N, 84.3710°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Monroe is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 45656, 45050.

Monroe reveals itself through the low, persistent murmur of Hales Creek, which carves a path through the quiet earth, defining the local topography with its steady, silt-laden current. It lies 21.6 miles east-northeast of Portsmouth, OH (from Portsmouth, OH: bearing 66°T), and is situated 15.0 miles northeast of Wheelersburg. The landscape is dominated by the deep shadows of Slab Hollow, a basin that holds the morning mist long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. To the west, the canopy of Wayne National Forest stretches out in a dense, unbroken expanse of oak and hickory, while the distant silhouette of Phillips Knob anchors the view, providing a dark, jagged counterpoint to the softer, cultivated fields that characterize the surrounding plains. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, heavy gold, catching the damp moss on the creek banks and softening the edges of the limestone outcroppings that emerge from the soil like the bones of the land itself.

Monroe persists as a place where the rhythms of the past remain visible in the quiet industry of the present, where the labor of earlier generations lingers in the weathered brick of the older structures. Economic life has shifted and ebbed with the changing tides of regional commerce, yet the town maintains a steady pulse, grounded in the modest scale of its daily operations. The influence of the forest remains a constant, providing a natural boundary that keeps the pace of life measured and deliberate, far removed from the frantic sprawl of larger centers. While the proximity to the wild, rugged terrain of Wayne National Forest invites a certain solitude, the social architecture of Monroe thrives on a quiet, neighborly endurance, reflected in the way the local streets empty as the light fades and the cool air settles into the hollows.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 109° E
Monroe Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 150° SE
East Avenue Bicentennial Memorial (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 121° SE
Lux Mundi (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 078° E
Green Tree Golf Club (Park) — 2.9 mi, 073° E
William F. & Cora Dudley Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 248° W
Lefferson Softball Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 019° N
Excello Locks (Local Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 313° NW
Shaker Run Golf Club (Park) — 3.8 mi, 091° E
Gray History of Wireless Exhibit (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 173° S
Cincinnati Museum of Broadcast History (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 173° S
Greg Storer Art (Classes & Fine Art Gallery) (Arts Centre) — 6.6 mi, 154° SE
Miami Conservancy District (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 005° N
ROYAL Theatre Company (Arts Centre) — 6.7 mi, 152° SE
Line Hill Mound (Historic Ruins) — 6.8 mi, 253° W
Lebanon Mcclure Road Sports Comp (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 104° E
Christ’s Church at Mason (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 159° S
Glendower Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 098° E
1795 Beedle Log Cabin (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 096° E
Lebanon Theatre Company (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 096° E
Fort Washington/Fort Coney (Historic Ruins) — 9.0 mi, 144° SE
Woodland Naturary (Nature Reserve) — 9.2 mi, 006° N
Peters Cartridge Company (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 134° SE
Colony-7 (Cinema) — 9.6 mi, 095° E
Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.2 mi, 006° N
Springboro Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 043° NE
Dog Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.7 mi, 067° NE
Hueston Woods State Park (State Park) — 20.5 mi, 291° W
Stonelick State Park (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 137° SE

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