Explore Mount Sterling, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Sterling, 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 Mount Sterling.
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 | Mount Sterling |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Madison County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.713349 |
| Longitude | -83.27353 |
| Population | 1,945 |
| Density | 444.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 43746, 43143 |
| Area Code | 740, 614 |
| County Seat | London |
| School District | Madison-Plains Local School District |
Mount Sterling occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Ohio landscape where the horizon seems to pull the sky down toward the dark, fertile soil. It lies 14.4 miles southwest of Grove City, OH (from Grove City, OH: bearing 219°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-southwest of Pleasant Township. The land here is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Deer Creek, which winds through the countryside just one mile away, carrying the quiet runoff of the plains. To the southwest, the faint, hazy silhouette of Tick Ridge breaks the relentless levelness of the horizon, offering a subtle contrast to the vast fields that surround the houses and streets. Residents often look toward the nearby Deer Creek Recreation Area, where the earth gives way to managed woods and open water, providing a sanctuary that reflects the changing colors of the seasons. When the sun retreats at dusk, the light catches the moisture rising from the fields, casting a pale, violet glow over the grid of streets that anchors Mount Sterling to the earth.
Agriculture remains the pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the year dictated by the planting and harvest cycles that have defined this region for generations. Mount Sterling maintains a character built on the resilience of those who cultivate this heavy, productive ground, fostering a quiet independence that avoids the frantic pace of larger hubs. The influence of the nearby Deer Creek Lake is felt in the summer humidity and the migration of birds that pass through the riparian corridors. While the world outside shifts and industrializes, Mount Sterling persists as a place where the work of the hands still holds weight, and the morning air carries the scent of turned earth and drying corn stalks. Life here moves with a deliberate, steady gravity, shaped by the simple necessity of tending to the land and the endurance of a community that knows the value of a long, clear view.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Sterling, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.713349, -83.27353. 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 Mount Sterling includes the ZIP code (43746, 43143), telephone area code (740, 614), county seat of Madison County (London), and school district assignment (Madison-Plains Local 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |