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Nettle Lake Ohio Map

Explore Nettle Lake, 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 Nettle Lake, Ohio

How to Use This Nettle Lake, Ohio Map

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

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	Nettle Lake
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Williams County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.679217
Longitude	-84.723288
Population	210
Density	318.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	43543
Area Code	740
County Seat	Bryan
School District	Edon Northwest Local School District

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About Nettle Lake, Ohio

Nettle Lake is a locality in Williams County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 210. The population density is 318.0 people per km². Nettle Lake is located at 41.6792°N, 84.7233°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 43543.

Nettle Lake occupies a low-slung, glacial basin where the horizon is defined by the soft, deliberate line of mature hardwoods and the expansive, flat geometry of Midwestern farmland. It lies 33.3 miles northwest of Defiance, OH (from Defiance, OH: bearing 325°T), and is situated 5.2 miles east of York. The water of Nettle Lake remains remarkably still, reflecting the expansive gray-blue sky in a way that makes the transition between earth and atmosphere seem porous and thin. A mile to the east, Nettle Creek winds through the brush with a quiet persistence, carving a narrow path through the silt and heavy soil that characterizes this corner of the state. Throughout the Nettle Lake Wildlife Area, the ground stays damp and spongy, supporting a dense, tangled undergrowth that turns a deep, bruised copper when the autumn frost finally takes hold.

Settlement in this landscape followed the slow clearing of thick timber, establishing an economy rooted in the stubborn productivity of the soil rather than the volatility of industry. Generations have worked these fields, and the seasonal labor of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of life far more than any clock. The Nettle Lake Wildlife Area serves as a quiet buffer for the local ecosystem, preserving a sliver of the original marshy character that existed long before the first homesteaders arrived. Here, the evenings settle in with a heavy, deliberate silence, broken only by the occasional rustle of dry stalks or the distant, rhythmic hum of agricultural machinery, marking a life lived in accordance with the steady, unadorned cycles of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nettle Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 264° W
Nettle Lake Mound Group (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 324° NW
Lake La Su An Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 045° NE
Michigan-Ohio-Indiana tri-state marker (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 285° W
Woodwind Hollow Golf Course (Park) — 4.5 mi, 204° SW
Clear Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 304° NW
Williams County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 8.7 mi, 134° SE
Douglas Woods (Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 211° SW
Willams County Conservation League (Local Recreation) — 10.9 mi, 136° SE
Hillcrest Golf Course (Park) — 11.4 mi, 122° SE
Trine State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 279° W
Pokagon State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 276° W
Coldwater State Park (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 303° NW
Hell's Point (Viewpoint) — 15.1 mi, 279° W
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 276° W
Tripp's Mill (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 040° NE
Fort Cooper (Historic Castle / Fort) — 17.1 mi, 249° W
Markel Auditorium (Theatre) — 18.1 mi, 015° N
Phillips Auditorium (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 014° N
Goll Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.6 mi, 115° SE
Grosvenor House Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 009° N
Hudson Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 057° NE
Amazing Fall Fun (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 217° SW
Wing House Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 322° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mi (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.5 mi, 071° E · 192 acres
Boutique Art Gallery (Gallery) — 29.4 mi, 046° NE
Woodstock Manual Labor Institute (Monument) — 29.7 mi, 041° NE
SOZO Art Studio LLC (Gallery) — 31.0 mi, 247° SW
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 31.2 mi, 107° E
Mid-America Windmill Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 238° SW

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