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Philo Ohio Map

Explore Philo, 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 Philo, Ohio

How to Use This Philo, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	39.86118
Longitude	-81.906801
Population	720
Density	543.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	43771
Area Code	740
County Seat	Zanesville
School District	Franklin Local School District

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About Philo, Ohio

Philo is a locality in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 720. The population density is 543.0 people per km². Philo is located at 39.8612°N, 81.9068°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Philo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 43771.

Philo occupies a stretch of land defined by the persistent, dark currents of the Muskingum River, which carves a deliberate path through the earth. It lies 7.9 miles southeast of Zanesville, OH (from Zanesville, OH: bearing 134°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-southeast of North Zanesville. The air here holds the weight of the Appalachian foothills, a landscape where the elevation rises toward the silhouette of Poverty Ridge. To the east, the terrain deepens into the quiet, shaded depths of Sycamore Hollow, while the nearby expanse of Blue Rock State Forest offers a dense, deciduous canopy that shifts from a vibrant, humid green in the summer to a muted, rusted copper as the season wanes. Four miles away, the stillness of Cutler Lake provides a counterpoint to the river’s movement, its surface often mirroring the gray, heavy skies that settle over the valley during the late autumn months.

Philo carries the quiet resonance of an industrial legacy, where the steady pulse of manufacturing once dictated the rhythm of daily life along the riverbanks. The local economy remains anchored to this heritage, even as the landscape transitions toward a slower, more deliberate pace that favors the permanence of the surrounding woodland. The proximity of Blue Rock State Forest, a SCA, invites a quiet communion with the land, drawing those who find solace in the deep, untracked woods. Life in Philo is marked by the shifting light against the brick and metal of the older structures, a visual reminder of the labor that built the foundations of this place, now softened by the quiet persistence of the wilderness reclaiming the edges of the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blue Rock State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 123° SE
Meiners Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 330° NW
Blue Rock State Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 137° SE
Fuller's Fairways (Park) — 4.8 mi, 359° N
Three Sister's Studio (Arts Centre) — 6.4 mi, 309° NW
George Selsam Memorial (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 307° NW
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 310° NW
EagleSticks Golf Club (Park) — 7.1 mi, 294° NW
Soldier's Circle (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 308° NW
The Stone Academy (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 313° NW
Muskingum County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 305° NW
The Dr. Increase Mathews House (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 313° NW
Zanesville Appalachian Arts Project (Gallery) — 7.5 mi, 317° NW
Girl UPcycled Studio (Gallery) — 7.5 mi, 314° NW
BunkoJess Gallery (Gallery) — 7.5 mi, 314° NW
Fallen Soldier Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 316° NW
Y Bridge Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 7.8 mi, 314° NW
Wilds Land Acquisition (Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 077° E
American Electric Power - Avondale Wildlife Area (Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 274° W
Muskingum River State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 181° S
Ohio Historical Society Pottery Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 243° SW
Cinemark Colony Square Cinema 12 (Cinema) — 10.8 mi, 323° NW
Dillon Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 316° NW
Big Muskie (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 140° SE
Twin City Opera House (Cinema) — 14.9 mi, 169° S
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 15.3 mi, 206° SW · 243k acres
World's Largest Basket (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 343° N
Longaberger Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 343° N
Cambridge Glass Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 057° NE
Dillon Reservoir Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.6 mi, 314° NW

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