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Piketon Ohio Map

Explore Piketon, 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 Piketon, Ohio

How to Use This Piketon, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	39.06595
Longitude	-82.997131
Population	2,111
Density	324.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45661
Area Code	937
County Seat	Waverly
School District	Scioto Valley Local School District

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About Piketon, Ohio

Piketon is a locality in Pike County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,111. The population density is 324.2 people per km². Piketon is located at 39.0660°N, 82.9971°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Piketon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45661.

Piketon occupies a low-lying stretch of the Ohio landscape where the earth opens up to accommodate the steady, persistent flow of the Scioto River. It lies 18.4 miles south of Chillicothe, OH (from Chillicothe, OH: bearing 185°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-southwest of Waverly. The surrounding topography is defined by the heavy, moisture-laden air that clings to the riverbanks, eventually rising toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Yankee Hill. To the south, the terrain softens into the deeper creases of Happy Hollow, while the quiet, reflective surface of Lake White sits a mere two miles away, offering a glassy stillness that contrasts with the constant motion of the nearby current. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, casting long, amber shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped behind the western ridge.

Piketon carries the weight of a settlement forged by the necessity of the river and the labor of those who cleared the dense timber to establish a foothold in the valley. The Pike County Fairgrounds serve as the primary pulse of the locality, a space where the rhythm of the seasons is marked by the gathering of livestock and the collective industry of the inhabitants. Long tethered to the complexities of the regional economy, the people here navigate a landscape that has shifted from the toil of early agriculture to the specialized demands of modern energy production. Even as industrial structures rise and fall in importance, the daily life of Piketon remains anchored to the land, an enduring patience visible in the way the town maintains its pace amidst the changing currents of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Ball Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 084° E
Pike County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 253° W
Big Beaver Creek Golf Course (Park) — 0.8 mi, 134° SE
Piketon Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 229° SW
Lake White Sp (State Park) — 2.4 mi, 329° NW
Lake White Tailwaters Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 349° N
Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 020° N
Dogwood Pass (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 126° SE
Waverly Golf Club (Park) — 7.7 mi, 336° NW
Scioto Trail State Forest (State Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 020° N
Brush Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 203° SW
Pike Lake State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 299° NW
Brown's Bottom Ruin (residential structure) (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 022° N
Buzzard's Roost Lookout (Viewpoint) — 18.0 mi, 347° N
Dard Hunter (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 001° N
Carlisle Hill Star (Public Artwork) — 18.4 mi, 001° N
Mighty Children's Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 003° N
Natural Bathtub (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 349° N
McKinley Park; William McKinley (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 093° E
The Grove (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 357° N
Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 357° N
The Edwin H. Davis State Memorial (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 246° SW
Baker Swamp State Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 21.7 mi, 111° E
Paint Creek State Park (State Recreation Area) — 22.2 mi, 302° NW
Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 180° S
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 23.0 mi, 144° SE · 243k acres
Candyland Children's Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 181° S
Clark Planetarium (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 179° S
Portsmouth Stars Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 23.2 mi, 181° S
Frankfort Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 337° NW

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