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Put-in-Bay Ohio Map

Explore Put-in-Bay, 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 Put-in-Bay, Ohio

How to Use This Put-in-Bay, Ohio Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Put-in-Bay, 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 Put-in-Bay.

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	Put-in-Bay
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Ottawa County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.654216
Longitude	-82.820743
Population	154
Density	135.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	43456
Area Code	614
County Seat	Port Clinton
School District	Put-in-Bay Local School District

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About Put-in-Bay, Ohio

Put-in-Bay is a locality in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 154. The population density is 135.4 people per km². Put-in-Bay is located at 41.6542°N, 82.8207°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Put-in-Bay is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 43456.

Put-in-Bay occupies the northern reaches of South Bass Island, a limestone prominence rising from the expansive, shifting surface of Lake Erie. It lies 15.3 miles north-northwest of Sandusky, OH (from Sandusky, OH: bearing 338°T), and is situated 19.0 miles north-northwest of Perkins Township. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition between solid bedrock and the fluid horizon, where the light at dusk flattens the water into a sheet of hammered pewter, reflecting the cooling sky. At the water’s edge, Oak Point State Park serves as a quiet threshold, its shoreline worn smooth by the persistent, rhythmic lapping of the lake against the dock pilings. To the south, the terrain holds a stubborn, level stillness, though the distant, hazy silhouette of the Pelee-Lorain Ridge provides a jagged anchor to the otherwise horizontal world.

Put-in-Bay functions as a seasonal maritime center, its economy tethered to the arrival of ferries and the ebb and flow of visitors through the Put-in-Bay Refuge Harbor. The harbor remains a vital artery, a place where the scent of diesel and brine hangs heavy in the humid air, signaling a history of navigation and trade that predates the modern proliferation of golf carts and summer storefronts. While the West Harbor Trail lies miles away across the water, the local character is shaped by a profound awareness of the lake’s moods, which dictate the pace of every endeavor. Life here moves with the season, oscillating between the frantic energy of warm, sun-drenched weekends and the stark, silent isolation of winter, when the ice hardens and the only sound is the wind scouring the limestone flats.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Scheible-Downing Memorial (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 134° SE
Jay Cooke Mansion (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 003° N
Battle of Lake Erie Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 006° N
Perry's Lookout (Viewpoint) — 0.3 mi, 009° N
Put-In-Bay Aquatic Visitor Center Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 317° NW
South Bass Island State Park (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 227° SW
Saunders Golf Course (Park) — 1.1 mi, 220° SW
Middle Bass Island State Park (State Park) — 1.3 mi, 017° N
Green Island Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 255° W
Middle Bass Island Preserve (Private Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 034° NE
North Bass Island (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 360° N
North Shore Alvar State Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.0 mi, 113° SE
Outdoor Theater (Cinema) — 6.5 mi, 115° SE
North Pond State Nature Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.6 mi, 117° SE
Monument to the Unknown Soldier (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 118° SE
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.0 mi, 184° S · 21k acres
Charles Herndon Gallery (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 117° SE
West Harbor Landing - Ottawa NWR (Nature Reserve) — 8.9 mi, 193° S
Civilian Marksmanship Program HQ (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 233° SW
Palace Theatre (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 150° SE
Lily Pad Walk (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 149° SE
Wild Walleye (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 149° SE
Town Hall Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 150° SE
Camp Snoopy Theatre (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 150° SE
Thunder Canyon (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 151° SE
Marinewood Unit - Ottawa NWR (Nature Reserve) — 14.2 mi, 228° SW
Follett House Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 157° SE
West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.7 mi, 293° NW · 77 acres
Ghostly Manor Thrill Center (Theme Park) — 17.3 mi, 156° SE
Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.0 mi, 274° W · 7,798 acres

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