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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	141
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	43456
Area Code	614
County Seat	Port Clinton

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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 141. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Put In Bay is located at 41.6542°N, 82.8207°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 43456.

Put In Bay occupies a limestone crown of South Bass Island, a place where the horizon dissolves into the restless, slate-colored expanse 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. This landform rises from the water with a rugged, weathered resilience, its edges carved by the relentless push of the lake against the shore. Oak Point State Park offers a quiet vantage point at the water’s edge, where the air holds the sharp, metallic tang of deep water and the light at dusk turns the Put-in-Bay Refuge Harbor into a sheet of hammered copper. On clear days, the distant Pelee-Lorain Ridge shadows the skyline, a reminder of the geologic forces that shaped the basin long before the first sails appeared.

History lingers in the limestone bedrock of Put In Bay, where the echoes of naval maneuvers once defined the island’s significance in the American consciousness. The local economy pulses with the seasonal tides of summer, drawing visitors who traverse the island’s narrow lanes, far removed from the quiet, winding path of the West Harbor Trail or the distant, slow currents of Meadow Brook. Life here moves to the rhythm of the ferry whistle and the cycling of the seasons, shifting from the frantic energy of tourism to a solitary, ice-locked stillness when the lake hardens. It is a place defined by its isolation, where the water serves as both a barrier and a bridge, grounding the daily experience in the simple, enduring reality of life on an island.

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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