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Rawson Ohio Map

Explore Rawson, 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 Rawson, Ohio

How to Use This Rawson, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	40.958942
Longitude	-83.784103
Population	567
Density	573.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45881
Area Code	234, 330
County Seat	Findlay
School District	Cory-Rawson Local School District

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About Rawson, Ohio

Rawson is a locality in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 567. The population density is 573.1 people per km². Rawson is located at 40.9589°N, 83.7841°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Rawson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45881.

Rawson anchors itself to the flat, expansive plains of northwestern Ohio, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by sudden elevation. It lies 9.1 miles southwest of Findlay, OH (from Findlay, OH: bearing 230°T), and is situated 7.0 miles northeast of Bluffton. The terrain here is defined by a rigorous, geometric order of agricultural fields, broken occasionally by the thin, winding path of Ottawa Creek. During the transition of seasons, the air takes on a crisp, sharpened edge, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned soil from the surrounding acreage. While the land remains largely muted in its topography, the quality of light at dusk possesses a singular clarity, bathing the fallow ground in a palette of deep ochre and violet that lingers long after the sun dips below the level skyline.

Rawson carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the steady, repetitive cycles of the agrarian economy. Beyond the immediate grid of the village, the landscape broadens toward the specialized habitats of Wildlife Production Area 45, a sanctuary that provides a necessary pause in the intensive cultivation of the region. Local life moves with a deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of the industrial hubs that define other parts of the state. Even the water infrastructure reflects this utilitarian focus, as the presence of Findlay Upground Reservoir Number Two serves as a reminder of the careful management required to sustain life in such a fertile, inland expanse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wildlife Production Area 45 (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 126° SE
Camp Berry (Private Recreation) — 5.7 mi, 088° E
Oakwoods Nature Preserve Expansion (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 045° NE
Litzenburg Memorial Woods (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 007° N
Sycamore Springs Golf Course (Park) — 6.6 mi, 109° E
YMCA Campsite (Private Recreation) — 6.7 mi, 345° N
Bluffton Village Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 224° SW
Shannon Theater (Cinema) — 7.3 mi, 231° SW
Ohio's First Roadside Park (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 072° E
Constellation Earth (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 234° SW
In Memory of Steven J. VanDerVeer (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 059° NE
Emory Adams Park (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 063° NE
Ralph A. Williams Memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 052° NE
Findlay Art League (Arts Centre) — 8.8 mi, 052° NE
Fisher/Wall Gallery (Gallery) — 8.8 mi, 051° NE
Hancock County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 9.2 mi, 058° NE
Hester Powell Grimm Theatre (Theatre) — 9.4 mi, 046° NE
Brenner Amphitheater (Theatre) — 9.4 mi, 046° NE
Mazza Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 046° NE
Dudley and Mary Marks Lea Art Gallery (Gallery) — 9.5 mi, 046° NE
Harold E. Newhard Planetarium (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 046° NE
Hillcrest Golf Course (Park) — 9.9 mi, 036° NE
Hancock Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 053° NE
Old Quarry Pump house (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 260° W
Elzay Gallery of Art (Gallery) — 13.5 mi, 189° S
Van Buren State Park (State Park) — 14.2 mi, 029° NE
Nickel Plate 779 (Attraction) — 22.1 mi, 226° SW
Regal Cinemas 12 (Cinema) — 24.7 mi, 232° SW
Wolf Creek Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 27.7 mi, 156° SE
Indian Lake State Park (State Park) — 30.0 mi, 185° S

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