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Ray Ohio Map

Explore Ray, 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 Ray, Ohio

How to Use This Ray, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	39.20368
Longitude	-82.6835
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	45672
Area Code	937
County Seat	Jackson

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About Ray, Ohio

Ray is a locality in Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Ray is located at 39.2037°N, 82.6835°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 45672.

Ray emerges from the landscape as a quiet convergence of earth and water, defined by the deep, persistent cut of Good Hollow where the land dips into a soft, shadowed basin. It lies 18.3 miles east-southeast of Chillicothe, OH (from Chillicothe, OH: bearing 119°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northwest of Wellston. Pigeon Creek carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its water tracing the base of the slopes with a steady, liquid patience that dictates the slow pulse of the environment. Beyond the immediate banks, the horizon is marked by the distant, muted silhouette of Point Lookout, while the dense, verdant expanse of the Richland Furnace State Forest frames the perimeter in a cool, hushed emerald. As the light wanes, the air here gains a peculiar, heavy clarity, casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor the scattered dwellings to the soil with an almost magnetic permanence.

Ray maintains a character shaped by the legacy of the local iron industry, a history etched into the very composition of the ground and the remnants of furnaces that once defined the regional economy. The proximity of the Richland Furnace State Forest serves as a reminder of an era when the timber and mineral wealth of these hills fueled the engines of progress, though today the pace has decelerated into something more meditative and self-contained. Life moves in quiet alignment with the seasons, whether residents are navigating the proximity of Lake Rupert for solitude or tending to the modest parcels of land that define the periphery of the hollow. There is a profound, unadorned beauty in the way the local architecture—simple, sturdy, and unpretentious—allows the surrounding wilderness to press inward, claiming the edges of the porch and the garden with a persistent, natural grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Richland Furnace State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 121° SE
Leo Petroglyph (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 173° S
Coalton Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 166° S
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 8.9 mi, 030° NE · 243k acres
Lake Alma State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 115° SE
David Ousley Memorial Field (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 124° SE
Scioto Trail State Forest (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 270° W
Soldiers Memorial (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 125° SE
Harvey Wells (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 125° SE
Stroth-Rader Habitat Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 9.9 mi, 118° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 169° S
Harkness Mound (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 289° W
Hocking Hills State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 031° NE
Broken Aro Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 15.1 mi, 140° SE
Ash Cave (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 029° NE
Lower Falls Lookout (Viewpoint) — 17.5 mi, 025° NE
Dogwood Pass (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 220° SW
Mighty Children's Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 299° NW
Carlisle Hill Star (Public Artwork) — 18.7 mi, 298° NW
Airplane Rock (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 019° N
Indian Head (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 018° N
Frankfort Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 298° NW
Wayne Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 30.8 mi, 063° NE · 1,082 acres
Trisolini Gallery (Gallery) — 32.2 mi, 075° E
Athena Cinema (Cinema) — 32.3 mi, 074° E
The School of Visual Communication Gallery (Gallery) — 32.4 mi, 074° E
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.8 mi, 118° SE · 6,562 acres

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