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Shade Ohio Map

Explore Shade, 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 Shade, Ohio

How to Use This Shade, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	39.225908
Longitude	-82.038475
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	45776
Area Code	937
County Seat	Athens

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About Shade, Ohio

Shade is a locality in Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Shade is located at 39.2259°N, 82.0385°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 45776.

Shade exists as a quiet accumulation of earth and timber, defined by the slow, deliberate work of the inland landscape. It lies 7.9 miles south-southeast of Athens, OH (from Athens, OH: bearing 155°T), and is situated 19.1 miles south-southeast of Nelsonville. The terrain here rises and falls in long, muscular swells of clay and shale, drawing its character from the deep, tangled woods that press against the edges of the clearings. Only a mile away, Pratts Fork cuts a narrow, shadowed path through the undergrowth, its waters moving with a steady, cooling persistence that dictates the moisture of the lowlands. To the west, the rise of Jasper Hill looms as a silent, stationary guardian over the horizon, while the terrain further out dips into the quiet seclusion of Dog Hollow. At dusk, the light here loses its sharpness, turning the fields into vast, muted expanses of gray and ochre, where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp soil and the approaching stillness of a long night.

Shade carries the weight of a history rooted in the grit of the Appalachian foothills, where the economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of the land and the modest industry of the surrounding soil. Life in Shade proceeds with a measured intensity, far removed from the frantic pace of the northern industrial corridors, favoring the slow, seasonal turn of small-scale labor. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the landscape offers a rugged solace, whether one wanders toward the distant trees of Gifford State Forest or finds a moment of respite at the Elm Golf Course. Those seeking the long, winding path might venture toward the Sycamore Valley Trail, while others find a simpler peace near the quiet banks of Buck Lake. In every porch-light flicker and every distant sound of machinery, Shade reveals a stubborn, quiet independence, persisting in a corner of the world that values the endurance of the land over the noise of the modern age.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Elm Golf Course (Park) — 5.1 mi, 289° W
Shade River State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 249° W
Campus Heights (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 329° NW
University Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 335° NW
Strouds Ridge Preserve Project - Phase II (Local Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 358° N
Class of 1990 Dedication (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 334° NW
Albatross (Public Artwork) — 7.6 mi, 334° NW
Trisolini Gallery (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 334° NW
Ohio Sundial (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 335° NW
Cube 4 Gallery (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 336° NW
The School of Visual Communication Gallery (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 335° NW
Athena Cinema (Cinema) — 7.8 mi, 335° NW
Passionworks (Arts Centre) — 8.0 mi, 336° NW
Strouds Ridge Preserve Project, Phase I (Local Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 349° N
Longview Crossing (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 019° N
Athens County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 8.2 mi, 331° NW
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 8.6 mi, 016° N · 243k acres
Peach Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.1 mi, 343° N
Mound Cemetery Mound (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 141° SE
Acadia Cliffs Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 12.2 mi, 057° NE
Wayne Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 334° NW · 1,082 acres
Zaleski State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 286° W
Devils Tea Table (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 299° NW
Hope Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 295° NW
Burr Oak State Park (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 359° N
Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park (State Park) — 20.5 mi, 080° E
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.3 mi, 137° SE · 6,562 acres
Tinker's Cave (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 335° NW
Washington's Western Lands Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 142° SE
Mid-Ohio Railroad Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 081° E

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