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South Amherst Ohio Map

Explore South Amherst, 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 South Amherst, Ohio

How to Use This South Amherst, Ohio Map

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

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	South Amherst
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Lorain County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.346226
Longitude	-82.23527
Population	1,581
Density	253.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	44001
Area Code	216
County Seat	Elyria
School District	Firelands Local School District

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About South Amherst, Ohio

South Amherst is a locality in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,581. The population density is 253.6 people per km². South Amherst is located at 41.3462°N, 82.2353°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. South Amherst is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 44001.

South Amherst occupies a quiet expanse of the Ohio interior, where the land flattens into productive soil and the horizon remains wide and unencumbered. It lies 3.3 miles south-southwest of Amherst, OH (from Amherst, OH: bearing 209°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-southwest of Lorain. Beaver Creek carves a patient, winding path through the landscape, its banks providing a steady rhythm to the growth of brush and timber that borders the fields. To the west, the distant silhouette of Sugar Ridge breaks the skyline, a reminder of the geologic shifts that shaped this regional terrain long before the first surveyors arrived. The light here at dusk possesses a singular clarity, turning the open meadows into shades of bronze and deepening the shadows cast by the silos that punctuate the plains. Five miles away, the quiet waters of Oberlin Reservoir - 011 remain still, serving as a silent anchor in the geography of the surrounding acreage.

South Amherst emerged from a legacy of industry, defined for generations by the labor of those who extracted sandstone from the earth to build the foundations of a growing nation. This industrious spirit transitioned over time, as the economy shifted from heavy quarrying toward a blend of light commerce and agricultural stewardship. Residents often spend their leisure hours at Deer Track Golf Club - 011, where the manicured greens offer a stark contrast to the rugged, functional history of the local soil. The pace of life is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the steady movement of traffic along the established thoroughfares, reflecting a character that values endurance over fleeting change. It is a place where the work of the past has settled into the quiet, everyday routines of the present, leaving a landscape that feels earned rather than merely occupied.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Deer Track Golf Club (Park) — 0.5 mi, 079° E
El-Rey Grotto Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 053° NE
Oak Lake Park (Private Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 151° SE
Amherst Historical Society (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 357° N
Oberlin and the Underground Railroad (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 165° S
Mill Hollow - Bacon Woods Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 288° W
Giant Three-Way Plug (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 165° S
Hall Auditorium (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 165° S
Underground Railroad Monument (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 168° S
The Studio Gallery & Lyceum (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 167° S
Kulas Recital Hall (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 168° S
Verite Glass (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 166° S
The Workshop (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 166° S
Oberlin Golf Club (Park) — 4.1 mi, 182° S
Vermilion River Reservation (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 300° NW
Oberlin Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 177° S
Oberlin Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.6 mi, 179° S
Vermilion River Reservation Corridor (Local Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 274° W
Lorian County Golf Center (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 108° E
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 078° E
The Hickories Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 074° E
Easter basket (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 015° N
Carnegie Center (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 022° N
Regal Cinemas 20 (Cinema) — 9.4 mi, 057° NE
Burrell Homestead (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 042° NE
Spirit of '76 Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 176° S
Wellington Reservation (Nature Reserve) — 13.8 mi, 179° S
Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.8 mi, 276° W
Findley State Park (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 176° S
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (National Park) — 30.9 mi, 099° E · 19k acres

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