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South Point Ohio Map

Explore South Point, 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 Point, Ohio

How to Use This South Point, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	38.41786
Longitude	-82.58627
Population	3,836
Density	502.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45680
Area Code	937
County Seat	Ironton
School District	South Point Local School District

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About South Point, Ohio

South Point is a locality in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,836. The population density is 502.9 people per km². South Point is located at 38.4179°N, 82.5863°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. South Point is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45680.

South Point occupies a flat, low-lying stretch of land that yields abruptly to the wide, slate-colored expanse of the Ohio River. It lies 9.7 miles south-southeast of Ironton, OH (from Ironton, OH: bearing 147°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west of Huntington. The air here holds the weight of the water, often thick with a damp, silver haze that settles over the fields in the early morning before the sun burns it away. Beyond the riverbanks, the terrain tilts upward into the uneven, wooded rises toward Gartrell Hill, which stands as a silent, fixed sentinel three miles to the north. At the river’s edge, South Point Park offers a quiet vantage point to watch the heavy barges navigate the slow, deep current, their wakes carving long, rhythmic lines into the surface of the water that linger long after the vessels have passed.

Industry and the river have long dictated the pace of life in South Point, where the echoes of freight movement and the low hum of machinery provide a constant, mechanical pulse to the day. While the land around Eads Hollow carries the quiet gravity of the Appalachian foothills, the economic life of South Point remains tethered to the river’s movement and the transport of goods that once fueled the growth of the entire region. The people here move with a deliberate, steady gait, shaped by a history of labor that values the tangible over the abstract. Even on quiet afternoons, when the light turns a soft, bruised gold over the trees, one can sense the enduring influence of the river, which remains the primary artery through which the life of South Point continues to flow.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Virginia Point Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 222° SW
Catlettsburg City Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 267° W
Dreamland Pool (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 200° S
Oliverio Park (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 330° NW
Marshall Plane Crash Site (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 174° S
Camden Park Mound (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 115° SE
Ashland Oil (Boyd County) Wildlife Habitat Area (Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 195° S
Love Over Everything (Public Artwork) — 5.2 mi, 326° NW
The Art Spirit (Gallery) — 5.8 mi, 094° E
WWI Memorial Trail (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 098° E
Time Capsule (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 097° E
3rd Avenue Art Gallery (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 088° E
Huntington Dance Theatre (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 089° E
Windsor House Gallery (Gallery) — 7.7 mi, 092° E
Touma Museum of Medicine (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 088° E
Barnes Agency Design & Digital Media Studio (Arts Centre) — 7.7 mi, 088° E
Keith Albee (Theatre) — 7.8 mi, 088° E
Jeslyn Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 7.9 mi, 088° E
Chad Pennington Hall of Fame (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 087° E
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 10.7 mi, 352° N · 243k acres
Beech Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 133° SE
Beech Fork Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 133° SE
Crown City Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 037° NE
Beech Fork State Park (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 120° SE
Greenbo Lake State Resort Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 288° W
Kentucky Roots Farm (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 204° SW
Musketeer Field (Stadium) — 21.2 mi, 314° NW
Fern Bridge (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 264° W
Cascade Bridge (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 261° W
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 41.0 mi, 258° W · 564k acres

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