Explore Spencer, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Spencer, 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 Spencer.
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 | Spencer |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Medina County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.097757 |
| Longitude | -82.121762 |
| Population | 684 |
| Density | 267.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 43802, 44275 |
| Area Code | 740, 440 |
| County Seat | Medina |
| School District | Black River Local School District |
Spencer occupies a quiet expanse of the Ohio landscape where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed by the jagged silhouettes of distant heights like Sugar Ridge. It lies 13.8 miles west of Medina, OH (from Medina, OH: bearing 259°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west of Lafayette Township. The land here holds a flat, deliberate patience, marked by the slow, seasonal pulse of fields that stretch toward the sky. Moisture hangs heavy in the air near Spencer Reservoir, a mile away, where the water mirrors the shifting gray and amber tones of the clouds. Nearby, the banks of Coon Creek carve a shallow, winding path through the soil, offering a steady, low-voiced accompaniment to the stillness of the countryside. In the golden light of late afternoon, the shadows lengthen across the pastures, emphasizing the stark, honest geometry of the horizon.
Firestone Park serves as the central anchor for the daily life of the residents, providing a shared green space that grounds the local rhythm. Spencer maintains an economy deeply rooted in the endurance of traditional land use, where the legacy of the Western Reserve still echoes in the grid of the roads and the solidity of the architecture. The pace of the day is dictated less by the clock and more by the requirements of the surrounding acreage, reflecting a heritage of self-reliance that has persisted across generations. Even as the modern world shifts, the character of the locality remains tethered to these primary elements—the fertile ground, the quiet waterways, and the enduring architecture of a place that understands its own boundaries.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spencer, Ohio. Coordinates: 41.097757, -82.121762. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Spencer includes the ZIP code (43802, 44275), telephone area code (740, 440), county seat of Medina County (Medina), and school district assignment (Black River Local School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |