Enter your search query in the box below.

Vanlue Ohio Map

Explore Vanlue, 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 Vanlue, Ohio

How to Use This Vanlue, Ohio Map

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

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.

CityVanlue
StateOhio (OH)
CountyHancock County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.975332
Longitude-83.479093
Population341
Density378.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code45890
Area Code234, 330
County SeatFindlay
School DistrictVanlue Local School District

About Vanlue, Ohio

Vanlue is a locality in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 341. The population density is 378.3 people per km². Vanlue is located at 40.9753°N, 83.4791°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Vanlue is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45890.

Vanlue occupies a quiet expanse of the Ohio flatlands where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the jagged silhouettes of great peaks. It lies 10.1 miles east-southeast of Findlay, OH (from Findlay, OH: bearing 118°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west-northwest of Carey. Brights Ditch traces a modest, winding path through the surrounding fields, its narrow channel marking the local topography with a subtle, persistent moisture that feeds the dense, dark soil. Five miles to the east, North Ridge provides a faint, elevated boundary to the landscape, while the waters of Findlay Reservoir sit patiently within the same radius, reflecting the expansive Midwestern sky. During the quiet hours of dusk, the light here takes on a pale, amber quality that softens the sharp edges of the farm outbuildings and settles deep into the rows of ripening crops.

Vanlue reflects the enduring character of a region built upon the steady productivity of the earth and the persistence of its inhabitants. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the quiet, methodical movement of machinery across the expansive acreage. Beyond the fields, the nearby Wayside Golf Course offers a deliberate contrast to the working land, providing a manicured space for recreation that punctuates the otherwise utilitarian stretch of the countryside. Life in Vanlue proceeds with a deliberate, unassuming pace, defined by the seasonal shifts of the harvest and the long-standing ties that bind the residents to the fertile plains beneath their feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Sheriden Cave (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 078° E
  • Wayside Golf Course (Park) — 4.2 mi, 320° NW
  • Our Lady of Consolation (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 111° E
  • Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 112° E
  • Riverbend Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 314° NW
  • Wyandot Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 120° SE
  • Red Hawk Run Golf Course (Park) — 6.0 mi, 342° N
  • Russell E. Wilke Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.7 mi, 196° S
  • Anchored to the Rock (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 312° NW
  • Emory Adams Park (Local Recreation) — 8.6 mi, 288° W
  • Hancock County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 8.7 mi, 296° NW
  • George Flinchbaugh Memorial (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 297° NW
  • Hancock Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 308° NW
  • Camp Berry (Private Recreation) — 9.0 mi, 265° W
  • Findlay Art League (Arts Centre) — 9.9 mi, 296° NW
  • Fisher/Wall Gallery (Gallery) — 10.1 mi, 296° NW
  • Hester Powell Grimm Theatre (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 301° NW
  • Harold E. Newhard Planetarium (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 301° NW
  • Dudley and Mary Marks Lea Art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.6 mi, 301° NW
  • Mazza Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 301° NW
  • Sandusky - Heck Bridge SR (State Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 081° E
  • Van Buren State Park (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 322° NW
  • Seneca County Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 058° NE
  • Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.5 mi, 162° S
  • Tiffin Glass Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 058° NE
  • The Poignon Project Art Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 18.8 mi, 059° NE
  • Shannon Theater (Cinema) — 22.3 mi, 255° W
  • Wolf Creek Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 26.9 mi, 190° S
  • Old Quarry Pump house (Historic Ruins) — 28.7 mi, 264° W
  • Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.3 mi, 030° NE · 21k acres

Latest News: Vanlue

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News

Loading news-world…

About This Vanlue Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vanlue, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.975332, -83.479093. 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 Vanlue includes the ZIP code (45890), telephone area code (234, 330), county seat of Hancock County (Findlay), and school district assignment (Vanlue 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.