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Vinton Ohio Map

Explore Vinton, 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 Vinton, Ohio

How to Use This Vinton, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	38.980429
Longitude	-82.33233
Population	224
Density	73.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	45651, 45686
Area Code	937
County Seat	McArthur
School District	Gallia County Local School District

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About Vinton, Ohio

Vinton is a locality in Vinton County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 224. The population density is 73.5 people per km². Vinton is located at 38.9804°N, 82.3323°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Vinton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 45651, 45686.

Vinton emerges from the dense, tangled canopy of the Appalachian foothills, where the earth rises in stiff, clay-heavy swells and deep-set hollows. It lies 18.9 miles west-southwest of Athens, OH (from Athens, OH: bearing 252°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-northeast of Wellston. The morning light here is thin and pale, filtering through the dense timber of Vinton Furnace State Forest to catch the stagnant, silvered surface of the nearby Elk Fork. Beyond the immediate tree line, the horizon is dominated by the jagged, uneven silhouette of Atkinson Ridge, which acts as a permanent barrier against the wider world. Further afield, the landscape deepens into the quiet, shadowed depression of Brewer Hollow, while the quiet waters of Lake Rupert reflect the heavy, humid clouds that gather before a summer storm.

Vinton carries the marks of an era defined by the extraction of iron and coal, a legacy that remains etched into the very slope of the ground where old furnaces once glowed against the night. The economy has long since shifted away from the heavy industry that built its foundations, leaving behind a stillness that settles over the land like dust on an abandoned workbench. Life in Vinton moves with a deliberate, singular focus, dictated by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the surrounding woodlands. Men and women here understand the weight of the terrain, finding their own patterns in the quiet stretches of time that define the rhythm of the day, far removed from the frantic pace of the distant urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Village of Vinton Park and Recreation Fields (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 244° SW
Tycoon Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 128° SE
Keystone Nature Preserve Site Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 286° W
General John Hunt Morgan Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 002° N
Raccoon Township Ballfield and Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 209° SW
Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 250° W
Baseball Field and Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 229° SW
Broken Aro Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 9.9 mi, 292° W
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 11.1 mi, 212° SW · 243k acres
Park (Local Park) — 11.9 mi, 102° E
Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.0 mi, 343° N
Silver Bridge Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 132° SE
Mothman Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 132° SE
Battle of Point Pleasant Monument (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 133° SE
Lake Alma State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 321° NW
Jackson Lake State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 249° W
Leo Petroglyph (Historic Ruins) — 21.8 mi, 303° NW
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.4 mi, 106° E · 6,562 acres
Mound Cemetery Mound (Historic Ruins) — 23.8 mi, 067° NE
Devils Tea Table (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 008° N
Trisolini Gallery (Gallery) — 26.8 mi, 027° NE
The School of Visual Communication Gallery (Gallery) — 27.0 mi, 027° NE
Athena Cinema (Cinema) — 27.0 mi, 027° NE
Ohio University Art Gallery (Gallery) — 27.1 mi, 027° NE
Passionworks (Arts Centre) — 27.2 mi, 027° NE
Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 28.6 mi, 029° NE
Wayne Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 29.8 mi, 018° N · 1,082 acres
Dogwood Pass (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 274° W
Washington's Western Lands Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 095° E
Ash Cave (Attraction) — 31.1 mi, 339° N

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