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West Alexandria Ohio Map

Explore West Alexandria, 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 West Alexandria, Ohio

How to Use This West Alexandria, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	39.744497
Longitude	-84.532173
Population	1,334
Density	596.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45381
Area Code	937
County Seat	Eaton
School District	Twin Valley Community Local School District

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About West Alexandria, Ohio

West Alexandria is a locality in Preble County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,334. The population density is 596.8 people per km². West Alexandria is located at 39.7445°N, 84.5322°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. West Alexandria is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45381.

West Alexandria emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Ohio landscape, where the water of Twin Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 12.3 miles southwest of Clayton, OH (from Clayton, OH: bearing 228°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west-southwest of Perry Township Montgomery County. The horizon remains wide and open, interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Devils Backbone to the east, a reminder of the geologic shifts that shaped this ground long before the plow. Sunlight here has a particular weight, pressing down on the fields at dusk until the air turns the color of bruised plums and the crickets begin their steady, rhythmic work. Four miles to the north, the waters of Asher Lake hold the reflection of the sky with a mirror-like stillness, untouched by the movement of the wind that constantly sweeps across the surrounding plains.

West Alexandria carries the quiet gravity of a place that grew from the necessity of trade and the patience of agriculture, its streets laid out with a functional clarity that mirrors the grid of the nearby farmlands. The economy here remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, a legacy of the settlers who recognized the value of the dark, productive soil. Residents gather for the annual rhythms of life at the Preble County Fairgrounds, five miles away, where the dust of summer events settles into the history of the soil itself. Those seeking a deeper quiet often walk the Beech Ridge Trail, nine miles off, where the canopy thickens and the modern world thins away into the rustle of leaves. Life moves with an internal logic, defined by the turning of the harvest and the steady, unhurried flow of the creek that has watched the town grow from a crossing into a place of rooted, persistent existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Preble County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 265° W
Penn Terra Golf Club (Park) — 6.6 mi, 009° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 091° E
Woodland Trails Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 223° SW
Germantown Metropark (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 138° SE
Westbrook Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 043° NE
Sycamore State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 067° NE
Rush Run Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 201° S
Larch Tree Golf Course (Park) — 10.4 mi, 074° E
Train Station (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 134° SE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 134° SE
Train Caboose (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 134° SE
By-Jo Theatre (Cinema) — 11.9 mi, 134° SE
Germantown Clock (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 134° SE
Olivehill Elementary School (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 084° E
Harshman Covered Bridge (Viewpoint) — 12.9 mi, 257° W
Hopewell Earthwork (Historic Ruins) — 14.3 mi, 138° SE
Dayton Soldiers’ Monument (Public Artwork) — 14.5 mi, 089° E
The Ginkgo (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 119° SE
Woodland Naturary (Nature Reserve) — 14.9 mi, 140° SE
Hueston Woods State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 220° SW
Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 057° NE
Aviation Trail Parachute Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 087° E
Wright Bicycle Shop Site (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 087° E
Pioneer Farm Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 223° SW
Paradigm Industrial (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 082° E
The International Peace Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 087° E
Levitt Pavilion (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 087° E
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (National Monument) — 33.9 mi, 094° E · 60 acres

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