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Willshire Ohio Map

Explore Willshire, 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 Willshire, Ohio

How to Use This Willshire, Ohio Map

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

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

Latitude	40.748658
Longitude	-84.791074
Population	405
Density	443.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45898
Area Code	234, 330
County Seat	Van Wert
School District	Parkway Local School District

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About Willshire, Ohio

Willshire is a locality in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 405. The population density is 443.0 people per km². Willshire is located at 40.7487°N, 84.7911°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Willshire is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45898.

Willshire occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Ohio landscape where the horizon asserts itself with a quiet, persistent authority. It lies 13.7 miles southwest of Van Wert, OH (from Van Wert, OH: bearing 232°T), and is situated 9.2 miles southeast of Decatur. The Saint Marys River carves a deliberate path past the village, its dark, silty current moving with a sluggish patience that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate banks, the land opens into vast, cultivated fields that change color with the turning of the seasons, shifting from the pale, brittle stubble of late winter to the deep, heavy green of midsummer corn. On clear evenings, the light catches the moisture in the air, turning the sky a bruised violet and casting long, thin shadows across the earth that seem to stretch toward the distant, unseen presence of Twin Hills.

Willshire carries the weight of a modest, industrious past, rooted in the steady output of the surrounding agricultural plains. The local economy remains tethered to the soil, reflecting a heritage of labor that prioritizes utility and the slow accumulation of grain and livestock. Life here maintains a deliberate pace, disconnected from the frantic energy of larger centers and defined instead by the seasonal cycles of the harvest. Seven miles away, the Baltzell-Lenhart Woods Nature Preserve provides a quiet sanctuary of native timber, while those seeking the stillness of open water often look toward Saddle Lake. The culture of Willshire is forged in this simplicity, a place where the rhythm of the day is marked by the wind shifting through the crops and the steady, unhurried flow of the Saint Marys River.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Baltzell-Lenhart Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 282° W
Kekionga Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 308° NW
Homestead Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 303° NW
Storybook Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.9 mi, 308° NW
Deerfield Golf Course (Park) — 10.9 mi, 107° E
Saint Mary's River Wetlands Na (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 113° SE
Woods Golf Club (Park) — 12.1 mi, 065° NE
Van Wert County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 12.7 mi, 056° NE
Franklin Elementary School bell (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 054° NE
Ouabache State Park (State Park) — 15.7 mi, 263° W
Union Center Memorial Bell Monument (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 032° NE
Wheatland Acres Welcome Sign (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 141° SE
Grand Lake St Marys State Park (State Park) — 22.5 mi, 128° SE
Lock Number 14 (Historic Ruins) — 24.3 mi, 115° SE
Miami and Erie Canal Lock 8 (Historic Ruins) — 27.6 mi, 127° SE
Wunderkammer Company (Arts Centre) — 28.0 mi, 319° NW
St. Mary's overlook Deck (Viewpoint) — 29.5 mi, 322° NW
Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 29.5 mi, 331° NW
Fort Wayne Improv (Theatre) — 29.6 mi, 324° NW
New Bremen Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 135° SE
Bicycle Museum of America (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 135° SE
Painting Fun Spot (Attraction) — 30.9 mi, 317° NW
Sumatran Orangutan (Attraction) — 31.1 mi, 323° NW
California Sea Lion (Attraction) — 31.1 mi, 323° NW
Sumatran Tiger (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 323° NW
LC Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 32.5 mi, 302° NW
Regal Cinemas 12 (Cinema) — 33.2 mi, 091° E
Salamonie Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 36.6 mi, 268° W

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