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Adams Indiana Map

Explore Adams, Indiana, 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 Adams, Indiana

How to Use This Adams, Indiana Map

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

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	Adams
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Decatur County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	39.48227
Longitude	-86.355548
Population	121
Density	198.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	46151, 47240
Area Code	260, 317
County Seat	Greensburg
School District	Decatur County Community Schools

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About Adams, Indiana

Adams is a locality in Decatur County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 121. The population density is 198.9 people per km². Adams is located at 39.4823°N, 86.3555°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 46151, 47240.

Adams occupies a flat expanse of fertile soil where the horizon stretches wide, marked only by the deliberate geometry of woodlots and the quiet, persistent movement of Clifty Creek. It lies 5.1 miles northwest of Greensburg, IN (from Greensburg, IN: bearing 307°T), and is situated 15.0 miles southeast of Shelbyville. The landscape here is defined by an understated gravity, where the earth holds the light of late afternoon in a long, golden suspension before the shadows deepen across the fields. Four miles to the west, the surface of Greenburg Reservoir captures the sky, acting as a mirror for the shifting clouds that drift over this inland plain. Far to the south, the faint, jagged silhouette of McGuire Ridge occasionally breaks the distant haze, grounding the otherwise level topography in a sense of ancient, geological reach.

Adams emerged from the necessity of the land, its rhythm dictated by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of harvest that draws the eye toward the horizon. The economy remains anchored to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, a legacy of cultivation that persists in the quiet industry of the grain silos and the steady transit of machinery. Residents often gravitate toward the Greensburg Reservoir Public Fishing Area for a reprieve from the labor of the day, finding a particular clarity in the stillness of the water and the tall, unkempt grasses that border the bank. Life in Adams moves with an intentional pace, a steady endurance that reflects the resilience of those who have long attended to this specific corner of the Hoosier interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Henderson Bridge Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 354° N
Blue Bluff (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 284° W
Bradford Woods (State Resource Management Area) — 3.7 mi, 300° NW
Martinsville (Sycamore Creek) Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 274° W
Martinsville City Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 225° SW
Morgan - Monroe State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 206° SW
Mooresville Movies (Cinema) — 8.3 mi, 353° N
Yellowwood State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 185° S
Echo Hollow Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 11.6 mi, 000° N
Decorative Cannon (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 039° NE
Wallace F. Holladay Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 13.5 mi, 011° N
Celebrating the American Familiy (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 351° N
WWII Monument (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 351° N
Plainfield Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 15.4 mi, 351° N
AMC Perry Crossing 18 (Cinema) — 15.8 mi, 359° N
Street Art (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 090° E
Tom Duffy - Harvesting Limestone (Gallery) — 16.3 mi, 011° N
Indy Logo (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 011° N
American Heart Association Learn CPR Station (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 011° N
Kind Gallery (Gallery) — 16.4 mi, 011° N
Bean Blossom Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.7 mi, 161° S
On Stage Live At The Luxe (Arts Centre) — 17.1 mi, 057° NE
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.4 mi, 220° SW · 16k acres
Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 220° SW
Camp Hughes (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 242° SW
Ransburg Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 037° NE
Brown County State Park (State Park) — 20.9 mi, 164° S
Mccormick's Creek State Park (State Park) — 22.5 mi, 236° SW
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 26.1 mi, 179° S · 204k acres
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.0 mi, 182° S · 13k acres

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