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Altona Indiana Map

Explore Altona, 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 Altona, Indiana

How to Use This Altona, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	41.351438
Longitude	-85.154972
Population	213
Density	405.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	46738
Area Code	574
County Seat	Auburn
School District	Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools

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About Altona, Indiana

Altona is a locality in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 213. The population density is 405.1 people per km². Altona is located at 41.3514°N, 85.1550°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Altona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46738.

Altona emerges from the flat, industrious stretches of the Indiana plains where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by the shadow of any distant mountain range. It lies 5.1 miles west-southwest of Auburn, IN (from Auburn, IN: bearing 258°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-southwest of DeKalb. The landscape surrounding Altona is defined by a mosaic of woodlots and heavy-soiled farmland, where the earth holds a dark, fertile promise through the changing seasons. Only a mile away, the slow, rhythmic persistence of Little Cedar Creek cuts through the terrain, its banks often thick with the quiet industry of local wildlife. Two miles to the north, the waters of Depew Lake capture the pale, slate-colored light of autumn afternoons, reflecting the vast Midwestern sky with a clarity that renders the world still. At the center of the local geography, Mary Comesky Memorial Park provides a modest expanse of green, offering a place where the wind moves through the grass with a dry, whispering sound that marks the passing of the day.

History in Altona is written in the utilitarian geometry of rail lines and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines its residential streets. The regional economy has long been tethered to the pulse of agriculture and the steady, mechanical hum of small-scale manufacturing, a legacy that demands a particular brand of patience from those who live here. Residents carry the quiet self-reliance of a place shaped by the seasonal demands of the harvest and the persistent, low-frequency vibration of passing freight trains. Life in Altona proceeds with a deliberate, measured cadence, favoring the familiarity of the local general store and the social gravity of the high school basketball court over the frantic pace of larger hubs. Even at nine miles distant, the silhouette of Baby Mountain serves as a subtle, fixed point for those traveling the county roads, a reminder that the land maintains its own ancient, quiet order regardless of the work being done in the fields below.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ocker Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 074° E
West Side Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 106° E
Garrett Country Club (Park) — 1.2 mi, 086° E
Jordan Wetlands (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 145° SE
Fifteenth St Wetlands (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 082° E
Carr Field (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 085° E
DeKalb County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 5.3 mi, 083° E
Noble Hawk Golf Links (Park) — 5.6 mi, 307° NW
Cooks Landing (State Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 172° S
Mid-America Windmill Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 324° NW
Kendallville Fairgrounds (State Recreation Area) — 8.4 mi, 323° NW
Amazing Fall Fun (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 062° NE
Chain O' Lakes State Park (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 262° W
Glacial Esker Nature Preserve - Glacial Esker (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 264° W
Chief Little Turtle (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 226° SW
SOZO Art Studio LLC (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 329° NW
Concord Methodist Church (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 222° SW
Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 16.5 mi, 164° S
Swamp Bridge (Viewpoint) — 16.5 mi, 180° S
Johnny Appleseed Gravesite (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 174° S
Sumatran Tiger (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 179° S
Sumatran Orangutan (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 179° S
California Sea Lion (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 180° S
Komodo Dragon Statue (Public Artwork) — 16.9 mi, 180° S
Fort Wayne Improv (Theatre) — 17.7 mi, 174° S
Fort Cooper (Historic Castle / Fort) — 17.8 mi, 021° N
Wunderkammer Company (Arts Centre) — 20.6 mi, 179° S
Huber Opera House & Civic Center (Theatre) — 20.8 mi, 101° E
LC Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 26.1 mi, 199° S
Roanoke Area Heritage Center (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 203° SW

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