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Arcola Indiana Map

Explore Arcola, 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 Arcola, Indiana

How to Use This Arcola, Indiana Map

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

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.

CityArcola
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyAllen County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude41.103659
Longitude-85.294141
Population201
Density112.7 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes46704, 46818
Area Code574
County SeatFort Wayne
School DistrictNorthwest Allen County Schools

About Arcola, Indiana

Arcola is a locality in Allen County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 201. The population density is 112.7 people per km². Arcola is located at 41.1037°N, 85.2941°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 46704, 46818.

Arcola unfolds across a flat, expansive horizon where the sky holds more weight than the earth itself. It lies 8.4 miles southwest of Allen, IN (from Allen, IN: bearing 218°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-southwest of Fort Wayne. The landscape is a quiet mosaic of woodlots and heavy, productive soil, patterned by the steady march of seasonal cultivation that defines the open plains. A mile away, the manicured greens of Chestnut Hills Golf Club offer a brief, sculpted contrast to the wilder, unkempt edges of the surrounding fields. Two miles to the west, the sluggish waters of Felger Ditch cut a thin, dark line through the silt, providing a modest drainage vein for the surrounding acres. When the sun hangs low, the light stretches across the stubble of the harvested fields, turning the dust into a fine, golden powder that settles over the quiet intersections of Arcola.

Arcola remains a place defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of agricultural cycles and the persistence of its early rail-side roots. The economy clings to the rhythms of the harvest, drawing its strength from the deep, fertile loam that has supported generations of families. Life moves with an unpretentious gravity, marked by the transit of heavy machinery and the distant, rhythmic hum of the tracks that once anchored its development. Residents look toward the horizon, where the distant silhouette of Dunham Hill provides the only vertical break in a world dominated by horizontal lines. Three miles away, the quiet surface of Covington Lake reflects the changing seasons, a still mirror held up to the vast, cloud-swept expanse that governs the character and pace of life in this corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Chestnut Hills Golf Club (Park) — 1.3 mi, 182° S
  • Aboite Trail (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 179° S
  • Sycamore Hills Golf Club (Park) — 2.1 mi, 175° S
  • Buckner Farm Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 098° E
  • Colonel Augustin De La Balme American Revolution (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 314° NW
  • La Balme Massacre Site (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 322° NW
  • Eel River Post-Fort (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 319° NW
  • Painting Fun Spot (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 113° SE
  • Lindenwood Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 106° E
  • A Frame (Viewpoint) — 6.8 mi, 087° E
  • St. Mary's River Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 108° E
  • Arrowhead Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 191° S
  • California Sea Lion (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 088° E
  • Komodo Dragon Statue (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 088° E
  • Sumatran Orangutan (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 088° E
  • Sumatran Tiger (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 088° E
  • LC Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 7.7 mi, 191° S
  • Allen County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 8.5 mi, 044° NE
  • Wunderkammer Company (Arts Centre) — 8.5 mi, 114° SE
  • Fort Wayne Improv (Theatre) — 9.0 mi, 093° E
  • Roanoke Area Heritage Center (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 203° SW
  • Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 12.0 mi, 084° E
  • Chain O' Lakes State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 349° N
  • Mid-America Windmill Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 008° N
  • North Manchester Center of History (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 254° W
  • The Firehouse (Theatre) — 25.9 mi, 254° W
  • Ouabache State Park (State Park) — 27.3 mi, 162° S
  • SOZO Art Studio LLC (Gallery) — 27.6 mi, 002° N

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About This Arcola Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arcola, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.103659, -85.294141. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Arcola includes the ZIP code (46704, 46818), telephone area code (574), county seat of Allen County (Fort Wayne), and school district assignment (Northwest Allen County Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.