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Bear Lake Indiana Map

Explore Bear Lake, 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 Bear Lake, Indiana

How to Use This Bear Lake, Indiana Map

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

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	Bear Lake
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Noble County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	41.325368
Longitude	-85.512117
Population	144
Density	229.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	46701
Area Code	574
County Seat	Albion
School District	Central Noble Community School Corporation

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About Bear Lake, Indiana

Bear Lake is a locality in Noble County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 144. The population density is 229.4 people per km². Bear Lake is located at 41.3254°N, 85.5121°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46701.

Bear Lake occupies a quiet hollow where the earth settles into a mosaic of woodlots and heavy, dark-soiled farmland. It lies 14.6 miles north of Whitley, IN (from Whitley, IN: bearing 2°T), and is situated 6.7 miles southwest of Albion. Carrol Creek draws a slow, silver line through the periphery, its current cutting through the silt with a persistent, low-frequency hum that defines the local geology. To the west, the subtle rise of Diamond Hill breaks the flatness of the horizon, a distant anchor for the eye in a landscape dominated by the sky’s shifting moods. The air here holds a particular weight, thick with the scent of damp loam and the faint, metallic tang of the changing seasons, as light at dusk turns the water of Bear Lake into a sheet of hammered pewter.

Settlement in this region grew from the necessity of the soil, with generations of families tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the steady, unpretentious labor of the inland plains. The local economy persists in the quiet industry of the fields and the small, brick-built workshops that dot the roadsides, maintaining a pace that moves in sync with the slow turn of the year. Visitors often gravitate toward the Bear Lake Public Access Site, a modest expanse that offers a direct interface with the water and the tall, swaying grasses of the bank. Life in Bear Lake operates with a grounded gravity, where the architecture of the barns and the long, straight stretches of road speak to a history of endurance and a present that values the steady, repetitive work of a life lived close to the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Crane Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 153° SE
Smalley Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 258° W
Crooked Lake Nature Preserve (Original) (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 160° S
Chain O' Lakes State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 083° E
Augusta Hills Golf Course (Park) — 5.3 mi, 027° NE
Thomas Estlick, Jr. (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 209° SW
Hidden Diamonds Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 049° NE
Tri-County Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 285° W
Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 273° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 271° W
Site of First County Court and First Mill (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 164° S
Dr. Lloyd C. Douglas (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 174° S
The Haunted Jail (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 174° S
Waterlily Art Gallery (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 300° NW
Mid-America Windmill Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 062° NE
Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 17.1 mi, 250° W
SOZO Art Studio LLC (Gallery) — 17.4 mi, 045° NE
Lucerne Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 253° W
M3 Light Tank (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 252° W
Happy Trees Studio (Gallery) — 19.2 mi, 249° W
Elkhart County 4-H Fair Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 319° NW
Soap Box Derby Hill (Viewpoint) — 23.5 mi, 129° SE
Painting Fun Spot (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 137° SE
California Sea Lion (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 129° SE
Goshen Theater (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 317° NW
LC Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 24.9 mi, 156° SE
Pokagon State Park (State Park) — 35.7 mi, 044° NE

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