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Bennetts Switch Indiana Map

Explore Bennetts Switch, 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 Bennetts Switch, Indiana

How to Use This Bennetts Switch, Indiana Map

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

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	Bennetts Switch
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Miami County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	40.585039
Longitude	-86.11277
Population	141
Density	366.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	46901
Area Code	574
County Seat	Peru
School District	Maconaquah School Corporation

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About Bennetts Switch, Indiana

Bennetts Switch is a locality in Miami County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 141. The population density is 366.0 people per km². Bennetts Switch is located at 40.5850°N, 86.1128°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46901.

Bennetts Switch occupies a quiet expanse of north-central Indiana where the flat horizon is broken only by the deliberate geometry of cornfields and the occasional stand of stubborn hardwood. It lies 6.9 miles north of Kokomo, IN (from Kokomo, IN: bearing 9°T), and is situated 5.4 miles south-southeast of Grissom AFB. The Russell Ditch carves a thin, reed-choked line through the loamy earth, serving as a modest artery that directs the slow movement of snowmelt and rain toward the larger drainage basins of the plains. While the distant silhouette of The Hogback remains a phantom on the edge of the sky, the immediate landscape is defined by the heavy, dark soil that dictates the pace of the seasons. Sunlight here possesses a distinct, pale clarity in the autumn, catching the dust of harvest time and turning the air into a golden, suspended haze that seems to hold the very weight of the earth in its suspension.

Bennetts Switch grew from the expansion of the rail era, drawing its identity from the intersection of industry and the agrarian cycles that still govern the local economy today. The proximity to the quiet woods of Frances Slocum State Forest and the recreational respite provided by Houston Park offers a measured balance to the industrial legacy of the region. Life here moves with the deliberate gravity of a place that understands its own roots, far from the frantic pace of larger hubs but well-acquainted with the hum of machinery and the seasonal migration of grain. Residents often look toward the horizon near Kokomo Waterworks Reservoir Number Two when the heat of mid-July settles over the asphalt, finding a steady, unadorned contentment in the familiar sights of a landscape that asks for little and offers a profound, grounded stillness in return.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Houston Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 195° S
Wilson Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 197° S
Martin Luther King Memeorial (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 187° S
Excelerator (Public Artwork) — 6.8 mi, 189° S
Indiana Women's Legacy Memorial (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 188° S
Reservoir Park Boat Launch (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 153° SE
Kokomo Country Club (Park) — 8.3 mi, 191° S
American Legion Golf Course (Park) — 8.5 mi, 184° S
Mississinewa Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 11.2 mi, 042° NE
Mississinewa Lake (Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 042° NE
Replica Statue of Liberty (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 011° N
Miami County Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 011° N
Kirkendall Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 187° S
Frances Slocum State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.5 mi, 034° NE
International Circus Hall of Fame (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 023° NE
Cole Clothing Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 313° NW
Little Turtle Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 17.5 mi, 311° NW
Artist Avenue (Gallery) — 17.6 mi, 312° NW
Welcome to Logansport (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 311° NW
Museum of American Politcal Communication (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 312° NW
Browns of Wabash (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 046° NE
Mark Honeywell - Memorial (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 046° NE
Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 21.0 mi, 046° NE
Ford Theater (Theatre) — 21.0 mi, 046° NE
Gallery 64 (Gallery) — 21.1 mi, 046° NE
Eagles Theater (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 046° NE
Lonely Red Caboose (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 046° NE
Salamonie Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 26.5 mi, 057° NE
Prophetstown State Park (State Park) — 35.2 mi, 265° W
Tippecanoe River State Park (State Park) — 43.2 mi, 327° NW

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