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Boston Indiana Map

Explore Boston, 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 Boston, Indiana

How to Use This Boston, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	39.74116
Longitude	-84.851903
Population	150
Density	259.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	47324
Area Code	317
County Seat	Richmond
School District	Richmond Community School Corporation

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About Boston, Indiana

Boston is a locality in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 150. The population density is 259.7 people per km². Boston is located at 39.7412°N, 84.8519°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Boston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47324.

Boston emerges from the Indiana landscape as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the persistent, winding presence of Boston Creek. It lies 6.4 miles south-southeast of Richmond, IN (from Richmond, IN: bearing 161°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-northwest of Lake Lakengren. The topography here is characterized by a mosaic of fertile farmland and woodlot, where the soil holds the memory of ancient glaciers in its dark, heavy composition. At dusk, the light catches the low-hanging horizon, turning the fields into a flat, bruised purple that seems to pull the very heat from the ground. A short distance away, the Whitewater River Valley - Smith-Elder Moraine Woods offers a preserved segment of this terrain, where the air grows dense with the scent of damp loam and the rustle of oaks that have stood long enough to witness the slow shifts of the regional climate.

Boston maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasonal cycle of the harvest, an economy tethered to the productivity of the surrounding plains. While the proximity of Brookville Lake provides a reservoir of stillness and recreation for those seeking the water’s edge, the character of Boston remains rooted in the solid, unpretentious industry of the interior. The architecture of the region leans toward the functional, with brick structures standing as modest sentinels against the expansive sky. Mount Auburn looms as a distant silhouette on the far horizon, a reminder that the land possesses a subtle, vertical ambition beneath its otherwise level demeanor. Life here moves with a deliberate pace, colored by the practicalities of a landscape that demands attentiveness, where the sound of the wind through the cornstalks often serves as the primary accompaniment to the passage of a day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Whitewater River Valley - Smith-Elder Moraine Woods (Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 316° NW
Harshman Covered Bridge (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 121° SE
Whitewater Valley Gorge Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 327° NW
Glen Miller Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 354° N
Madonna of the Trail (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 350° N
Seal of the County Commissioners (Public Artwork) — 6.5 mi, 338° N
Joseph Moore Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 331° NW
Model T Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 342° N
Brookville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 244° SW
Middle Fork Reservoir (Local Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 351° N
Whitewater State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 216° SW
Woodland Trails Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 118° SE
Brookville Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 223° SW
Fish Cleaning Station (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 214° SW
Hornbeam Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.4 mi, 215° SW
Preble County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 11.9 mi, 091° E
Hueston Woods State Park (State Park) — 13.0 mi, 157° SE
Pioneer Farm Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 158° S
Martindale Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 301° NW
Rush Run Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.6 mi, 133° SE
Old Fairfield (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 206° SW
The Seal (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 159° S
Hefner Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 158° S
Verlin L. Pulley (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 158° S
Limper Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 158° S
Train Station (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 107° E
Train Caboose (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 107° E
By-Jo Theatre (Cinema) — 26.8 mi, 107° E
Hopewell Earthwork (Historic Ruins) — 28.5 mi, 111° E
Woodland Naturary (Nature Reserve) — 28.8 mi, 113° SE

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