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Boswell Indiana Map

Explore Boswell, 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 Boswell, Indiana

How to Use This Boswell, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	40.521148
Longitude	-87.378351
Population	800
Density	349.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	47921
Area Code	765
County Seat	Fowler
School District	Benton Community School Corporation

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About Boswell, Indiana

Boswell is a locality in Benton County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 800. The population density is 349.4 people per km². Boswell is located at 40.5211°N, 87.3784°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Boswell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47921.

Boswell stretches across a broad, flattened expanse of the Midwestern prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything taller than a grain silo or the occasional stand of timber. It lies 17.0 miles south of Newton, IN (from Newton, IN: bearing 179°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-southwest of Fowler. The land around Boswell is defined by the steady, patient work of the elements, with Goose Creek carving a narrow, meandering path through the earth just a mile from the center of the grid. While the distant silhouette of Hog Back Hill marks the far edge of the regional view, the immediate terrain is dominated by the geometry of immense, productive fields that catch the fading amber light of dusk in a way that makes the soil seem to glow with a deep, dark vitality. Two miles out, the Brouillette (McGinnis) Gamebird Habitat Area offers a quiet sanctuary of prairie grasses and brush, providing a stark, wild contrast to the manicured rows of corn and soybeans that otherwise define the topography.

Boswell carries the weight of a settlement built upon the necessity of the harvest, its streets organized with a utilitarian precision that reflects the agricultural rhythm of the surrounding countryside. The local economy remains anchored to the output of the earth, where the seasonal cycle of planting and threshing dictates the pace of life and the movement of heavy machinery along the blacktop roads. Grain elevators rise like monoliths above the low-slung architecture, serving as the primary landmarks for anyone navigating the flat, open grid. Residents here maintain a pragmatic connection to the land, tempered by the long, quiet winters and the intense, humid productivity of the summers. Even when the wind pulls across the plains, the town holds its own with a sturdy, brick-and-mortar resilience, remaining a place where the work of the day is measured by the tangible yield of the fields rather than the frantic pulse of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brouillette (McGinnis) Gamebird Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 088° E
Mcclellan Tract (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 042° NE
Fowler Community Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 023° NE
North Fork Vermilion River (Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 260° W
Sugar Creek (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 319° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 15.5 mi, 258° W
Ross Camp and Ross Hills (State Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 117° SE
Origin of Milford (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 294° NW
JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica) (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 294° NW
Granville (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 114° SE
Shawnee Bottoms (Nature Reserve) — 20.1 mi, 171° S
Inspired Fire (Gallery) — 24.9 mi, 114° SE
When Dreams Dance (Public Artwork) — 25.2 mi, 105° E
Loeb Playhouse (Theatre) — 25.3 mi, 105° E
Fowler Hall (Theatre) — 25.3 mi, 105° E
Wabash Landing 9 (Cinema) — 26.0 mi, 105° E
Heron Park (Viewpoint) — 26.0 mi, 214° SW
Artists Own (Gallery) — 26.5 mi, 105° E
Grateful Heart Gallery and Gifts (Gallery) — 26.7 mi, 105° E
Prophetstown State Park (State Park) — 27.3 mi, 094° E
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 27.4 mi, 209° SW
Columbian Park Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 27.7 mi, 105° E
Horseshoe Bottom Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.2 mi, 225° SW
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 28.8 mi, 218° SW
Native American Village (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 093° E
Monster Mini (Attraction) — 29.2 mi, 111° E
Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.5 mi, 346° N · 132 acres
Shades State Park (State Park) — 42.1 mi, 160° S
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 66.2 mi, 328° NW · 18k acres
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 68.2 mi, 357° N · 11k acres

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