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Buckskin Indiana Map

Explore Buckskin, 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 Buckskin, Indiana

How to Use This Buckskin, Indiana Map

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

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	Buckskin
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Gibson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.228379
Longitude	-87.411959
Population	83
Density	31.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	47613, 47647
Area Code	812
County Seat	Princeton
School District	East Gibson School Corporation

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About Buckskin, Indiana

Buckskin is a locality in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 83. The population density is 31.1 people per km². Buckskin is located at 38.2284°N, 87.4120°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 47613, 47647.

Buckskin emerges from the flat, agricultural expanse of the Indiana lowlands as a quiet collection of dwellings anchored to the fertile soil. It lies 13.4 miles northwest of Warrick, IN (from Warrick, IN: bearing 323°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east of Fort Branch. The horizon here is marked by a vast, openness that catches the amber light of dusk, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant silhouette of the Gordon Hills. Smith Fork meanders with sluggish purpose just a mile away, its banks lined with the tangled growth of a riparian corridor, while the Gibson County Wetland Conservation Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal pools that draw the migrating geese. The air carries the scent of damp earth and drying corn stalks, a sensory reminder of the relentless, cycle-driven pace of the plains that define the character of Buckskin.

Industry in Buckskin remains deeply tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the stubborn productivity of the surrounding acreage. The land, once defined by the labor of early settlers who cleared the dense timber, now sustains a mosaic of woodlots and systematic rows of crops that dictate the local economy. While the industrial excavations of Hoskins Pits lie ten miles to the north, the town itself maintains a modest, steady existence focused on the domestic and the agrarian. On quiet afternoons, one might find the stillness broken only by the distant hum of machinery or the shifting of wind through the trees, a reminder of the quietude that persists here despite the changing seasons. Even the nearby waters of Warrens Lake, six miles to the east, seem to reflect this same tempered stillness, serving as a silent witness to the daily endurance of those who call this landscape home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gibson County Wetland Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 200° S
Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 190° S
Oakland City Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 023° NE
Company F. 42nd Indiana Monument (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 026° NE
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.2 mi, 011° N · 20k acres
Scott Township Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 216° SW
Gibson County Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 316° NW
Fifty-Eighth Indiana Regiment Monument (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 316° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 12.3 mi, 316° NW
Gibson County Visitors & Tourism (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 315° NW
Scales Lake State Beach (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 144° SE
Peter Britton Cabin (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 018° N
Mesker Park Ampitheater (Theatre) — 19.1 mi, 214° SW
Gibson Lake Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.2 mi, 295° NW
Newburgh Academy Of Dance (Arts Centre) — 19.2 mi, 179° S
Victory Theatre (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 206° SW
Mound E (Historic Ruins) — 19.8 mi, 187° S
Mound B (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 186° S
Merchand Bridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.9 mi, 209° SW
Lincoln State Park (State Park) — 22.2 mi, 111° E
Green River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.4 mi, 183° S · 2,073 acres
Beall Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.0 mi, 292° W
Beall Woods State Park (Nature Reserve) — 24.2 mi, 291° W
Santa’s Candy Castle (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 106° E
Matthias Scholle House (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 257° W
1830 Owen House Jacquess Parlor (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 257° W
George Keppler House (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 257° W
Hoosier Salon (Gallery) — 29.2 mi, 257° W
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 40.5 mi, 051° NE · 204k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 55.4 mi, 229° SW · 274k acres

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