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Cates Indiana Map

Explore Cates, 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 Cates, Indiana

How to Use This Cates, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	39.996706
Longitude	-87.33779
Population	80
Density	118.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	47952
Area Code	765
County Seat	Covington
School District	Covington Community School Corporation

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About Cates, Indiana

Cates is a locality in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 80. The population density is 118.3 people per km². Cates is located at 39.9967°N, 87.3378°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47952.

Cates occupies a stretch of quiet earth where the horizon is defined by the steady, measured geometry of Midwestern farmland and the muted greens of woodlots. It lies 5.9 miles north-northeast of Howard, IN (from Howard, IN: bearing 20°T), and is situated 17.8 miles east-southeast of Danville. The landscape surrounding Cates remains defined by the rhythmic pull of the seasons, where the soil holds a deep, dark richness and the air at dusk carries a cool, damp clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every fence line and silo. A mile away, Mill Creek carves a low, serpentine path through the terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate, hushed purpose that anchors the geography of the surrounding fields. Further out, the distant, shadowed silhouette of Devils Backbone provides a rugged contrast to the flatter plains, while the proximity of Lake Holiday Hide-away offers a small, reflective basin that mirrors the vast, shifting colors of the Indiana sky.

Cates emerged as a product of the nineteenth-century rail expansion, a functional node where the pace of life was dictated by the movement of grain and the arrival of the local freight. While the economy has shifted from the frantic energy of the early industrial era, the character of Cates endures in the way neighbors maintain their properties and the quiet persistence of those who work the land. The legacy of the region is felt in the nearby expanse of Perrysville Park, where the untamed patches of forest and meadow serve as a reminder of the landscape before the plow arrived. Residents often find their way toward Pot Rock Hollow when the weather turns, seeking the shelter of the basin’s unique topography. Life in Cates moves with a gravity of its own, grounded in the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest, and a preference for the kind of stillness that allows the rustle of dry corn stalks to be heard over the distant hum of a passing tractor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Perrysville Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 304° NW
Rocky Hollow-Falls Canyon Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 137° SE
Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 144° SE
Camel's Back (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 134° SE
"140 Steps" (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 137° SE
Punch Bowl (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 134° SE
Vermilion River - Wabash Drainage (Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 276° W
Wedge Rock (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 135° SE
Turkey Run Hollow (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 138° SE
Richard Lieber (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 139° SE
Juliet Straus Memorial (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 138° SE
Col. Lieber Memorial (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 139° SE
Sugar Creek (Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 132° SE
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 257° W
Forest Glen Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.9 mi, 280° W
Shades State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 110° E
Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.7 mi, 277° W
Lake Wildlife Areaveland Park (Local Park) — 15.0 mi, 118° SE
Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 281° W
Danville War Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 301° NW
Danville Art League (Public Artwork) — 18.1 mi, 301° NW
Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 300° NW
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 19.5 mi, 308° NW
Cecil M. Harden Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 20.7 mi, 140° SE
Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.4 mi, 295° NW
Kennekuk Cove County Park (State Recreation Area) — 23.3 mi, 305° NW
Inspired Fire (Gallery) — 33.4 mi, 038° NE
Homer Lake Interpretive Center (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 278° W
Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. (Theatre) — 34.6 mi, 161° S
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.5 mi, 140° SE · 16k acres

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