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Center Indiana Map

Explore Center, 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 Center, Indiana

How to Use This Center, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	38.048656
Longitude	-87.343064
Population	605
Density	186.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	47371, 47601, 46902
Area Code	812, 574
County Seat	Kokomo
School District	Taylor Community School Corporation

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About Center, Indiana

Center is a locality in Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 605. The population density is 186.9 people per km². Center is located at 38.0487°N, 87.3431°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 47371, 47601, 46902.

Center stretches across a flat, expansive horizon where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 5.3 miles southeast of Kokomo, IN (from Kokomo, IN: bearing 133°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west-southwest of Greentown. The landscape is defined by a rhythmic succession of corn and soybean fields, interrupted only by the occasional stand of hardwoods that provide a deep, shade-heavy respite from the sun. Taylor Run winds through the low-lying sections of the terrain, its banks lined with willow and sycamore that trace a dark, serpentine path through the soil. On the clearest days, the faint, jagged silhouette of The Hogback can be imagined as a distant promise on the western edge of the world, though the immediate reality is the stillness of the plains. Light here possesses a particular quality at dusk, turning the dust motes above the fields into a fine, suspended gold that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the fence line.

Center traces its identity to the steady, methodical progress of agricultural labor that has defined the region for generations. The local economy remains anchored in the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the mechanical hum of tractors serves as the primary clock for the day. Residents often seek quiet recreation at Mohr Park, where the manicured green space offers a sharp contrast to the vast, open rows of the nearby farms. For those who favor the water, Kokomo Waterworks Reservoir Number Two provides a calm expanse of surface that mirrors the shifting clouds and the slow progression of the seasons. Life in Center moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, where the value of a day is measured by the clarity of the work done and the enduring strength of the neighbors who share the silence of the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chandler Town Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 262° W
Chandler Community Center Sports Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 239° SW
Richards Community Pool (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 090° E
Scales Lake State Beach (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 084° E
Amax Atheletic Field (State Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 186° S
Newburgh Academy Of Dance (Arts Centre) — 7.6 mi, 207° SW
Goebel Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.1 mi, 268° W
Mound B (Historic Ruins) — 9.5 mi, 219° SW
Chieftan's Hut (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 220° SW
Lost Hill Wetland Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 337° NW
11-6-05 Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 224° SW
Green River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.0 mi, 204° SW · 2,073 acres
Victory Theatre (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 247° SW
Tony's Art (Public Artwork) — 13.4 mi, 248° W
Alhambra Theater (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 244° SW
Sugar Ridge Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 032° NE
Merchand Bridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.2 mi, 249° W
John James Audubon State Park (State Park) — 14.4 mi, 225° SW
Joseph E. O'Daniel (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 252° W
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennal Plaza (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 077° E
Audubon Mill Park (Nature Reserve) — 19.8 mi, 224° SW
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.1 mi, 003° N · 20k acres
Santa’s Candy Castle (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 079° E
Gibson County Visitors & Tourism (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 329° NW
Traditional Arts Today (Arts Centre) — 28.7 mi, 065° NE
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 32.5 mi, 103° E · 204k acres
Matthias Scholle House (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 280° W
1830 Owen House Jacquess Parlor (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 280° W
George Keppler House (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 280° W
Hoosier Salon (Gallery) — 32.7 mi, 280° W

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