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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	Jay County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

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

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About Center, Indiana

Center is a locality in Jay County, Indiana, United States. 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 remains a quiet junction where the horizon flattens into an expansive, fertile geometry of cornfields and soybean rows. It lies 2.8 miles north-northeast of Greene, IN (from Greene, IN: bearing 26°T), and is situated 2.8 miles west of Jay. The Salamonie River carves a sluggish, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks fringed by dense thickets of willow and sycamore that catch the amber light of late afternoon. To the west, the subtle rise of Twin Hills breaks the monotony of the plains, offering a modest vantage point over a landscape that feels vast and unpretentious. The air here holds the scent of turned soil and distant rain, a grounded atmosphere that persists even as the shadows lengthen across the gravel roads. A few miles away, the quiet waters of Lake Blue Water mirror the shifting colors of the sky, serving as a silent, inland anchor for the surrounding agricultural expanse.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Center, dictating the rhythm of the seasons from the frantic labor of spring planting to the heavy, golden stillness of the autumn harvest. The local economy is tied to this cycle, sustained by generations who have worked the heavy, dark silt of the region with a quiet, persistent industry. Beyond the fields, the influence of Sportland Park provides a necessary reprieve, offering a patch of managed wilderness for those seeking the shade of hardwood stands. Life in Center moves with a deliberate, measured pace, defined less by sudden change than by the steady persistence of its people and the enduring character of its flat, productive soil.

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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