Explore Chili, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chili, 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 Chili.
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 | Chili |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Miami County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 40.860043 |
| Longitude | -86.026381 |
| Population | 48 |
| Density | 152.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 46926 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| County Seat | Peru |
| School District | North Miami Community Schools |
Chili reveals itself through the steady, patient passage of Flowers Creek, which cuts a quiet path through the surrounding fields and woodlots. It lies 7.7 miles north-northeast of Peru, IN (from Peru, IN: bearing 17°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-northeast of Wells. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, defined by the flat, fertile plains of the Midwest that stretch toward the distant silhouette of The Hogback. Sunlight here possesses a particular quality, filtering through the humid air of late afternoon to cast long, golden shadows across the corn rows and the quiet edges of the Eel River Game Management Area (Wildlife Habitat). Even on the stillest days, the atmosphere carries the faint, damp scent of the earth, a reminder that the land remains the primary architect of the local experience.
Chili maintains an economy tied to the rhythms of the seasons, where the labor of the harvest dictates the pace of the calendar. Historically, the area grew from the necessity of inland trade and agriculture, leaving behind a quiet landscape of sturdy architecture and persistent, neighborly observation. Residents often look toward the deeper green of Frances Slocum State Forest or the seasonal pull of Lukens Lake for respite, yet the daily life of the place remains anchored to the road and the field. There is a profound, unassuming dignity in the way the morning light catches the grain elevators, reflecting a life lived with a pragmatic grace that ignores the urgency of the world beyond these plains.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chili, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.860043, -86.026381. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Chili includes the ZIP code (46926), telephone area code (574), county seat of Miami County (Peru), and school district assignment (North Miami Community Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |