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Clayton Indiana Map

Explore Clayton, 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 Clayton, Indiana

How to Use This Clayton, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	39.689213
Longitude	-86.522498
Population	908
Density	578.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	46118
Area Code	260
County Seat	Danville
School District	Mill Creek Community School Corporation

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About Clayton, Indiana

Clayton is a locality in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 908. The population density is 578.5 people per km². Clayton is located at 39.6892°N, 86.5225°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Clayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46118.

Clayton exists as a quiet accumulation of woodlots and open fields, where the horizon is defined by the flat, persistent reach of the Indiana plains. It lies 4.9 miles south of Danville, IN (from Danville, IN: bearing 178°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west of Plainfield. The earth here is heavy and dark, sustaining a mosaic of cornrows and timber that shifts in color from the deep emerald of midsummer to the brittle, pale gold of late autumn. Mud Creek winds through the low ground just a mile away, its banks marked by the gray, skeletal reach of sycamores that stand against the frequent, sudden storms rolling in from the west. To the distant southwest, the faint, blue-tinted silhouette of Long Ridge occasionally breaks the monotony of the sky, serving as a reminder of the rugged limestone country that lies far beyond the reach of these level acres.

Clayton maintains a rhythm dictated by the demands of the soil and the steady pulse of the local rail lines that have long served as the town’s economic spine. Generations have worked these tracts, their labor etched into the functional, unadorned architecture of the village center where the light at dusk catches the sharp edges of brick and mortar. Residents find quiet respite at the Community Gardens, a patch of cultivated earth four miles out that grounds the local spirit in the persistent act of growing. While the pace remains deliberate, the influence of the wider world arrives through the nearby transit corridors, yet the character of the place is held fast by the memory of its early settlers and the enduring, practical nature of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ellis Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 006° N
Blanton Woods (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 000° N
Richard A Carlucci Recreation And Aquatic Center (Local Recreation) — 5.9 mi, 078° E
Al And Jan Barker Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 083° E
Bicentennial Monument (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 082° E
Plainfield Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 6.4 mi, 082° E
Celebration of Service (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 085° E
WWII Monument (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 087° E
Sodalis Nature Park (Local Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 107° E
AMC Perry Crossing 18 (Cinema) — 8.7 mi, 080° E
Echo Hollow Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 9.4 mi, 107° E
Mooresville Movies (Cinema) — 10.0 mi, 128° SE
Bradford Woods (State Resource Management Area) — 10.6 mi, 160° S
Wallace F. Holladay Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.4 mi, 095° E
Tom Duffy - Harvesting Limestone (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 082° E
Indy Logo (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 081° E
American Heart Association Learn CPR Station (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 082° E
Kind Gallery (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 081° E
Big Walnut Addition Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 290° W
Big Walnut Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.2 mi, 295° NW
Winding River Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 14.8 mi, 103° E
Eagle Creek Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 15.3 mi, 043° NE
Dallara Factory (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 066° NE
North Main Straight Spectator Mound (Viewpoint) — 16.9 mi, 063° NE
The Snake Pit (Theatre) — 17.1 mi, 064° NE
Hogan Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 028° NE
Putnam County Train Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 262° W
Ray Bradbury Center (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 072° E
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.5 mi, 185° S · 16k acres
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 40.4 mi, 174° S · 204k acres

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