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Colburn Indiana Map

Explore Colburn, 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 Colburn, Indiana

How to Use This Colburn, Indiana Map

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

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	Colburn
State	Indiana (IN)
County	St. Joseph County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	40.518777
Longitude	-86.712192
Population	164
Density	633.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	46536, 47905
Area Code	260, 765
County Seat	South Bend
School District	Tippecanoe School Corporation

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About Colburn, Indiana

Colburn is a locality in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 164. The population density is 633.2 people per km². Colburn is located at 40.5188°N, 86.7122°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 46536, 47905.

Colburn emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Indiana plains as a quiet intersection of sky and soil. It lies 9.3 miles south of South Bend, IN (from South Bend, IN: bearing 186°T), and is situated 9.7 miles southwest of Mishawaka. The landscape surrounding Colburn is defined by a rhythmic mosaic of corn and soybean fields, broken only by the occasional stand of timber and the subtle, earthbound presence of Vargo Hill rising four miles away to anchor the view. Water moves with deliberate, low-profile purpose through the Shidler - Hoffman Ditch, which cuts a narrow path through the acreage just a mile from the center of activity. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Pleasant Lake reflects the shifting clouds, offering a stillness that seems to permeate the very air of the region.

Colburn traces its modest character to the iron pulse of the rail lines that once dictated the movement of goods across the Midwest. Modern life here follows the pace of the harvest, with the local economy rooted firmly in the productivity of the surrounding earth. The Old Railroad Bike Trail now occupies the corridor of the former tracks, providing a flat, linear path where travelers can trace the historic transit routes of a different era. The rhythm of the day is marked by the low hum of machinery and the long, amber light that stretches across the fields at dusk, illuminating a place that values the steady, unadorned labor of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prophetstown State Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 290° W
Lafayette Country Club Battleground Course (Park) — 4.3 mi, 274° W
Paper Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 018° N
Riley Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 024° NE
Knop Lake Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 150° SE
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 023° NE
Delphi Opera House (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 023° NE
Stone Quarry Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 013° N
Monon High Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 6.1 mi, 037° NE
Native American Village (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 257° W
Footprints in History (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 257° W
Tippecanoe Battlefield Memorial Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 263° W
Hufford Trust Gamebird Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 352° N
Indiana Veteran's Home Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 250° W
Captured Spanish Cannon (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 252° W
Layfayette Municipal Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 242° SW
Columbian Park Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.1 mi, 229° SW
Malibu Jack's Lafayette (Theme Park) — 11.4 mi, 219° SW
Grateful Heart Gallery and Gifts (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 234° SW
Artists Own (Gallery) — 11.7 mi, 234° SW
Wabash Landing 9 (Cinema) — 12.0 mi, 236° SW
Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex (Local Recreation) — 12.1 mi, 246° SW
Purdue Golf (Local Recreation) — 12.2 mi, 243° SW
Loeb Playhouse (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 239° SW
Monster Mini (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 217° SW
Inspired Fire (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 231° SW
Twin Lakes Cinema (Cinema) — 15.8 mi, 351° N
Shadeland School (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 228° SW
Tippecanoe River State Park (State Park) — 40.6 mi, 009° N
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 75.7 mi, 355° N · 11k acres

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