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Cree Lake Indiana Map

Explore Cree Lake, 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 Cree Lake, Indiana

How to Use This Cree Lake, Indiana Map

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

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	Cree Lake
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Noble County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	41.507211
Longitude	-85.270514
Population	173
Density	146.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	46755
Area Code	574
County Seat	Albion
School District	East Noble School Corporation

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About Cree Lake, Indiana

Cree Lake is a locality in Noble County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 173. The population density is 146.0 people per km². Cree Lake is located at 41.5072°N, 85.2705°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46755.

Cree Lake holds the mirror of the sky in a basin carved by ancient, retreating ice, its waters held tight by the surrounding mosaic of woodlot and fertile silt. It lies 4.6 miles north of Kendallville, IN (from Kendallville, IN: bearing 356°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north of Avilla. Little Elkhart Creek threads through the landscape, a thin, persistent vein of movement that sustains the moisture of the low-lying basin floor. To the west, the gentle rise of Sand Hill breaks the horizon, a singular elevation that commands a view over the patchwork of agricultural fields and deep-rooted oak thickets. At the edge of the water, the Cree Lake Public Access Site provides a quiet threshold where the land yields to the stillness of the lake, and the light at dusk turns the surface into a sheet of hammered pewter, catching the last amber warmth before the gray of evening settles over the cattails.

Generations have measured their lives by the cycle of the frost and the thaw, keeping a pace dictated by the machinery of harvest and the maintenance of the nearby timber stands. Cree Lake remains a place defined by the steady, quiet industry of the interior, where the economy is tethered to the productivity of the soil and the careful management of the local water resources. The community retains a character forged in the silence of the woods and the labor of the field, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger hubs. Men and women here recognize the value of a slow season, finding a persistent, unassuming dignity in the way the local roads wind toward the creek, indifferent to the hurried world beyond the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

SOZO Art Studio LLC (Gallery) — 0.4 mi, 210° SW
Little Long Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 163° S
Kendallville Fairgrounds (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 167° S
Elks Country Club (Park) — 4.4 mi, 184° S
City Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 166° S
Cobblestone Golf Course (Park) — 4.6 mi, 205° SW
Kendallville Sports Complex (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 162° S
Mid-America Windmill Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 160° S
Olin Lake Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 300° NW
Pigeon River Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 000° N
Chain O' Lakes State Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 199° S
Fort Cooper (Historic Castle / Fort) — 13.6 mi, 065° NE
Amazing Fall Fun (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 113° SE
Pokagon State Park (State Park) — 17.9 mi, 043° NE
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 042° NE
Chief Little Turtle (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 188° S
Wetland View (Viewpoint) — 19.4 mi, 041° NE
The Strand (Cinema) — 21.6 mi, 339° N
Sturgis Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 339° N
Concord Methodist Church (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 191° S
Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 24.5 mi, 240° SW
Waterlily Art Gallery (Gallery) — 25.6 mi, 258° W
Heritage Hall (Theatre) — 26.0 mi, 296° NW
The Haunted Jail (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 205° SW
Michigan-Ohio-Indiana tri-state marker (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 061° NE
Elkhart County 4-H Fair Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 280° W
Sumatran Tiger (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 167° S
Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 28.6 mi, 158° S
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 69.1 mi, 349° N · 539k acres

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