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Cross Plains Indiana Map

Explore Cross Plains, 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 Cross Plains, Indiana

How to Use This Cross Plains, Indiana Map

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

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	Cross Plains
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Ripley County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	38.943946
Longitude	-85.204678
Population	86
Density	35.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	47017
Area Code	317, 463
County Seat	Versailles
School District	South Ripley Community School Corporation

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About Cross Plains, Indiana

Cross Plains is a locality in Ripley County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 86. The population density is 35.3 people per km². Cross Plains is located at 38.9439°N, 85.2047°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47017.

Cross Plains emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of woodlots and fields where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the shifting shadows of the sun. It lies 10.3 miles northwest of Switzerland, IN (from Switzerland, IN: bearing 313°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-southeast of Versailles. Mosquito Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the pale, expansive sky that dominates this inland stretch of the country. To the west, the solid, enduring presence of Salem Ridge rises against the horizon, anchoring the view and sheltering the low-lying fields from the sweep of unchecked winds. The air here carries a clean, sharp scent of turned earth and drying leaves, particularly as dusk settles and the light softens into a muted, dusty gold that highlights the texture of the weathered barns and the long, straight lines of the fences.

Cross Plains owes its character to the industrious persistence of those who worked the soil long before the modern age, turning a mosaic of forest and prairie into a steady, agrarian existence. Economic life remains tethered to the land, where the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictates the quiet commerce of the region. Those seeking a deeper connection to the natural world often venture toward the Lubbe (Gilbert And Alma Nentrup) Nature Preserve, which provides a sanctuary for the local flora, or spend a quiet afternoon near the quiet waters of Camp Livingston Lake. Beyond the fields, the nearby presence of Horton Hollow offers a slight, sheltered depression in the landscape, a reminder of the subtle geological shifts that define the local topography and keep the pace of life measured, deliberate, and entirely removed from the clamor of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buchanan's Station (Historic Castle / Fort) — 4.5 mi, 244° SW
Lubbe (Gilbert And Alma Nentrup) Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 051° NE
Lubbe Woods (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 050° NE
Versailles State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 000° N
Laughery Creek Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 075° E
Private (Viewpoint) — 16.2 mi, 208° SW
Clifty Falls State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 221° SW
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 213° SW
Red Wolf Sanctuary (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 088° E
Butler-Turpin House Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 174° S
Fulton Burying Ground (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 084° E
Charters of Freedom (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 221° SW
The Oxbow (Nature Reserve) — 22.7 mi, 059° NE
Stargazer Planetarium (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 066° NE
4d Special Efects (Theatre) — 24.7 mi, 066° NE
Hardy Lake LWCF (State Recreation Area) — 27.7 mi, 244° SW
Adams Family Manor (Nature Reserve) — 30.2 mi, 191° S
Saber-Tooth Cat (Public Artwork) — 30.4 mi, 076° E
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.8 mi, 270° W · 16k acres
Rosebrook Art Center (Arts Centre) — 31.5 mi, 082° E
Martin Marietta Performing Arts Theater (Theatre) — 31.7 mi, 047° NE
Showplace Cinemas Seymour (Cinema) — 34.2 mi, 272° W
Batthery Bates (Historic Ruins) — 36.5 mi, 076° E
Cincinnati Type & Print Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 072° E
Robert D. Lindner Family Omnimax Theater (Cinema) — 37.6 mi, 072° E
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 47.5 mi, 279° W · 204k acres
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 58.1 mi, 277° W · 13k acres

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