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Delaware Indiana Map

Explore Delaware, 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 Delaware, Indiana

How to Use This Delaware, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	39.147831
Longitude	-85.207182
Population	489
Density	93.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	47037
Area Code	317, 463
County Seat	Versailles
School District	Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation

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About Delaware, Indiana

Delaware is a locality in Ripley County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 489. The population density is 93.5 people per km². Delaware is located at 39.1478°N, 85.2072°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47037.

Delaware occupies a quiet intersection of the Indiana landscape where the earth settles into a mosaic of woodlots and open fields. It lies 11.8 miles west of Dearborn, IN (from Dearborn, IN: bearing 263°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-northeast of Versailles. Castators Creek carves a thin, reflective artery through the soil, its current pulling softly past the roots of sycamores that have shaded these banks for generations. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity at dusk, turning the stubble of harvested corn fields into a vast field of amber wire. Two miles to the north, the surface of Paradise Lake holds the stillness of the afternoon, serving as a mirror for the wide, unclouded skies that define this inland basin. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Hogback Hill marks the edge of the horizon, grounding the flat expanse in a singular, geologic permanence that remains unchanged by the passing of the seasons.

Delaware emerged from the labor of those who cleared the timber to make room for the plow, establishing a rhythm of life dictated by the yield of the land and the changing weather. The local economy persists as a quiet extension of this agrarian heritage, where the pace of the day is marked by the movement of heavy machinery and the steady work of the surrounding farms. Residents find their recreation in the nearby trails of Versailles State Park, a sprawling expanse of timber and limestone that offers a deeper look into the region’s natural foundations. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the terrain dips toward the shadows of Johnson Hollow, where the air remains cool long after the sun has climbed high. Life in Delaware moves with the deliberate, measured cadence of a place that is content to be known by its neighbors, defined by the soil it occupies and the quiet, enduring gravity of the inland plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Versailles State Park (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 203° SW
Falling Timber Nature Preserve (Henderson Bend) (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 214° SW
Falling Timber Nature Preserve (Falling Timber) (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 187° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 046° NE
Bischoff Reservoir (Batesville) Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 005° N
Liberty Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 357° N
Brum Woods (Local Recreation) — 9.9 mi, 354° N
Batesville Memorial Pool (State Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 355° N
Biergartens (Viewpoint) — 13.0 mi, 286° W
In Memory of the Unborn (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 289° W
Picker Monument (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 289° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.2 mi, 000° N
Buchanan's Station (Historic Castle / Fort) — 16.5 mi, 194° S
The Oxbow (Nature Reserve) — 19.7 mi, 097° E
Red Wolf Sanctuary (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 127° SE
Stargazer Planetarium (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 101° E
4d Special Efects (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 100° E
Martin Marietta Performing Arts Theater (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 072° E
Old Fairfield (Historic Ruins) — 28.0 mi, 024° NE
Clifty Falls State Park (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 204° SW
Saber-Tooth Cat (Public Artwork) — 30.4 mi, 103° E
Rosebrook Art Center (Arts Centre) — 32.9 mi, 108° E
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.1 mi, 248° W · 16k acres
Butler-Turpin House Museum (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 176° S
Hornbeam Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 34.0 mi, 021° N
Princess Theater (Cinema) — 34.4 mi, 338° N
Fish Cleaning Station (Attraction) — 34.5 mi, 022° N
Cincinnati Type & Print Museum (Museum) — 35.2 mi, 095° E
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 47.2 mi, 263° W · 204k acres
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 58.0 mi, 263° W · 13k acres

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