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Derby Indiana Map

Explore Derby, 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 Derby, Indiana

How to Use This Derby, Indiana Map

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

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	Derby
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Perry County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.03034
Longitude	-86.527202
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	47525
Area Code	812
County Seat	Tell City

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About Derby, Indiana

Derby is a locality in Perry County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Derby is located at 38.0303°N, 86.5272°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 47525.

Derby occupies a quiet reach of the earth where the heavy, slow-moving Ohio River bends against the limestone bluffs, defining the southern border of the landscape. It lies 7.4 miles east of Perry, IN (from Perry, IN: bearing 82°T), and is situated 14.2 miles east-northeast of Tell City. The terrain surrounding Derby is a dense mosaic of woodlot and limestone, where the sunlight at dusk seems to thicken, gilding the jagged limestone faces until they burn with a pale, cold fire. To the north, the elevation rises toward the modest summit of Glenn Hill, while the land dips into the shadowed, cool depression of Rockhouse Hollow. This entire expanse is anchored by the vast, contiguous canopy of the Hoosier National Forest, which presses close enough to Derby to breathe a damp, mossy scent into the humid summer air.

History in Derby is written in the silence of the riverbank, where the currents have long dictated the movement of goods and the slow expansion of the local economy. The rhythms of life here are tethered to the land’s rugged geology and the cycles of the forest, far removed from the frantic pace of larger industrial hubs. Life in Derby remains quiet and insular, favoring the persistence of small-scale agriculture and the stewardship of the surrounding woods over the noise of modern development. Though Saddle Lake lies a short distance away, the spirit of the place is inextricably bound to the Ohio River, which serves as a constant, somber companion to those who live in the shadow of the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yellowbank Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 130° SE
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 025° NE · 204k acres
Perry County Wildlife Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 300° NW
Hoosier Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 9.2 mi, 227° SW · 35 acres
Ferdinand State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.0 mi, 307° NW
Shooting Star Cliffs - Saalman Hollow (Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 345° N
Harrison - Crawford State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.7 mi, 029° NE
Jeffreys Cliff (Local Park) — 12.9 mi, 218° SW
Cinema 66 (Cinema) — 14.1 mi, 243° SW
Town of Troy Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 260° W
Christ of the Ohio (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 260° W
O'bannon Woods State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 046° NE
Harrison-Crawford State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 17.0 mi, 051° NE
O'Bannon Woods Fire Tower (Viewpoint) — 18.3 mi, 050° NE
Tree Trunk from 1974 Tornado (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 096° E
1974 Tornado Victims (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 096° E
Santa’s Candy Castle (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 285° W
Squire Boone Caverns (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 083° E
Pine Acres Miniature Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 22.3 mi, 080° E
Traditional Arts Today (Arts Centre) — 22.7 mi, 306° NW
Lincoln State Park (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 283° W
Marengo Cave (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 023° NE
Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 31.5 mi, 357° N
Fort Duffield (Historic Castle / Fort) — 31.9 mi, 094° E
Astra Theatre (Theatre) — 33.2 mi, 319° NW
Springs Stadium (Cinema) — 36.1 mi, 353° N
French Lick West Baden Museum (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 352° N
Indiana Railway Museum (Museum) — 36.6 mi, 352° N
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.1 mi, 304° NW · 20k acres
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 54.9 mi, 164° S · 51k acres

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