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Fontanet Indiana Map

Explore Fontanet, 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 Fontanet, Indiana

How to Use This Fontanet, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	39.577314
Longitude	-87.230586
Population	347
Density	33.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	47874, 47851
Area Code	765
County Seat	Terre Haute
School District	Vigo County School Corporation

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About Fontanet, Indiana

Fontanet is a locality in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 347. The population density is 33.1 people per km². Fontanet is located at 39.5773°N, 87.2306°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 47874, 47851.

Fontanet emerges from the flat, industrious stretches of the Indiana landscape, defined by the quiet persistence of the North Branch Otter Creek as it cuts through the earth nearby. It lies 10.1 miles east-northeast of Harrison, IN (from Harrison, IN: bearing 71°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-northwest of Brazil. The horizon remains vast and largely unobstructed, though the distant silhouette of Indian Ridge provides a faint, serrated edge to the western sky during the clearest hours of the evening. Within the immediate perimeter, the dense, quiet canopy of Fontanet Woods offers a localized refuge, its heavy foliage grounding the surrounding expanse of farmland. The light here has a peculiar, amber quality at dusk, caught between the stalks of corn and the low-slung, weathered architecture of the village, turning the gray dust of the roads into something resembling polished copper for a fleeting moment.

History clings to the soil of Fontanet, a legacy forged in the era when coal extraction and the rhythmic clatter of the railway dictated the pulse of daily survival. While the once-frenetic industry has long since receded, the infrastructure remains, leaving behind a stillness that speaks of an economy transitioned toward the slow, deliberate work of the fields and the maintenance of a modest, quiet existence. Residents occasionally look toward the nearby serenity of Morey Lake or traverse the modest distance toward Pleasant Valley, yet the character of the place remains firmly rooted in its own distinct, unpretentious geography. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, maintaining a deliberate distance from the frantic pace of modern centers, preferring instead the steady, predictable cycle of the harvest and the cooling shadows of the local woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fontanet Woods (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 198° S
Mark's Par 3 Golf Course (Park) — 6.4 mi, 210° SW
Chinook Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 170° S
Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. (Theatre) — 6.6 mi, 124° SE
Prairie Creek Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 209° SW
Hawthorne Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 217° SW
Depth of Field (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 217° SW
Freedom Shrine (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 218° SW
Finish Line (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 192° S
Claude Matthews Medallion (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 302° NW
Haley Tower (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 235° SW
Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 209° SW
Swope Art Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 231° SW
Antique Tractor Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 214° SW
Cecil M. Harden Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.2 mi, 039° NE
Cecil M. Hardin Lake (Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 037° NE
Watermark Landing (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 231° SW
Log Cabin Chapel (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 249° W
Raccoon Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.9 mi, 035° NE
Obsons Farm Corn Maze (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 350° N
Green Valley Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 254° W
Putnam County Train Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 075° E
Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 20.6 mi, 003° N
Sunset Point (Viewpoint) — 21.3 mi, 003° N
Shades State Park (State Park) — 25.3 mi, 013° N
Clark County Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 242° SW
American Beech Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 30.4 mi, 238° SW
Bachner Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 31.9 mi, 023° NE
Tivoli Theater (Cinema) — 32.1 mi, 129° SE
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.3 mi, 119° SE · 16k acres

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