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Friendship Indiana Map

Explore Friendship, 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 Friendship, Indiana

How to Use This Friendship, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	38.970335
Longitude	-85.147733
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	47042, 47021
Area Code	317, 463
County Seat	Versailles

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About Friendship, Indiana

Friendship is a locality in Ripley County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Friendship is located at 38.9703°N, 85.1477°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 47042, 47021.

Friendship holds the quiet confluence of the landscape where Laughery Creek carves a winding path through the limestone-rich soil of the Indiana interior. It lies 9.9 miles north-northwest of Switzerland, IN (from Switzerland, IN: bearing 333°T), and is situated 9.0 miles southeast of Versailles. The earth here rises into the weathered, timbered spine of Possum Trot Ridge, providing a constant, shadowed horizon that frames the lowlands. Beyond the creek’s immediate reach, the terrain shifts into the secluded, shaded basin of Baum Hollow, where the air holds a cooler, damp weight even in the height of summer. Five miles away, the stillness of Lake Dilldear mirrors the sky, a calm expanse that anchors the surrounding mosaic of woodlots and fields. At the Lubbe (Gilbert And Alma Nentrup) Nature Preserve, the forest floor remains undisturbed, offering a dense, green sanctuary that feels removed from the reach of the modern commute.

Friendship retains a character defined by the slow, deliberate work of the land and the endurance of its local traditions. The economy of Friendship has long been tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the practical industry of its inhabitants, who have maintained a steady, self-reliant pace since the earliest settlements took hold in the valley. Life here is measured by the seasonal shifts in the fields and the persistent flow of Laughery Creek, which serves as a vital, moving axis for the surrounding properties. There is a particular clarity to the light during the late afternoon, catching the pale stone and the high, arching hardwoods in a way that makes the passage of time feel both heavy and inconsequential. People here move with an unforced familiarity, honoring a legacy of craftsmanship and rural persistence that remains visible in the plain, sturdy architecture of the buildings and the quiet pride taken in the upkeep of the local commons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lubbe (Gilbert And Alma Nentrup) Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 038° NE
Lubbe Woods (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 036° NE
Versailles State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 332° NW
Buchanan's Station (Historic Castle / Fort) — 8.0 mi, 242° SW
Laughery Creek Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 080° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 14.6 mi, 064° NE
Red Wolf Sanctuary (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 095° E
Fulton Burying Ground (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 089° E
Lawrenceburg (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 061° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 010° N
The Oxbow (Nature Reserve) — 19.2 mi, 059° NE
Private (Viewpoint) — 19.3 mi, 213° SW
Clifty Falls State Park (State Park) — 20.0 mi, 224° SW
Butler-Turpin House Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 183° S
Stargazer Planetarium (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 068° E
4d Special Efects (Theatre) — 21.2 mi, 068° E
Saber-Tooth Cat (Public Artwork) — 27.0 mi, 078° E
Martin Marietta Performing Arts Theater (Theatre) — 28.2 mi, 046° NE
Rosebrook Art Center (Arts Centre) — 28.2 mi, 085° E
Hardy Lake LWCF (State Recreation Area) — 31.2 mi, 244° SW
Adams Family Manor (Nature Reserve) — 32.7 mi, 196° S
Batthery Bates (Historic Ruins) — 33.1 mi, 077° E
Cincinnati Type & Print Museum (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 074° E
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.8 mi, 270° W · 16k acres
Robert D. Lindner Family Omnimax Theater (Cinema) — 34.1 mi, 073° E
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 073° E
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 50.3 mi, 276° W · 204k acres
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 60.9 mi, 275° W · 13k acres

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