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Hamlet Indiana Map

Explore Hamlet, 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 Hamlet, Indiana

How to Use This Hamlet, Indiana Map

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

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	Hamlet
State	Indiana (IN)
County	LaPorte County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Indiana/Knox)

Latitude	41.379372
Longitude	-86.583216
Population	773
Density	309.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	46574, 46532
Area Code	260
County Seat	La Porte
School District	Oregon-Davis School Corporation

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About Hamlet, Indiana

Hamlet is a locality in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 773. The population density is 309.3 people per km². Hamlet is located at 41.3794°N, 86.5832°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Indiana/Knox) timezone. Hamlet is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 46574, 46532.

Hamlet emerges from the flat, industrious stretches of northern Indiana as a quiet crossroads where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by anything more imposing than a grain elevator. It lies 8.5 miles east-southeast of LaPorte, IN (from LaPorte, IN: bearing 121°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-southeast of La Porte. The landscape around Hamlet consists of fertile, dark-soiled expanses that shift in color from the vibrant green of early summer corn to the muted, tawny hues of late autumn stubble. Only a mile away, the Little Kankakee River winds through the lowlands, its progress marked by a thin line of riparian timber that breaks the monotony of the open fields. To the west, the sprawling grounds of the Kingsbury Fish And Wildlife Area offer a sanctuary where the land returns to a wilder, more tangled state, providing a stark contrast to the rigid geometry of the surrounding agriculture.

Railroad tracks remain the iron pulse of the local economy, a legacy of the era when steam power dictated the growth of such settlements in the Midwest. Hamlet maintains a deliberate pace, where the sound of a distant locomotive whistle serves as a common measure of the passing day rather than a disruption. While modern transit has shifted the flow of commerce, the regional reliance on the land persists, with the heavy machinery of harvest season defining the seasonal rhythm. Twelve miles to the southeast, the modest elevation of Reeves Hill stands as the most notable landmark in a region defined by its flatness, while the distant waters of Dollar Lake offer a quiet retreat for those seeking a moment of stillness away from the machinery of the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hamlet Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 252° W
Kankakee River Swampland (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 333° NW
Koontz Lake Dam Property (State Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 065° NE
Koontz Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 072° E
Knox Community High School Auditorium (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 199° S
Ober Sand Savanna (Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 164° S
Kingsbury Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 001° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 038° NE
Chief Menominee Statue (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 117° SE
Prarie Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 14.3 mi, 327° NW
Statue of Liberty (Public Artwork) — 14.3 mi, 100° E
Menominee Indian Statue (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 103° E
Webster Center Sign (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 102° E
Potato Creek State Park (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 043° NE
Tippecanoe River State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 181° S
MTB Skills Area (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 331° NW
Kersting's Cycle Center & Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 213° SW
Tree Sign (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 014° N
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 20.8 mi, 321° NW · 11k acres
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Marine Protected Area) — 20.8 mi, 321° NW
Isis Theater (Cinema) — 22.6 mi, 183° S
Martin Luther King Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 25.0 mi, 283° W
Founders Rock (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 283° W
Porter County Jail (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 284° W
Chicago Street Theater (Theatre) — 25.6 mi, 284° W
49'er Drive-in Theater (Cinema) — 25.6 mi, 295° NW
Zao Island (Theme Park) — 25.7 mi, 282° W
Indiana Dinosaur Museum (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 028° NE
HealthWorks! Kids' Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 040° NE
Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 34.2 mi, 354° N

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