Harrison Lake Indiana Map

About Harrison Lake, Indiana

Harrison Lake is a locality in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. Harrison Lake is located at 40.1670°N, 87.2378°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 47987, 47201.

Harrison Lake occupies a quiet, inland stretch of the Hoosier landscape where the earth settles into a mosaic of dense woodlots and open, cultivated fields. It lies 6.4 miles southeast of Fountain, IN (from Fountain, IN: bearing 127°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south of Attica. The terrain here reflects a patient, glacial history, defined by the slow movement of water through the soil and the presence of Coal Creek, which winds its way through the landscape just a mile away. To the west, the distant, rugged silhouette of Devils Backbone provides a jagged reference point against the horizon, while the terrain closer at hand remains dominated by the soft, deliberate transitions of the Midwest plains. Sunlight here possesses a particular quality, often turning the late-afternoon sky into a bruised violet that illuminates the dust rising from gravel roads and the deep, verdant greens of the nearby Portland Arch Nature Preserve (Original).

Harrison Lake persists as a quiet node in a regional economy long tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the steady, mechanical pulse of local industry. While the shadow of larger, more frantic centers remains distant, the pulse of daily life moves at the pace of the seasons, influenced by the proximity of sites like Shawnee Lake and the more secluded reaches of Rattlesnake Hollow. The land has been shaped by generations who understood the necessity of working with the stubborn, clay-heavy soil, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, brick-built architecture that stands against the changing weather. In the quiet hours, the atmosphere carries the weight of a long, settled history, where the primary concerns remain the maintenance of the fields and the maintenance of the small, essential connections that hold a place together.

About This Harrison Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Harrison Lake, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.166983, -87.237787. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Harrison Lake includes the ZIP code (47987, 47201), telephone area code (765, 317), county seat of Fountain County (Covington), and school district assignment (Bartholomew County School Corporation).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.