Explore Harrison Lake, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Harrison Lake, 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 Harrison Lake.
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 | Harrison Lake |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Bartholomew County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 40.166983 |
| Longitude | -87.237787 |
| Population | 144 |
| Density | 266.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 47987, 47201 |
| Area Code | 765, 317 |
| County Seat | Columbus |
| School District | Bartholomew County School Corporation |
Harrison Lake occupies a quiet portion of the landscape where the land settles into a mosaic of woodlots and open fields. It lies 5.4 miles west-southwest of Columbus, IN (from Columbus, IN: bearing 257°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-southwest of Bartholomew. Denios Creek winds its way through the terrain, cutting a steady, narrow path that dictates the drainage of the surrounding soil. To the east, the silhouette of Pleasant Ridge rises against the skyline, providing a firm boundary to the horizon, while the nearby expanse of Touch the Earth offers a preserved corridor for local wildlife to move undisturbed. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and drying corn stalks, a heavy, honest smell that lingers long after the sun dips behind the distant tree lines.
Harrison Lake serves as a focal point for the surrounding acreage, drawing the eye toward its still, dark surface where the reflection of the clouds often looks more substantial than the sky itself. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, defined by the seasonal cycles of cultivation and the persistence of those who work the heavy clay soil. History here is kept in the quiet maintenance of fence lines and the sturdy construction of barns that have weathered decades of Midwestern winters. While Green Valley lies far enough away to feel like a different world, the people here maintain a steady pace, finding enough satisfaction in the steady turn of the seasons and the occasional silence that settles over the fields when the wind finally stops its restless movement through the grass.
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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 Bartholomew County (Columbus), and school district assignment (Bartholomew County School Corporation).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |