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Hartz Lake Indiana Map

Explore Hartz 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.

Interactive Map of Hartz Lake, Indiana

How to Use This Hartz Lake, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hartz 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 Hartz 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	Hartz Lake
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Starke County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Indiana/Knox)

Latitude	41.17481
Longitude	-86.493795
Population	312
Density	266.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	46960
Area Code	574
County Seat	Knox
School District	Culver Community Schools Corporation

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About Hartz Lake, Indiana

Hartz Lake is a locality in Starke County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 312. The population density is 266.8 people per km². Hartz Lake is located at 41.1748°N, 86.4938°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Indiana/Knox) timezone. ZIP code: 46960.

Hartz Lake occupies a quiet hollow where the glacial till of the Midwest settles into a mosaic of fertile farmland and dense, deciduous woodlots. It lies 9.4 miles southeast of Starke, IN (from Starke, IN: bearing 135°T), and is situated 10.1 miles east-northeast of Ripley. The terrain unfolds in modest swells, leading the eye toward the distant silhouette of Pigeon Roost Hill, which marks the horizon like a blunt, earthen thumb. Only a mile away, the Tippecanoe River carves its path through the silt, its current a persistent, dark ribbon that defines the seasonal pulse of the local water table. When the sun dips low, the light catches the moisture rising from the damp soil, turning the atmosphere into a pale, translucent veil that softens the edges of the barns and silos dotting the periphery.

Agriculture remains the primary anchor of the regional economy, with fields of corn and soybean stretching outward to form a landscape of measured, repetitive labor. Residents often look toward the Lake Maxinkuckee Public Access Site for recreation, finding a communal space that bridges the gap between the private quiet of the fields and the broader regional identity. The history of Hartz Lake is a quiet accumulation of days spent working the heavy, dark earth, creating a culture that values endurance over spectacle. Even now, the rhythm of the locality is set by the planting and the harvest, a slow, deliberate cadence that persists regardless of the changing world beyond the county line.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Monterey Community Park Memorial (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 155° SE
Lake Maxinkuckee Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 069° E
Culver Town Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 052° NE
Tippecanoe River Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 232° SW
Tippecanoe River State Park (State Park) — 5.1 mi, 233° SW
Bass Lake State Beach (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 305° NW
Winamac Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 267° W
Ober Sand Savanna (Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 343° N
Winamac City Park (Local Park) — 9.9 mi, 214° SW
Mill Pond Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 029° NE
Indian Head Gateway (Public Artwork) — 10.2 mi, 212° SW
Isis Theater (Cinema) — 10.2 mi, 214° SW
Knox Community High School Auditorium (Theatre) — 10.3 mi, 318° NW
Chief Menominee Statue (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 039° NE
Menominee Indian Statue (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 041° NE
Kersting's Cycle Center & Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 266° W
Mentone Egg (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 090° E
Prarie Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 29.0 mi, 335° NW
Museum of American Politcal Communication (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 167° S
Artist Avenue (Gallery) — 29.8 mi, 167° S
Cole Clothing Museum (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 166° S
Welcome to Logansport (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 167° S
MTB Skills Area (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 336° NW
Twin Lakes Cinema (Cinema) — 32.8 mi, 205° SW
Happy Trees Studio (Gallery) — 33.2 mi, 084° E
M3 Light Tank (Attraction) — 33.4 mi, 082° E
Lucerne Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 33.9 mi, 081° E
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 35.1 mi, 330° NW · 11k acres
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Marine Protected Area) — 35.1 mi, 330° NW
Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 48.8 mi, 351° N

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