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Hendricks Indiana Map

Explore Hendricks, 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 Hendricks, Indiana

How to Use This Hendricks, Indiana Map

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

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.

CityHendricks
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyJohnson County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude39.608102
Longitude-86.14832
Population170,156
Density280.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes46142, 46122
Area Code260
County SeatFranklin

About Hendricks, Indiana

Hendricks is a locality in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. With a population of 170,156, Hendricks is a major urban centre in Indiana. The population density is 280.0 people per km². Hendricks is located at 39.6081°N, 86.1483°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 46142, 46122.

Hendricks occupies a quiet expanse of the interior plains where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the jagged interruptions of distant peaks. It lies 2.3 miles west of Greenwood, IN (from Greenwood, IN: bearing 260°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-southwest of Beech Grove. Turkey Pen Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the landscape, its waters often catching the low, pale amber of the afternoon sun as it slides across the fields. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge rises against the sky, a reminder of the geologic shifts that shaped this region long before the first plows turned the earth. The air here carries the scent of dry soil and curing grasses, particularly as one moves toward the Orchard Golf Center, where the manicured greens offer a sharp, verdant contrast to the wilder, scrubby brush that clings to the creek banks.

Hendricks emerged from the steady, persistent labor of settlers who recognized the fertility of the dark, loamy soil and the practical utility of the nearby waterways. Early inhabitants built their lives around the rhythms of the seasons, establishing homesteads that gradually coalesced into a modest center of trade and social connection. The original character of Hendricks was forged in the quiet resilience of those who cleared the woodlots and drained the low-lying sections to make way for the harvest. Over generations, the patterns of the early surveyors became the permanent geometry of the roads and property lines, marking a history defined less by grand events than by the slow, additive process of building a life upon the prairie.

Economic life in Hendricks remains anchored to the productivity of the land and the modest industries that support the surrounding agricultural mosaic. While the local infrastructure is focused on the efficient movement of goods and the maintenance of essential services, the proximity of Le-An-Wa Lake provides a rare point of stillness for those seeking respite from the demands of the workday. Education and local commerce function as the primary engines of the area, drawing on the industrious spirit of residents who value self-reliance and the steady improvement of their surroundings. Despite the absence of large-scale manufacturing, Hendricks maintains a functional, pragmatic economy that emphasizes the stability of local businesses over the volatility of distant markets.

Cultural life in Hendricks unfolds with a focus on the shared traditions that bring people together, whether at high school basketball games that fill the air with the squeak of sneakers or during the annual festivals that mark the turning of the harvest. Residents often look toward the distant Swain Memorial Forest for recreation, finding a deeper connection to the natural world in its quiet, shaded corridors. While the pace of life remains measured, the collective identity of Hendricks is defined by a deep-seated appreciation for the subtle shifts in light and shadow that define the passing year. This is a place where the social fabric is reinforced by long-standing neighbors and the quiet, enduring beauty of a landscape that asks for little but rewards those who watch the seasons change with patience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Orchard Golf Center (Park) — 0.6 mi, 330° NW
  • Freedom Springs (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 128° SE
  • Northwest Park Annex (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 352° N
  • Eldorado Golf Course (Park) — 1.4 mi, 210° SW
  • Community Center (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 084° E
  • Decorative Cannon (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 294° NW
  • Smock Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 052° NE
  • On Stage Live At The Luxe (Arts Centre) — 3.4 mi, 081° E
  • Statue of St. Francis (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 051° NE
  • Southwestway - Cottonwood Lakes (Local Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 292° W
  • Winding River Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 5.6 mi, 298° NW
  • Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center (Public Artwork) — 7.0 mi, 005° N
  • Ransburg Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 006° N
  • Key Stadium (Stadium) — 7.1 mi, 007° N
  • Blackwell Cemetery (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 020° N
  • Wallace F. Holladay Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.7 mi, 298° NW
  • The HiFi (Theatre) — 10.0 mi, 002° N
  • The Archivist (Gallery) — 10.3 mi, 357° N
  • Kind Gallery (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 314° NW
  • American Heart Association Learn CPR Station (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 313° NW
  • Tom Duffy - Harvesting Limestone (Gallery) — 10.8 mi, 313° NW
  • Indy Logo (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 313° NW
  • International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 352° N
  • Imax (Cinema) — 11.1 mi, 354° N
  • Echo Hollow Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 11.3 mi, 285° W
  • Depew Memorial Fountain (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 358° N
  • Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park (State Park) — 18.2 mi, 020° N
  • Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.3 mi, 225° SW · 16k acres
  • Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 34.9 mi, 183° S · 204k acres

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About This Hendricks Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hendricks, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.608102, -86.14832. 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 Hendricks includes the ZIP code (46142, 46122), telephone area code (260), county seat of Johnson County (Franklin), and school district assignment.

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.