Explore Hobbs, 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 Hobbs, 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 Hobbs.
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 | Hobbs |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Tipton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 40.283649 |
| Longitude | -85.947484 |
| Population | 92 |
| Density | 31.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 46047 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| County Seat | Tipton |
| School District | Tipton Community School Corporation |
Hobbs sits amidst a vast, flat expanse of Indiana farmland where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the shadow of any distant elevation. It lies 16.8 miles north of Noblesville, IN (from Noblesville, IN: bearing 11°T), and is situated 5.6 miles west of Elwood. The Zittinger Ditch cuts a narrow, purposeful line through the black, fertile earth, acting as a quiet artery for the surrounding fields that define the geometry of the landscape. During the height of summer, the air over Hobbs hangs heavy and still, carrying the faint, dry scent of corn silk and turned soil, while the light at dusk turns the sky into a bruised plum color that settles low against the woodlots. Though the terrain remains stubbornly level, the distant silhouette of The Hogback occasionally haunts the mind’s eye, a reminder of the rugged, limestone country that defines the state’s southern reaches.
Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Hobbs, anchoring the community to the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that have governed these acres for generations. The economy here moves at the deliberate pace of heavy machinery navigating rural lanes, a stark contrast to the recreational hum found ten miles away at Morse Reservoir or the structured stillness of Lions Park. Local life is defined by the architecture of utility—sturdy grain elevators, weather-worn barns, and the persistent presence of the railroad tracks that once facilitated the town's expansion. Residents here possess a quiet, practical resilience, moving through their days with an awareness of the land’s demands and the enduring patterns of a life lived far from the chaotic churn of the coasts.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hobbs, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.283649, -85.947484. 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 Hobbs includes the ZIP code (46047), telephone area code (260), county seat of Tipton County (Tipton), and school district assignment (Tipton Community 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. |