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Kentland Indiana Map

Explore Kentland, 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 Kentland, Indiana

How to Use This Kentland, Indiana Map

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

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	Kentland
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Newton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.770315
Longitude	-87.445303
Population	1,641
Density	469.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	47951
Area Code	765
County Seat	Kentland
School District	South Newton School Corporation

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About Kentland, Indiana

Kentland is a locality in Newton County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,641. The population density is 469.3 people per km². Kentland is located at 40.7703°N, 87.4453°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kentland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47951.

Kentland occupies a broad expanse of level prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 3.1 miles west of Newton, IN (from Newton, IN: bearing 275°T), and is situated 19.2 miles southwest of Rensselaer. The Kent Ditch carves a deliberate, narrow path through the black, heavy soil, serving as a quiet artery for the surrounding fields that stretch toward the horizon in endless, geometric grids. To the north, the terrain remains stubbornly flat, though the distant elevation of Mount Nebo offers a solitary anchor for the eye against the immense, shifting weather patterns of the plains. During the autumn, the light turns a brittle, pale gold, illuminating the stubble of harvested corn until the landscape feels like a vast, hushed cathedral dedicated to the cycle of the seasons. Those seeking the quietude of wilder spaces often turn toward the Raub Gamebird Habitat Area, where the tall grasses sway in rhythm with the wind, far removed from the hurried pace of larger centers.

Kentland persists as a center of agricultural industry, defined by the steady pulse of grain elevators that rise above the streets like iron sentinels. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding mosaic of woodlots and farms, where the work is dictated by the turning of the soil and the unpredictable temper of the regional climate. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the endurance of brick facades and the long, straight roads that draw travelers across the midwestern grid. While Riverside Lake provides a localized respite for those looking to watch the water settle into a glassy stillness, the true character of Kentland reveals itself in the persistence of its residents and the slow, deliberate work of maintaining a life in the middle of the continent. Even as the decades shift, the town maintains a singular focus, anchored by the strength of its people and the quiet, unending labor required to cultivate the fertile plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Raub Gamebird Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 230° SW
Vinegar Hill (Codden Farm) Gamebird Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 187° S
Sugar Creek (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 207° SW
Shewami Country Club (Local Recreation) — 9.7 mi, 267° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 15.0 mi, 271° W
Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 15.8 mi, 285° W
JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica) (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 233° SW
Origin of Milford (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 233° SW
Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.0 mi, 344° N · 132 acres
Kankakee Sands (Conservation Area) — 18.1 mi, 360° N
Ritz Cinema (Cinema) — 19.1 mi, 053° NE
Lilian Fendig Gallery (Gallery) — 19.2 mi, 053° NE
Prairie Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 19.2 mi, 053° NE
American Eagle Flight 4184 Roadside Memorial (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 017° N
LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 26.7 mi, 356° N
Kankakee County Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 316° NW
Twin Lakes Cinema (Cinema) — 35.8 mi, 093° E
Prophetstown State Park (State Park) — 36.2 mi, 122° SE
When Dreams Dance (Public Artwork) — 36.5 mi, 130° SE
Loeb Playhouse (Theatre) — 36.7 mi, 130° SE
Fowler Hall (Theatre) — 36.7 mi, 130° SE
Native American Village (Museum) — 37.4 mi, 120° SE
Inspired Fire (Gallery) — 37.8 mi, 136° SE
Artists Own (Gallery) — 37.9 mi, 130° SE
Columbian Park Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 39.0 mi, 129° SE
Tippecanoe River State Park (State Park) — 49.7 mi, 062° NE
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 50.5 mi, 323° NW · 18k acres
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 50.9 mi, 000° N · 11k acres

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