Kingsford Heights Indiana Map
Explore Kingsford Heights, 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 Kingsford Heights, Indiana
How to Use This Kingsford Heights, Indiana Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kingsford Heights, 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 Kingsford Heights.
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 | Kingsford Heights |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | LaPorte County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.480599 |
| Longitude | -86.691686 |
| Population | 1,335 |
| Density | 580.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 46346 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| County Seat | La Porte |
| School District | La Porte Community School Corporation |
About Kingsford Heights, Indiana
Kingsford Heights is a locality in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,335. The population density is 580.5 people per km². Kingsford Heights is located at 41.4806°N, 86.6917°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kingsford Heights is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46346.Kingsford Heights emerges from a mosaic of woodlots and flat, open farmland where the horizon holds a quiet, oceanic weight despite the distance to the open salt water. It lies 9.1 miles south of LaPorte, IN (from LaPorte, IN: bearing 170°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south of La Porte. The landscape is defined by a low-slung, permeable horizon that catches a pale, coastal-adjacent light, filtering it through the canopy of the nearby Kingsbury Fish And Wildlife Area. Two miles to the west, the dark, rhythmic pulse of Kingsbury Creek cuts through the silt, providing a persistent, soft-spoken boundary to the fields. Ten miles to the north, the surface of Crane Lake reflects the changing clouds with a glassy intensity, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Reeves Hill marks the boundary of the regional sky.
Kingsford Heights carries the marks of its mid-century origins, a settlement born of necessity and shaped by the industrial demands of a different era. The local economy and its patterns of labor remain tethered to the broader regional industry, where the legacy of steel and heavy transit informs the grid of the streets. Life here operates with a deliberate pace, colored by the seasonal movements of the nearby wildlife preserve and the slow, heavy migration of weather patterns moving inward from the direction of the coast. The residents move through a landscape that feels both reclaimed and enduring, balancing the quietude of rural life with the echoes of a utilitarian past that continues to inform the character of the neighborhood.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Kingsbury Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 025° NE
- Kankakee River Swampland (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 135° SE
- Luhr Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 339° N
- Prarie Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 5.5 mi, 338° N
- Kesling Outdoor Recreation Center (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 352° N
- Scipio Township School (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 328° NW
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 347° N
- Potawatomi Warrior (Public Artwork) — 9.2 mi, 350° N
- MTB Skills Area (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 341° N
- Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 11.8 mi, 321° NW · 11k acres
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Marine Protected Area) — 11.8 mi, 321° NW
- Knox Community High School Auditorium (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 166° S
- Trail Creek Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 328° NW
- Potato Creek State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 076° E
- Tree Sign (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 039° NE
- 49'er Drive-in Theater (Cinema) — 18.1 mi, 282° W
- Greenwood Memorial Chapel (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 327° NW
- Civil War Monument (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 327° NW
- Martin Luther King Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 18.8 mi, 266° W
- Founders Rock (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 266° W
- Porter County Jail (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 267° W
- Chicago Street Theater (Theatre) — 19.2 mi, 268° W
- Blue Chip Hotel (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 328° NW
- SFC Gallery (Gallery) — 19.5 mi, 326° NW
- Zao Island (Theme Park) — 19.5 mi, 266° W
- Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 311° NW
- Three Oaks Township Library and Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 011° N
- Tippecanoe River State Park (State Park) — 23.1 mi, 168° S
- Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 27.1 mi, 005° N
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About This Kingsford Heights Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kingsford Heights, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.480599, -86.691686. 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 Kingsford Heights includes the ZIP code (46346), telephone area code (260), county seat of LaPorte County (La Porte), and school district assignment (La Porte 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. |
