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Leiters Ford Indiana Map

Explore Leiters Ford, 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 Leiters Ford, Indiana

How to Use This Leiters Ford, Indiana Map

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

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	Leiters Ford
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Fulton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	41.121709
Longitude	-86.385838
Population	183
Density	118.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	46975, 46945
Area Code	574
County Seat	Rochester
School District	Culver Community Schools Corporation

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About Leiters Ford, Indiana

Leiters Ford is a locality in Fulton County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 183. The population density is 118.6 people per km². Leiters Ford is located at 41.1217°N, 86.3858°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 46975, 46945.

Leiters Ford emerges from the quiet expanse of northern Indiana as a place where the Tippecanoe River defines the very pace of the horizon. It lies 14.4 miles east of Ripley, IN (from Ripley, IN: bearing 84°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-northwest of Rochester. The landscape here is a mosaic of fertile farmland and dense woodlots, where the light at dusk settles over the fields in long, amber ribbons that seem to hold the heat of the day against the cooling soil. Four miles to the east, the waters of Lake Maxinkuckee offer a stillness that contrasts with the constant, gentle push of the river as it winds through the low-lying terrain. The air carries the scent of turned earth and damp timber, a sensory tether to the plains that stretch out in every direction, interrupted only by the occasional rise of land toward the distance of Bunker Hill.

Leiters Ford persists as a quiet crossroads, its history tied to the early migration of settlers who recognized the value of the river crossing for trade and transit. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the rhythms of the surrounding agriculture, where the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictates the movement of heavy machinery along the narrow roads. Beyond the immediate fields, the Lake Maxinkuckee Wetland Conservation Area acts as a sanctuary for the native flora and fauna, preserving the damp, quiet character of the region. Life in Leiters Ford moves with the steady, unadorned focus of a place that values its distance from the frantic pulse of larger centers, favoring instead the endurance of its silos, the shade of its hardwoods, and the persistent, quiet flow of the Tippecanoe River.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Maxinkuckee Wetland Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 000° N
Lake Maxinkuckee Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 343° N
Monterey Community Park Memorial (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 296° NW
Culver Town Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 346° N
Menominee Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 097° E
Tippecanoe River State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 264° W
Lakeview Park (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 111° E
Winamac Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 270° W
Bass Lake State Beach (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 304° NW
Indian Head Gateway (Public Artwork) — 12.1 mi, 246° SW
Chief Menominee Statue (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 006° N
Isis Theater (Cinema) — 12.3 mi, 247° SW
Menominee Indian Statue (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 015° N
Knox Community High School Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 312° NW
Mentone Egg (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 079° E
Kersting's Cycle Center & Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 277° W
Cole Clothing Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 177° S
Museum of American Politcal Communication (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 178° S
Artist Avenue (Gallery) — 25.4 mi, 177° S
Welcome to Logansport (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 178° S
Little Turtle Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 25.6 mi, 178° S
Happy Trees Studio (Gallery) — 28.4 mi, 075° E
M3 Light Tank (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 073° E
Lucerne Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 29.3 mi, 073° E
Miami County Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 147° SE
Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 30.5 mi, 074° E
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 41.2 mi, 326° NW · 11k acres
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Marine Protected Area) — 41.2 mi, 326° NW

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