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Magnet Indiana Map

Explore Magnet, 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 Magnet, Indiana

How to Use This Magnet, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	38.09673
Longitude	-86.463312
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	47520, 47555
Area Code	812
County Seat	Tell City

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About Magnet, Indiana

Magnet is a locality in Perry County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Magnet is located at 38.0967°N, 86.4633°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 47520, 47555.

Magnet defines the quiet curvature of the land where the Ohio River bends against the limestone bluffs. It lies 12.1 miles east-northeast of Perry, IN (from Perry, IN: bearing 63°T), and is situated 19.4 miles east-northeast of Tell City. The landscape surrounding Magnet shifts from the deep, shadowed creases of Dark Hollow to the sprawling, protected timber of the Hoosier National Forest, which press close against the edges of the fields. During the late afternoon, the light here loses its sharp edge, turning the thickets of oak and hickory into silhouettes that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped behind The Knob. Far from the restless edges of the continent, the air carries a heavy, terrestrial stillness, untainted by the salt of distant waters and anchored instead by the slow, deliberate movement of the river silt.

Magnet emerged as a point of transit along the river’s reach, a place where the economy remained tethered to the rhythm of the water and the seasonal yield of the surrounding woodlot mosaic. Though the pace of daily life has slowed from the days of heavy river traffic, the community persists through a quiet endurance, shaped by the labor of those who work the soil and the timber. The proximity to the Hoosier National Forest ensures that the wilder, uncultivated character of the region remains intact, protecting a rugged beauty that is rarely disturbed by the passing of outsiders. Residents here understand the land not as a static backdrop, but as a living geography that shifts with the rising water and the changing color of the canopy, maintaining a solitude that is as profound as the river itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 0.9 mi, 349° N · 204k acres
Yellowbank Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 194° S
Hoosier Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 6.0 mi, 043° NE · 35 acres
Harrison - Crawford State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 022° N
Shooting Star Cliffs - Saalman Hollow (Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 317° NW
O'bannon Woods State Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 051° NE
Mouth of Blue River Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 056° NE
Harrison-Crawford State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 11.5 mi, 057° NE
Ferdinand State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 11.6 mi, 278° W
O'Bannon Woods Fire Tower (Viewpoint) — 12.8 mi, 056° NE
Tree Trunk from 1974 Tornado (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 113° SE
1974 Tornado Victims (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 113° SE
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 112° E
Squire Boone Caverns (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 097° E
Pine Acres Miniature Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.5 mi, 093° E
Patoka Lake (Recreation Area) — 18.8 mi, 344° N
Cinema 66 (Cinema) — 19.4 mi, 236° SW
Christ of the Ohio (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 249° W
Perry County Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 230° SW
Marengo Cave (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 019° N
Traditional Arts Today (Arts Centre) — 23.5 mi, 292° W
Santa’s Candy Castle (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 273° W
Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 27.3 mi, 350° N
Lincoln State Park (State Park) — 28.1 mi, 272° W
Fort Duffield (Historic Castle / Fort) — 29.2 mi, 104° E
Springs Stadium (Cinema) — 32.2 mi, 346° N
French Lick West Baden Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 345° N
Astra Theatre (Theatre) — 32.5 mi, 309° NW
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.9 mi, 295° NW · 20k acres
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 58.4 mi, 168° S · 51k acres

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