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Malden Indiana Map

Explore Malden, 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 Malden, Indiana

How to Use This Malden, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	41.37615
Longitude	-87.026972
Population	137
Density	128.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	46383
Area Code	260
County Seat	Valparaiso
School District	East Porter County School Corporation

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About Malden, Indiana

Malden is a locality in Porter County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 137. The population density is 128.3 people per km². Malden is located at 41.3762°N, 87.0270°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 46383.

Malden marks the horizon with a quiet stillness, where the flat, fertile earth of the Indiana plains stretches toward a sky that seems to hold the weight of the coming evening. It lies 6.9 miles south-southeast of Valparaiso, IN (from Valparaiso, IN: bearing 165°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-southeast of Lakes of the Four Seasons. Moisture hangs heavy in the air near Chester Branch, two miles away, where the water cuts a path through the dense, dark soil of the woodlots. Five miles to the west, the surface of Sagers Lake reflects the fading amber light, a calm expanse that anchors the surrounding fields. Even from this distance, the silhouette of Mount Jackson appears as a faint, jagged smudge against the northern clouds, a reminder of the vast, rugged terrain that lies far beyond these cultivated rows of corn and soy.

Malden retains the steady, industrious pulse of a place shaped by the rhythms of the harvest and the persistent labor of the land. Economic life here remains tied to the cycles of the seasons, though the influence of the nearby Porter County Expo Center and Fairgrounds brings a periodic surge of energy, drawing crowds to the intersection of tradition and modern commerce. The architecture of the region reflects a sturdy, utilitarian history, with brick structures standing as markers of a time when the rails and roads first defined the flow of goods. Life in Malden follows a deliberate pace, governed by the turning of the soil and the quiet endurance of those who work it, finding a genuine beauty in the long shadows that stretch across the fields when the day’s work is done.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Porter County Expo Center and Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 000° N
Drazer Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 186° S
Course at Aberdeen (Park) — 6.0 mi, 318° NW
Zao Island (Theme Park) — 6.1 mi, 340° N
Founders Rock (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 347° N
Martin Luther King Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 6.1 mi, 347° N
Porter County Jail (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 345° N
Orville Redenbacher (Public Artwork) — 6.6 mi, 344° N
Westside Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 335° NW
Chicago Street Theater (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 344° N
Creekside Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 334° NW
Forest Park Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 343° N
Ed's Oasis (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 306° NW
Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest (Nature Reserve) — 7.9 mi, 307° NW
Aukiki Wetland Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 182° S
Jasper-Pulaski Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 145° SE
49'er Drive-in Theater (Cinema) — 10.8 mi, 358° N
Verteran's Memorial (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 357° N
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Marine Protected Area) — 17.0 mi, 348° N
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 17.0 mi, 348° N · 11k acres
Splash Down Dunes Waterpark (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 354° N
Indiana Dunes State Park (State Park) — 18.6 mi, 354° N
Indiana Dunes State Park (Dunes Nature Preserve) (Marine Protected Area) — 19.0 mi, 357° N
Scipio Township School (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 044° NE
Charles and Lorraine Sandor (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 355° N
Kersting's Cycle Center & Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 139° SE
Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 322° NW
Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 006° N
MTB Skills Area (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 042° NE
Knox Community High School Auditorium (Theatre) — 21.7 mi, 107° E

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