Explore Modoc, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Modoc, 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 Modoc.
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 | Modoc |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Randolph County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 40.045324 |
| Longitude | -85.126354 |
| Population | 157 |
| Density | 588.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 47358 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| County Seat | Winchester |
| School District | Union School Corporation |
Modoc rises from the flat, fertile expanse of the Indiana plains, a place where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under an enormous, shifting sky. It lies 15.2 miles east-northeast of New Castle, IN (from New Castle, IN: bearing 58°T), and is situated 17.1 miles southeast of Muncie. The landscape is defined by a mosaic of working farmland and dense, quiet woodlots that catch the long, golden light of late afternoon. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Little Creek trace a thin, winding line through the soil, while the nearby Modoc Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary where the tall grass ripples in the wind. Farther out, the presence of the distant Hoosier Hill serves as a subtle reminder of the elevation changes that define the broader region, and the nearby Osborne Lakes provide a cool, still counterpoint to the heat of the summer fields.
Modoc bears the quiet weight of a history rooted in the rhythmic cycles of cultivation and the slow, steady hum of the agricultural economy. The architecture here favors the utilitarian beauty of brick and timber, reflecting a time when the labor of the hands dictated the pace of the day. Life in Modoc moves with the seasons, from the frantic activity of harvest to the profound stillness of winter evenings when the scent of woodsmoke lingers in the crisp, inland air. It is a place where the character of the inhabitants is forged by the same earth they tend, maintaining a connection to the land that remains as constant as the slow, deliberate turn of the turning year.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Modoc, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.045324, -85.126354. 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 Modoc includes the ZIP code (47358), telephone area code (317), county seat of Randolph County (Winchester), and school district assignment (Union 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. |