Explore Mount Etna, 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 Mount Etna, 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 Mount Etna.
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 | Mount Etna |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Huntington County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 40.742544 |
| Longitude | -85.561921 |
| Population | 111 |
| Density | 366.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 46750, 46792 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| County Seat | Huntington |
| School District | Huntington County Community School Corporation |
Mount Etna unfolds across a flat, expansive plateau where the Salamonie River carves a quiet, persistent path through the Indiana soil. It lies 10.3 miles south-southwest of Huntington, IN (from Huntington, IN: bearing 199°T), and is situated 19.7 miles north-northeast of Grant. The landscape surrounding Mount Etna is defined by a mosaic of persistent woodlots and open fields that catch the pale, amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the dark, nutrient-rich earth. To the north and south, the horizon remains largely unobstructed, though the distant, subtle silhouette of The Hogback provides a rare vertical anchor to the otherwise level topography. The air here holds the scent of damp loam and cooling vegetation, shifting with the seasons as the nearby Salamonie Reservoir creates a wide, reflective basin that draws the horizon into its still, grey waters.
Mount Etna retains the quiet, deliberate pace of a settlement built on the strength of the land and the industry of those who first tilled it. While the economy remains rooted in the rhythm of the harvest, the local character is shaped by the proximity of the Salamonie River State Forest and the nearby expanse of Possum Hollow, which offer a sanctuary for those who value the solitude of the deep woods. Life in Mount Etna moves with a steady, unforced cadence, where the morning fog often clings to the riverbanks long after the sun has begun to warm the brick foundations of the older structures. This place does not demand attention, but instead rewards the patient observer with the sight of a red-tailed hawk circling over the reservoir or the sound of water moving over limestone beds, marking a history that is measured not in grand events, but in the enduring cycle of the seasons.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Etna, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.742544, -85.561921. 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 Mount Etna includes the ZIP code (46750, 46792), telephone area code (574), county seat of Huntington County (Huntington), and school district assignment (Huntington County 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. |