Mount Summit Indiana Map

About Mount Summit, Indiana

Mount Summit is a locality in Henry County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 342. The population density is 687.7 people per km². Mount Summit is located at 40.0045°N, 85.3847°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Mount Summit is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47361.

Mount Summit occupies a quiet elevation where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the persistent, slow-moving presence of Little Buck Creek. It lies 5.3 miles north of New Castle, IN (from New Castle, IN: bearing 352°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-southeast of Middletown. The landscape here is a mosaic of woodlots and open fields, where the quality of light at dusk softens the sharp edges of the corn stubble and turns the sky a deep, bruised violet. Only three miles away, the waters of Summit Lake Reservoir catch the afternoon glare, providing a cool relief to the surrounding expanse of farmland. Just a mile from the center of the grid, the Province Pond Wildlife Conservation Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and still water, where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and the quiet industry of waterfowl.

Mount Summit grew from the necessity of the rail and the soil, its foundations laid by those who recognized the utility of this fertile, inland plateau. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, characterized by the steady work of agriculture and the maintenance of the infrastructure that binds the region together. Life in Mount Summit moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, where the sound of a distant engine carries clearly across the fields in the early morning stillness. Brick structures stand as silent witnesses to the generations who have worked this land, their weathered surfaces holding the heat of the summer sun long after the shadows have lengthened across the gravel roads.

About This Mount Summit Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Summit, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.004491, -85.384693. 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 Summit includes the ZIP code (47361), telephone area code (317), county seat of Henry County (New Castle), and school district assignment (Blue River Valley Schools).

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.