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Needham Indiana Map

Explore Needham, 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 Needham, Indiana

How to Use This Needham, Indiana Map

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

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	Needham
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Johnson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	39.530049
Longitude	-85.971094
Density	116.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	46131, 46162
Area Code	260
County Seat	Franklin
School District	Franklin Community School Corporation

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About Needham, Indiana

Needham is a locality in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population density is 116.7 people per km². Needham is located at 39.5300°N, 85.9711°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 46131, 46162.

Needham emerges from the flat, industrious quilt of the Indiana plains where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by the shadow of any mountain. It lies 5.6 miles northeast of Franklin, IN (from Franklin, IN: bearing 53°T), and is situated 9.2 miles southeast of Greenwood. The earth here is heavy and dark, a mosaic of crop rows and small woodlots that catch the low, slanted light of late afternoon, turning the stubble of the harvested fields into a pale, glowing gold. A mile away, the quiet course of Cutsinger Ditch marks the land, its banks thick with seasonal brush that thins when the air turns sharp and cold. To the east, the rounded rise of Donalds Knoll provides a rare anchor for the eye, while the distant, dense canopy of Swain Memorial Forest holds a deeper, cooler shade against the heat of the summer sun.

Needham keeps a steady, quiet pace, defined by the seasonal cycles of the surrounding grain fields and the steady hum of machinery that maintains the local economy. The legacy of the land is measured in the persistence of its small-scale agriculture and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the local silhouette. Life here is lived between the work of the fields and the brief, social gravity of the nearby Morgan Park, where the trees provide a measured respite from the open expanse. Even the stillness of the landscape feels deliberate, as if the soil itself demands a certain patience from those who dwell upon it, far from the restless energy of any coastline, focused instead on the slow, rhythmic turning of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sitting Ben Franklin (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 228° SW
Train Car (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 231° SW
Province Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 228° SW
War Monument (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 233° SW
Blue Heron Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 233° SW
Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 Memorial (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 023° NE
Valle Vista Golf Course (Park) — 8.1 mi, 311° NW
On Stage Live At The Luxe (Arts Centre) — 8.5 mi, 314° NW
Atterbury Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 192° S
Smock Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 319° NW
Driftwood Public Fishing Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 183° S
Whispering Hills Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 359° N
Key Stadium (Stadium) — 15.1 mi, 326° NW
Ransburg Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.1 mi, 325° NW
Irving Theater (Theatre) — 17.5 mi, 342° N
The Archivist (Gallery) — 18.6 mi, 327° NW
Indiana State Police Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 353° N
School 15 Arch (Historic Ruins) — 18.7 mi, 335° NW
Memorial and External Flame (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 352° N
Whip-poor-will Woods (Nature Reserve) — 19.1 mi, 206° SW
Depew Memorial Fountain (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 329° NW
Indianapolis Fire Fighters Museum (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 331° NW
Full Circle 9 Gallery (Gallery) — 19.5 mi, 333° NW
Cheerie Joy Studios (Gallery) — 19.5 mi, 333° NW
Living Room Cinemas (Cinema) — 19.5 mi, 332° NW
Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park (State Park) — 22.7 mi, 352° N
Brown County State Park (State Park) — 26.2 mi, 209° SW
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 31.8 mi, 192° S · 204k acres
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.6 mi, 209° SW · 13k acres
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.9 mi, 169° S · 16k acres

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