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Owensburg Indiana Map

Explore Owensburg, 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 Owensburg, Indiana

How to Use This Owensburg, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	38.923104
Longitude	-86.729723
Population	402
Density	26.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	47453, 47424
Area Code	317
County Seat	Bloomfield
School District	Eastern Greene County School District

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About Owensburg, Indiana

Owensburg is a locality in Greene County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 402. The population density is 26.2 people per km². Owensburg is located at 38.9231°N, 86.7297°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 47453, 47424.

Owensburg occupies a quiet expanse of southern Indiana where the land begins to fray into the rugged, limestone-rich topography typical of the region. It lies 13.7 miles west-northwest of Bedford, IN (from Bedford, IN: bearing 288°T), and is situated 20.0 miles south-southwest of Bloomington. The Town Branch cuts a persistent, narrow path through the landscape, acting as a small artery that feeds the local moisture into the surrounding soil. To the west, the jagged silhouette of Hard Scrabble Ridge rises against the horizon, anchoring the view and providing a constant, stony backdrop to the fields. Thomas Lake sits nearby, its surface often mirroring the heavy, gray-blue clouds that gather over the basin of Boone Hollow. The air here holds a distinct, earthy scent—a mixture of damp limestone and the dry, rustling stalks of late-season corn that define the rhythm of the horizon.

History persists in Owensburg not through grand monuments, but through the enduring persistence of its rural character and the remnants of its agricultural roots. The local economy has long been tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the land, though the reach of the nearby Martin State Forest provides a wilder, more untamed boundary that shapes the regional perspective. For those who live here, the proximity to the expansive timberlands of Martin State Forest offers a reprieve from the open, sun-bleached monotony of the surrounding farmland. Life in Owensburg moves with the measured pace of a place that understands its own isolation, marked by the simple, repetitive cycles of the seasons and the quiet resilience of a populace accustomed to the long, shadowed winters of the interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Martin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 165° S
Indian Creek (Lawrence Co) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 127° SE
Williams Dam Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 153° SE
The Cedars (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 047° NE
Big Joe Palooka (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 098° E
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 11.1 mi, 150° SE · 204k acres
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 293° NW
Tulip Viaduct (Viewpoint) — 12.5 mi, 328° NW
Gory Hole Cave Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 144° SE · 20 acres
Monroe Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 061° NE
Monroe Lake (Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 061° NE
Dam Overlook Platform (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 064° NE
Bluespring Caverns (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 131° SE
Easter Island Figure (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 109° E
10 Commandments Tablets (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 117° SE
Jebediah Springfield (Public Artwork) — 13.8 mi, 058° NE
Site of the Bedford Branch of the State Bank of Indiana (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 108° E
Large quarry remnants (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 032° NE
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.8 mi, 067° NE · 13k acres
Conrad Prebys Amphitheater (Theatre) — 20.3 mi, 034° NE
Spring Mill State Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 130° SE
Owen County Art Guild (Arts Centre) — 24.8 mi, 356° N
Tivoli Theater (Cinema) — 25.2 mi, 356° N
FLWB Indoor Karting (Theme Park) — 25.8 mi, 166° S
Indiana Railway Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 167° S
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.4 mi, 019° N · 16k acres
French Lick West Baden Museum (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 167° S
Springs Stadium (Cinema) — 26.7 mi, 166° S
Brown County State Park (State Park) — 27.8 mi, 064° NE
Daviess County Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 233° SW

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