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Paragon Indiana Map

Explore Paragon, 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 Paragon, Indiana

How to Use This Paragon, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	39.395047
Longitude	-86.562499
Population	556
Density	780.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	46166
Area Code	260
County Seat	Martinsville
School District	Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District

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About Paragon, Indiana

Paragon is a locality in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 556. The population density is 780.6 people per km². Paragon is located at 39.3950°N, 86.5625°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Paragon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46166.

Paragon emerges from the low-slung, fertile plains of Indiana as a quiet collection of homes framed by the deep, verdant reach of the Morgan-Monroe State Forest. It lies 7.5 miles west-southwest of Martinsville, IN (from Martinsville, IN: bearing 252°T), and is situated 16.0 miles north of Bloomington. The air here holds the damp, heavy scent of leaf mold and dark soil, particularly as the evening light catches the moisture rising from Fall Creek, which winds its way silently through the landscape only a mile away. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the distant, muted silhouette of Thacker Ridge, providing a permanent backdrop to the scattered woodlots and open fields. Beyond the immediate clearings, the terrain dips into the secluded shadows of Pocket Hollow, while the proximity of the Morgan - Monroe State Forest—a SRMA—offers a wilder, more unkempt boundary to the cultivated edges of the property lines.

History lingers in the way the architecture of Paragon adheres to the sturdy, utilitarian lines of the early twentieth century, reflecting an era when the local economy relied heavily on the rhythmic output of the nearby stone mills. While the industrial fervor of the past has softened into a more measured, independent pace, the influence of the region’s limestone geology remains physically manifest in the foundations of the older structures and the heavy, gray dust that settles on the roads after a dry spell. Life in Paragon flows with the seasonal shifts of the nearby woods, and for those who seek the solitude of the outdoors, the quiet waters of Hren Lake provide a reflective surface that mirrors the changing canopy. Though the Three Lakes Trail remains a distant destination for serious hikers, the daily experience of the residents is defined by this immediate, terrestrial intimacy, where the horizon is defined by the elevation of the woods rather than the expanse of any distant water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Morgan - Monroe State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 033° NE
Camp Hughes (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 244° SW
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.1 mi, 183° S · 16k acres
Beanblossom Bottoms (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 184° S
Ferry Bridge (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 235° SW
Martinsville City Park (Local Park) — 8.1 mi, 072° E
Martinsville (Sycamore Creek) Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 047° NE
Bradford Woods (State Resource Management Area) — 9.5 mi, 040° NE
Mccormick's Creek State Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 229° SW
Yellowwood State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 113° SE
McCormick's Creek Waterfall (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 230° SW
McCormick's Creek Fire Tower (Viewpoint) — 11.5 mi, 229° SW
Cascades Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 174° S
Tivoli Theater (Cinema) — 13.0 mi, 235° SW
Owen County (Indiana) War Memorial (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 235° SW
Owen County War Memorial (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 235° SW
Owen County Courthouse (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 235° SW
Owen County Art Guild (Arts Centre) — 13.3 mi, 234° SW
Soldiers Memorial Pavilion (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 235° SW
Cataract Falls (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 280° W
Red, Blond, Black, and Olive (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 174° S
Conrad Prebys Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 172° S
Large quarry remnants (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 177° S
Mooresville Movies (Cinema) — 17.4 mi, 035° NE
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 20.8 mi, 163° S · 204k acres
Echo Hollow Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 20.8 mi, 032° NE
Plainfield Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 22.9 mi, 022° N
Wallace F. Holladay Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.6 mi, 035° NE
Putnam County Train Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 318° NW
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.2 mi, 156° SE · 13k acres

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