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Riley Indiana Map

Explore Riley, 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 Riley, Indiana

How to Use This Riley, Indiana Map

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

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.

CityRiley
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyHancock County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude39.389765
Longitude-87.300212
Population238
Density1021.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes46140, 47871
Area Code260, 765
County SeatGreenfield
School DistrictVigo County School Corporation

About Riley, Indiana

Riley is a locality in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 238. The population density is 1021.0 people per km². Riley is located at 39.3898°N, 87.3002°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Riley is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 46140, 47871.

Riley anchors a flat, expansive plateau where the horizon stretches thin and pale under the wide Midwestern sky. It lies 2.1 miles east of Greenfield, IN (from Greenfield, IN: bearing 86°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-southeast of Hancock. The terrain around Riley unfolds in a rhythmic mosaic of cornfields and woodlots, marked by the slow, meandering path of Little Brandywine Creek just a mile away. To the west, the landscape holds the quiet stillness of Roberts Lake, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge offers a faint, jagged reminder of the earth’s varied elevation far beyond the plains. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and distant rain, a grounded atmosphere that feels weightless yet persistent, as if the land itself were exhaling after a long season of growth.

Riley maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, defined by the steady pulse of agricultural cycles and the quiet maintenance of local heritage. The community finds a common path through the Pennsy Trail Park, which serves as a linear corridor for walkers and cyclists to traverse the landscape, connecting the daily business of the residents to the surrounding open fields. While the heavy industry of the state remains a distant hum, the economy here stays tethered to the productivity of the soil and the resilience of those who tend it. Even in the fading light of a long afternoon, the architecture of the modest storefronts and the sturdy, unpretentious houses suggest a place where existence is measured not by grand gestures, but by the reliability of the seasons and the enduring character of the people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Idle Creek Golf Course (Park) — 2.6 mi, 281° W
  • Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 327° NW
  • Country Club of Terre Haute (Park) — 4.1 mi, 270° W
  • Antique Tractor Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 313° NW
  • Finish Line (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 023° NE
  • Fowler Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 227° SW
  • Proud Elk (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 301° NW
  • Prairie Creek Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 359° N
  • Wabash Valley Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 288° W
  • Chinook Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 032° NE
  • Freedom Shrine (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 349° N
  • Little Grassy (Grassie) Pond Game Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 354° N
  • Swope Art Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 313° NW
  • Fairbanks Park Boat Ramp (State Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 306° NW
  • Watermark Landing (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 307° NW
  • Haley Tower (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 322° NW
  • Woodlawn Monument Sight (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 316° NW
  • Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 9.7 mi, 304° NW
  • Log Cabin Chapel (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 314° NW
  • Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. (Theatre) — 13.0 mi, 045° NE
  • Green Valley Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 307° NW
  • Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 169° S
  • Clark County Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 270° W
  • American Beech Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.2 mi, 261° W
  • 4-way Bridge (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 173° S
  • View of Lower Falls (Viewpoint) — 25.9 mi, 082° E
  • Putnam County Train Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 052° NE
  • Owen County Art Guild (Arts Centre) — 29.6 mi, 104° E
  • Tivoli Theater (Cinema) — 29.7 mi, 104° E
  • Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.5 mi, 100° E · 16k acres

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About This Riley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riley, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.389765, -87.300212. 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 Riley includes the ZIP code (46140, 47871), telephone area code (260, 765), county seat of Hancock County (Greenfield), and school district assignment (Vigo County 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.