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Rockport Indiana Map

Explore Rockport, 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 Rockport, Indiana

How to Use This Rockport, Indiana Map

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

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.

CityRockport
StateIndiana (IN)
CountySpencer County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude37.889918
Longitude-87.054244
Population1,984
Density462.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes47832, 47635
Area Code765, 812
County SeatRockport
School DistrictSouth Spencer County School Corporation

About Rockport, Indiana

Rockport is a locality in Spencer County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,984. The population density is 462.0 people per km². Rockport is located at 37.8899°N, 87.0542°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rockport is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 47832, 47635.

Rockport rises above the broad, rhythmic curve of the Ohio River, where the earth holds a quiet, heavy moisture in the soil of the surrounding plains. It lies 17.5 miles southeast of Warrick, IN (from Warrick, IN: bearing 139°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-northeast of Owensboro. The landscape unfolds in a mosaic of woodlots and open fields, broken only by the slight, ancient swells of the terrain that lead toward the distant silhouette of Wolf Hill. Three miles to the north, the surface of Vance Lake catches the low, amber light of afternoon, mirroring the shifting clouds that drift over the expanse of the interior. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and the faint, metallic tang of the river, an atmosphere that settles over the brick buildings and quiet streets with a persistent, steady gravity.

Rockport maintains a rhythm defined by the labor of the land and the transit of the water, serving as a silent witness to the long passage of commerce and settlement. The local economy remains tethered to the patterns of the riverbed and the productivity of the nearby Carpenter Lake, which provides a sanctuary of wilder growth amidst the disciplined rows of crops. History persists in the architecture of the courthouse and the enduring structure of the local school, where the pride of the region finds expression in the intensity of the basketball season. Life moves with a deliberate, unadorned precision, favoring the slow accumulation of seasons over the frantic pace of the wider world, leaving the inhabitants to navigate the days between the Willow Pond Bed and the encroaching forest with a grounded, watchful patience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Carpenter Lake (State Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 126° SE
  • Kingfisher Lakes (State Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 127° SE
  • Yellow Creek Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 167° S
  • Confederate Monument (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 202° S
  • Ben Hawes Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 228° SW
  • Bloomfield Barrens Managed Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 344° N
  • Lincoln State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 012° N
  • Scales Lake State Beach (State Park) — 15.5 mi, 317° NW
  • Abraham Lincoln Bicentennal Plaza (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 011° N
  • Christ of the Ohio (Public Artwork) — 15.6 mi, 063° NE
  • Town of Troy Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 063° NE
  • Sloughs Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.8 mi, 246° SW
  • Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 16.4 mi, 077° E · 204k acres
  • Cinema 66 (Cinema) — 16.4 mi, 078° E
  • Perry County Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 085° E
  • Santa’s Candy Castle (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 027° NE
  • Green River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.5 mi, 267° W · 2,073 acres
  • Newburgh Academy Of Dance (Arts Centre) — 19.6 mi, 283° W
  • Mound B (Historic Ruins) — 22.0 mi, 280° W
  • Mound A (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 279° W
  • Traditional Arts Today (Arts Centre) — 25.3 mi, 024° NE
  • Alhambra Theater (Theatre) — 28.3 mi, 280° W
  • Victory Theatre (Theatre) — 28.6 mi, 282° W
  • Audubon Mill Park (Nature Reserve) — 29.6 mi, 264° W
  • Merchand Bridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 29.7 mi, 282° W
  • Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.8 mi, 355° N · 20k acres
  • Cinema 33 (Cinema) — 31.9 mi, 164° S
  • Gibson County Visitors & Tourism (Attraction) — 42.8 mi, 319° NW
  • Harrison-Crawford State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 46.6 mi, 064° NE
  • Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 61.6 mi, 134° SE · 51k acres

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About This Rockport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rockport, Indiana. Coordinates: 37.889918, -87.054244. 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 Rockport includes the ZIP code (47832, 47635), telephone area code (765, 812), county seat of Spencer County (Rockport), and school district assignment (South Spencer 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.