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Saugany Lake Indiana Map

Explore Saugany Lake, 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 Saugany Lake, Indiana

How to Use This Saugany Lake, Indiana Map

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

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.

CitySaugany Lake
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyLaPorte County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.720657
Longitude-86.588852
Population217
Density94.8 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code46371
Area Code260
County SeatLa Porte
School DistrictNew Prairie United School Corporation

About Saugany Lake, Indiana

Saugany Lake is a locality in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 217. The population density is 94.8 people per km². Saugany Lake is located at 41.7207°N, 86.5889°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 46371.

Saugany Lake reflects the bruised purple of an autumn twilight, its surface tension holding the stillness of the surrounding woodlot and farmland mosaic. It lies 10.2 miles northeast of La Porte, IN (from La Porte, IN: bearing 42°T), and is situated 17.7 miles west of South Bend. The landscape here is defined by a slow, quiet persistence, where the earth rises in modest swells toward the distant horizon, far from the influence of any salt-heavy air. Just a mile away, the quiet progress of Spring Creek carves a narrow path through the soil, feeding the local basin with a steady, cooling moisture that sustains the oaks and maples. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the fields to a dull bronze and sharpening the silhouettes of the trees against the cooling sky.

Saugany Lake remains a focal point for those who value the quietude of a life lived away from the industrial clamor found closer to the northern dunes. The economy is rooted in the careful management of these inland spaces, with nearby sites like the Hog Lake Public Access Site providing a managed connection to the natural character of the region. History lingers in the structural integrity of the local barns and the enduring presence of brick architecture, which stands as a silent witness to the generations who cleared the brush and worked the clay-heavy ground. While the pace of life remains slow, the influence of the surrounding land—stretching toward the gentle depression of Elm Valley or the far-off rise of Mount Fuller—shapes a community that finds its identity in the simple, rhythmic maintenance of its own modest borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hog Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 240° SW
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 099° E
  • Birch Tree Golf Course (Park) — 3.5 mi, 104° E
  • Soni Springs Camp (Private Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 324° NW
  • Spicer Lake Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 056° NE
  • Three Oaks Bicycle Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 349° N
  • Three Oaks Township Library and Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 349° N
  • The Region of Three Oaks Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 348° N
  • Creative Adventures Camp (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 315° NW
  • Tree Sign (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 125° SE
  • Galena (Springfield Fen) Wetland Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 256° W
  • Warren Woods State Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 348° N
  • River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 338° N
  • Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 324° NW
  • La Porte History Mural (Public Artwork) — 10.1 mi, 222° SW
  • Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.8 mi, 344° N
  • MTB Skills Area (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 227° SW
  • Dunes Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 11.7 mi, 282° W
  • Warren Dunes State Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 358° N
  • Indiana Dinosaur Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 094° E
  • Notre Dame Elementary School (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 277° W
  • Lake Clare (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 275° W
  • Scipio Township School (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 223° SW
  • Captain Mike's Fun Park (Theme Park) — 13.8 mi, 003° N
  • SL Consignment Gallery (Gallery) — 13.9 mi, 058° NE
  • War Memorial (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 058° NE
  • First Church Camp (water tank) (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 360° N
  • Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 14.6 mi, 241° SW · 11k acres
  • Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Marine Protected Area) — 14.6 mi, 241° SW
  • Civil War Monument (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 266° W

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About This Saugany Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Saugany Lake, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.720657, -86.588852. 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 Saugany Lake includes the ZIP code (46371), telephone area code (260), county seat of LaPorte County (La Porte), and school district assignment (New Prairie United 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.