Explore Scott, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Scott, 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 Scott.
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 | Scott |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | LaGrange County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 41.733662 |
| Longitude | -85.55693 |
| Population | 137 |
| Density | 90.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 46565 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| County Seat | LaGrange |
| School District | Westview School Corporation |
Scott emerges from the flat, industrious stretches of the northern landscape as a quiet intersection of water and earth. It lies 17.7 miles northeast of Goshen, IN (from Goshen, IN: bearing 54°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-southwest of Sturgis. The Pigeon River carves a slow, deliberate path through the terrain, its banks providing a constant, low-frequency hum of movement that shapes the local geography. Only two miles distant, the still, reflective surface of Aldrich Lake holds the sky, offering a muted contrast to the flowing current of the river. Scott Mill Pond Public Fishing Area serves as the immediate anchor for the landscape, its managed waters and quiet reeds marking the center of local activity. Twelve miles to the horizon, the faint, singular silhouette of The Knob rises against the twilight, a distant reminder of the varied topography that defines this inland expanse.
Agricultural rhythms and the steady progress of work define the daily existence of Scott, where the mosaic of woodlots and farmland dictates the pace of the year. The economy remains tethered to the land and the modest industries that grew alongside the early settlement, favoring a practical, grounded approach to development. Local life is characterized by a deliberate, unadorned sensibility, where the change of seasons is measured by the color of the fields and the shifting light over the wetlands. The presence of the Scott Mill Pond Public Fishing Area persists as a quiet gathering point for those who value the stillness of the afternoon. In Scott, the passage of time feels less like a racing current and more like the patient, persistent accumulation of silt along the riverbed, building a life that is as sturdy and unpretentious as the soil itself.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Scott, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.733662, -85.55693. 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 Scott includes the ZIP code (46565), telephone area code (260), county seat of LaGrange County (LaGrange), and school district assignment (Westview 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |