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Shadeland Indiana Map

Explore Shadeland, 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 Shadeland, Indiana

How to Use This Shadeland, Indiana Map

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

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.

CityShadeland
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyGrant County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude40.344818
Longitude-86.963689
Population1,757
Density25.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes46952, 47909
Area Code574, 765
County SeatMarion
School DistrictTippecanoe School Corporation

About Shadeland, Indiana

Shadeland is a locality in Grant County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,757. The population density is 25.0 people per km². Shadeland is located at 40.3448°N, 86.9637°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Shadeland is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 46952, 47909.

Shadeland emerges from the flat, industrious plains as a quiet intersection of earth and sky where the Necessity Ditch cuts a deliberate, narrow path through the surrounding fields. It lies 9.9 miles north-northeast of Grant, IN (from Grant, IN: bearing 23°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north of Gas City. The horizon is broken only by the low, distant silhouette of The Hogback, a faint serrated edge against the pale amber of a setting sun that seems to linger longer here than elsewhere. Two miles away, the quiet waters of Wagner Lake act as a mirror for the shifting clouds, while the nearby expanse of Matter Park provides a green respite from the orderly geometry of the regional farmland. The air carries the scent of turned soil and distant woodsmoke, a crisp reminder of the vast, inland landscape that stretches toward the horizon, far removed from the turbulent salt air of any coastline.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Shadeland, where the seasonal rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the quiet pace of life among the woodlots and expansive croplands. The labor of the soil informs the local character, a stoic persistence reflected in the sturdy architecture that dots the landscape, standing firm against the wide, unobstructed winds. Residents often venture toward the Salamonie River State Forest to find a deeper solitude among the timber, yet they always return to the familiar, grounded stability of their own acreage. In this corner of the state, the economy is tied to the strength of the harvest, and the days pass with an unforced cadence, measured not by the haste of industry but by the slow, inevitable turn of the seasons across the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Shadeland Park & Recreation Center (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 050° NE
  • Shadeland School (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 051° NE
  • Inspired Fire (Gallery) — 2.3 mi, 024° NE
  • Wea Creek Gravel Hill Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 033° NE
  • Stone figure (Public Artwork) — 3.4 mi, 062° NE
  • Davidson Soccer Fields (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 075° E
  • Fort Quiotenon Historical Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 355° N
  • Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds (State Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 050° NE
  • Monster Mini (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 075° E
  • Granville (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 319° NW
  • Roy Whistler Wildlife Area/Granville Sand Barrens (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 306° NW
  • Fowler Hall (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 026° NE
  • Loeb Playhouse (Theatre) — 6.2 mi, 026° NE
  • Purdue Golf (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 015° N
  • Wabash Landing 9 (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 032° NE
  • Artists Own (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 036° NE
  • Grateful Heart Gallery and Gifts (Gallery) — 6.5 mi, 037° NE
  • Ross Camp and Ross Hills (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 310° NW
  • Columbian Park Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.8 mi, 046° NE
  • Malibu Jack's Lafayette (Theme Park) — 6.9 mi, 062° NE
  • Ravines Golf Course (Park) — 6.9 mi, 313° NW
  • Weiler-Leopold Nature Reserve (Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 278° W
  • Captured Spanish Cannon (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 022° N
  • Prophetstown State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 032° NE
  • Native American Village (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 034° NE
  • Shawnee Bottoms (Nature Reserve) — 20.2 mi, 248° W
  • Paper Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 22.0 mi, 042° NE
  • Stone Quarry Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.5 mi, 040° NE
  • Bachner Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.9 mi, 183° S
  • Shades State Park (State Park) — 28.1 mi, 190° S

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About This Shadeland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shadeland, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.344818, -86.963689. 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 Shadeland includes the ZIP code (46952, 47909), telephone area code (574, 765), county seat of Grant County (Marion), and school district assignment (Tippecanoe 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.