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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.

City	Shadeland
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Tippecanoe County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	40.344818
Longitude	-86.963689
Population	1,757
Density	25.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	46952, 47909
Area Code	574, 765
County Seat	Lafayette
School District	Tippecanoe School Corporation

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About Shadeland, Indiana

Shadeland is a locality in Tippecanoe 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 occupies a quiet stretch of the Indiana landscape where the horizon is defined by the steady, unadorned geometry of wide-open fields and dense woodlots. It lies 4.2 miles south-southwest of West Lafayette, IN (from West Lafayette, IN: bearing 211°T), and is situated 4.9 miles southwest of Lafayette. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and turning leaves, thickening as evening approaches and the light begins to pool in the low-lying spaces between the trees. Only a mile away, the quiet movement of Wea Creek cuts through the terrain, its banks sustaining the Wea Creek Gravel Hill Prairie, a remnant of the wild grasses that once spanned this interior expanse. Far to the south, the distant silhouette of Devils Backbone provides a faint, jagged interruption to the otherwise level topography, while the sheltered depression of Happy Hollow sits just a few miles to the north, holding the morning mists long after the sun has climbed high.

Shadeland carries the weight of a regional history rooted in the slow, persistent labor of the soil and the quiet expansion of the surrounding agricultural economy. Life here moves in coordination with the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest, a pace that demands a certain patience from those who dwell within its borders. The proximity to local waterways and protected prairies offers a rare stillness, a quality of silence that seems to broaden the sky above the rooftops. While the modern world presses in from the periphery, Shadeland retains a distinct character shaped by the permanence of its geography, far from the influence of the Great Lakes or the reach of any distant shore, focusing instead on the honest, enduring textures of the inland 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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