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Shoals Indiana Map

Explore Shoals, 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 Shoals, Indiana

How to Use This Shoals, Indiana Map

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

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	Shoals
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Martin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes)

Latitude	38.66644
Longitude	-86.79111
Population	677
Density	143.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	47581
Area Code	812
County Seat	Shoals
School District	Shoals Community School Corporation

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About Shoals, Indiana

Shoals is a locality in Martin County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 677. The population density is 143.3 people per km². Shoals is located at 38.6664°N, 86.7911°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes) timezone. Shoals is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47581.

Shoals anchors itself firmly against the banks of the East Fork White River, where the water cuts a deliberate, bending path through the limestone-heavy bedrock of the southern Indiana landscape. It lies 19.1 miles east of Daviess, IN (from Daviess, IN: bearing 97°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east of Loogootee. Dense woodlands of the Martin County State Forest rise only three miles away, casting long, shifting shadows over the terrain, while the rugged elevation of Hickory Ridge defines the horizon to the east. A mile from the center, the sandstone monolith of Jug Rock Nature Preserve stands as a quiet sentinel, a singular geological oddity that has watched the slow passage of seasons for eons. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and deep timber, particularly as the evening light turns the river to liquid pewter and settles into the quiet corners of the valley.

Shoals draws its spirit from the grit of the earth, as evidenced by the nearby Coal Hollow, which serves as a stark reminder of the extractive history that once pulsed through the local economy. While the bustle of larger industrial centers remains distant, life in Shoals moves with the deliberate pace of the river, marked by the persistent presence of the surrounding forest and the distant roar of Hindostan Falls. Residents here often find their rhythm aligned with the seasons, moving between the quiet maintenance of small-scale agriculture and the occasional excursion toward the waters of West Boggs Lake. It is a place where the physical reality of the landscape—the heavy stone, the thick canopy, and the slow, steady flow of the East Fork White River—dictates the texture of daily existence more than any fleeting modern trend.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bluffs Of Beaver Bend Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 227° SW
Bluffs of Beaver Bend (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 291° W
Jug Rock (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 338° N
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 1.6 mi, 180° S · 204k acres
Martin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 044° NE
Hindostan Falls Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 228° SW
Old Mans Nose (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 040° NE
Houghntan Memorial bridge (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 256° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 276° W
Daviess - Martin County Park (West Boggs) (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 297° NW
FLWB Indoor Karting (Theme Park) — 12.1 mi, 127° SE
Indiana Railway Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 129° SE
French Lick West Baden Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 131° SE
Springs Stadium (Cinema) — 12.8 mi, 129° SE
Gory Hole Cave Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 12.9 mi, 056° NE · 20 acres
Bluespring Caverns (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 056° NE
Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 18.0 mi, 134° SE
10 Commandments Tablets (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 052° NE
Spring Mill State Park (State Park) — 19.5 mi, 078° E
Mitchell Sinkhole Plain Nature Preserve (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 078° E
Hamer Cave (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 077° E
Grace Prow Hinkle (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 117° SE
Astra Theatre (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 202° S
Soldier's Monument (Public Artwork) — 20.6 mi, 269° W
Daviess County Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 268° W
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.0 mi, 219° SW · 20k acres
Tulip Viaduct (Viewpoint) — 28.6 mi, 353° N
Traditional Arts Today (Arts Centre) — 30.8 mi, 187° S
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.6 mi, 042° NE · 13k acres
Large quarry remnants (Historic Ruins) — 35.6 mi, 021° N

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