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Sims Indiana Map

Explore Sims, 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 Sims, Indiana

How to Use This Sims, Indiana Map

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

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	Sims
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Grant County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	40.499761
Longitude	-85.855261
Population	164
Density	63.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	46986
Area Code	574
County Seat	Marion
School District	Oak Hill United School Corporation

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About Sims, Indiana

Sims is a locality in Grant County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 164. The population density is 63.4 people per km². Sims is located at 40.4998°N, 85.8553°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46986.

Sims occupies a quiet expanse of the Indiana interior, where the horizon stretches flat and wide across a mosaic of cornfields and woodlots. It lies 9.2 miles west-northwest of Grant, IN (from Grant, IN: bearing 282°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-northeast of Greentown. The earth here is heavy and dark, holding the memory of ancient glaciers in its rich, loamy soil that yields to the steady labor of the plow. A mile away, the waters of Taylor Creek carve a modest path through the landscape, their movement barely audible against the rustle of wind in the nearby rows of grain. On clear days, the distant silhouette of The Hogback rises like a faint, serrated bruise against the western sky, providing a rare vertical interruption to the otherwise level prairie. The quality of light during the late afternoon here possesses a peculiar, amber depth, turning the stalks of drying corn into rows of gilded, shivering sentinels that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the edge of the world.

Sims maintains a pace governed by the seasons rather than the clock, rooted in the industrious spirit of those who first broke this sod. The regional economy remains tied to the fertility of the soil, with the rhythmic clatter of machinery signaling the transition from planting to harvest in a cycle as predictable as the tides of the air. Residents find recreation at Swayzee Park, a local gathering place that serves as a common ground for the quiet social life of the neighborhood. While the larger, more expansive timber stands of the Frances Slocum State Forest wait seventeen miles to the north, the immediate vicinity of Sims retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the clamor of the industrial centers that define other parts of the state. It is a place where the history of the land is written in the fences and the silos, a landscape that asks for little but offers a profound, steady stillness to anyone willing to watch the shadows grow long across the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Swayzee Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 064° NE
Howard County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 5.4 mi, 260° W
Reservoir Park Boat Launch (State Recreation Area) — 10.1 mi, 267° W
Mississinewa Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 360° N
Mississinewa Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 001° N
James Dean Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 069° E
Firefighter Garfield Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.0 mi, 096° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 12.1 mi, 098° E
Gas City Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 093° E
M3 Stuart (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 094° E
Martin Luther King Memeorial (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 267° W
Indiana Women's Legacy Memorial (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 267° W
Frances Slocum State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 16.0 mi, 343° N
Kirkendall Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 248° W
Zimmer Ross (Gallery) — 17.9 mi, 213° SW
The Ten Commandments (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 213° SW
Worlds Largest Ball Of Paint (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 155° SE
Mitchell Theatre (Theatre) — 19.0 mi, 099° E
International Circus Hall of Fame (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 334° NW
Browns of Wabash (Historic Ruins) — 20.5 mi, 004° N
Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 20.5 mi, 005° N
Mark Honeywell - Memorial (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 004° N
Gallery 64 (Gallery) — 20.5 mi, 005° N
Salamonie Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 20.6 mi, 030° NE
Lonely Red Caboose (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 005° N
Miami County Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 328° NW
Martin Glade (State Conservation Area) — 22.6 mi, 023° NE
Burr Oak Bend Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 29.5 mi, 193° S
Mounds State Park (State Park) — 29.6 mi, 156° SE
Summit Lake State Park (State Park) — 42.8 mi, 140° SE

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