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Straughn Indiana Map

Explore Straughn, 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 Straughn, Indiana

How to Use This Straughn, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	39.808935
Longitude	-85.291356
Population	259
Density	709.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	47387
Area Code	317
County Seat	New Castle
School District	South Henry School Corporation

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About Straughn, Indiana

Straughn is a locality in Henry County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 259. The population density is 709.2 people per km². Straughn is located at 39.8089°N, 85.2914°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Straughn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47387.

Straughn emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Indiana plains as a quiet intersection of grid-lined fields and woodlot mosaics. It lies 9.3 miles south-southeast of New Castle, IN (from New Castle, IN: bearing 153°T), and is situated 15.8 miles east of Henry. The horizon remains largely unbroken, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of McGuire Ridge rising far to the east, a faint jagged ink-line against the evening sky. Near the edge of the local fields, the waters of Glidden Ditch trace a slow, purposeful path through the earth, marking the land with a modest, persistent moisture that sustains the surrounding heavy soil. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber weight, casting long, lean shadows across the stubble of harvested corn and turning the gray silos into monoliths of local industry.

Straughn reflects the enduring legacy of rail-side settlement, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the steady labor of agriculture and the maintenance of the homestead. While Wilson Park provides a local refuge for quiet reflection four miles away, the economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, a cycle of planting and harvest that has persisted for generations. Those seeking a different stillness often look toward Hi-Way Springs, where the water gathers in a calm, sequestered basin five miles distant. Life in Straughn moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own quiet importance, defined by the sturdy architecture of brick foundations and the honest, unadorned character of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wilson Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 090° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 087° E
Butterfly (Public Artwork) — 6.6 mi, 317° NW
Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 152° SE
Babe Ruth Park (Local Recreation) — 8.4 mi, 331° NW
Ice House Man (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 334° NW
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 334° NW
Henry County Courthouse (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 334° NW
Wilbur Wright Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 344° N
Martindale Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.4 mi, 074° E
Summit Lake State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 357° N
Princess Theater (Cinema) — 16.0 mi, 211° SW
Honey Creek Trail (State Recreation Area) — 17.2 mi, 328° NW
Brookville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 17.7 mi, 122° SE
Brookville Lake (Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 128° SE
Joseph Moore Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 087° E
Fall Creek Woods (Nature Reserve) — 20.2 mi, 316° NW
Whitewater State Park (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 125° SE
Model T Museum (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 085° E
Hornbeam Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.0 mi, 130° SE
Fish Cleaning Station (Attraction) — 22.1 mi, 128° SE
Site 4 (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 356° N
Site 8 (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 356° N
Site 3 (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 357° N
Old Fairfield (Historic Ruins) — 25.5 mi, 142° SE
Earthwork C (Historic Ruins) — 26.3 mi, 318° NW
Mounds State Park nature center (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 319° NW
Sursa Performance Hall (Theatre) — 27.7 mi, 347° N
David Owsley Museum of Art (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 347° N
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 66.0 mi, 220° SW · 204k acres

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