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Thorntown Indiana Map

Explore Thorntown, 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 Thorntown, Indiana

How to Use This Thorntown, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	40.129484
Longitude	-86.606671
Population	1,432
Density	902.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	46071
Area Code	260
County Seat	Lebanon
School District	Western Boone County Community School Corporation

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About Thorntown, Indiana

Thorntown is a locality in Boone County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,432. The population density is 902.0 people per km². Thorntown is located at 40.1295°N, 86.6067°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Thorntown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46071.

Thorntown emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Indiana plains, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Prairie Creek as it carves a path through the surrounding fields. It lies 6.6 miles west of Pike, IN (from Pike, IN: bearing 273°T), and is situated 10.0 miles northwest of Boone. The horizon remains vast and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of the Devils Backbone that anchors the far-off skyline. Sunlight here has a particular weight, pressing down on the mosaic of woodlots and cultivated soil until the shadows lengthen into deep, violet pools against the stubble of harvested corn. A mile to the east, the stillness of Oxidation Pond reflects the wide, heavy sky, grounding the landscape in a quiet, elemental solitude that persists despite the changing seasons.

Thorntown carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of the soil, its streets echoing with the persistent, mechanical pulse of an agricultural economy that has sustained families for generations. The modest, sturdy architecture speaks of a time when the rhythm of life was dictated by the harvest and the slow turn of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of the modern world. Residents often find their way toward the green quiet of Trophy Club, five miles away, where the land offers a brief respite from the orderly geometry of the surrounding farms. Even as the decades slip by, the character of the place remains fixed in the amber of its heritage, favoring the deliberate, measured cadence of a life lived close to the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Trophy Club (Park) — 4.6 mi, 118° SE
Historic Miller's Restaurant Sign (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 325° NW
Sugar Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 069° E
Cool Lake Golf Course (Park) — 7.7 mi, 080° E
Memorial Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 123° SE
Abner Longley Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 130° SE
Calvert And Porter Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 218° SW
Hobson Acres (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 127° SE
Boone Pond Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.8 mi, 132° SE
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 249° W
Hogan Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 140° SE
Zionsville Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 123° SE
Monster Mini (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 321° NW
Malibu Jack's Lafayette (Theme Park) — 22.1 mi, 325° NW
Bachner Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.2 mi, 246° SW
David Kemp Memorial (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 061° NE
Stone figure (Public Artwork) — 22.8 mi, 316° NW
Eagle Creek Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 23.2 mi, 140° SE
Columbian Park Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 24.0 mi, 325° NW
Ancient Tree Trunk (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 137° SE
Inspired Fire (Gallery) — 24.7 mi, 314° NW
Grateful Heart Gallery and Gifts (Gallery) — 24.9 mi, 323° NW
Artists Own (Gallery) — 25.0 mi, 323° NW
Wabash Landing 9 (Cinema) — 25.5 mi, 323° NW
Fowler Hall (Theatre) — 26.0 mi, 322° NW
Daubenspeck Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.7 mi, 123° SE
Prophetstown State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 333° NW
Shades State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 242° SW
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.9 mi, 178° S · 16k acres
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 71.1 mi, 173° S · 204k acres

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