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Tri-Lakes Indiana Map

Explore Tri-Lakes, 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 Tri-Lakes, Indiana

How to Use This Tri-Lakes, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Tri-Lakes, 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 Tri-Lakes.

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	Tri-Lakes
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Whitley County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	41.251123
Longitude	-85.453407
Population	1,329
Density	150.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	46725
Area Code	574
County Seat	Columbia City
School District	Whitley County Consolidated Schools

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About Tri-Lakes, Indiana

Tri-Lakes is a locality in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,329. The population density is 150.2 people per km². Tri-Lakes is located at 41.2511°N, 85.4534°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46725.

Tri-Lakes defines the landscape through a patient, inland mosaic of glacial basins and quiet woodlots that shift color with the turning of the seasons. It lies 10.0 miles north-northeast of Whitley, IN (from Whitley, IN: bearing 24°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-northeast of Columbia City. Thorn Creek carves a deliberate path through the earth here, its current marking the pulse of a terrain that stretches out in flat, fertile expanses punctuated by the stillness of Little Cedar Lake. The light at dusk often catches the silvered grasses and the dark, tangled edges of the woods, casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor the horizon. Away from the distant, hazy rise of Dunham Hill, the air holds a crisp, earthen weight, smelling of damp soil and the slow, rhythmic decay of autumn leaves that settle into the hollows.

Tri-Lakes emerged from the labor of those who cleared the timber to make room for the straight-rowed fields that still characterize the local economy. The influence of the nearby Crooked Lake Managed Area remains a quiet force, preserving a fragment of the wilder, unkempt thickets that once dominated this interior corridor. Residents navigate a life tied to the seasonal demands of the land, where the brick structures of the region stand as sturdy reminders of an era defined by agrarian persistence. In the hush of the afternoon, one might observe the way the wind ripples across the surface of the water, a fleeting movement that gives the locality a sense of enduring, understated grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Crooked Lake Managed Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 293° NW
Crooked Lake Nature Preserve (Original) (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 305° NW
Crane Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 325° NW
Big Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 301° NW
Site of First County Court and First Mill (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 182° S
Morsches Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 188° S
Thomas Estlick, Jr. (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 271° W
Chain O' Lakes State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 016° N
Seek's Village Indian Reserve (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 166° S
Churubusco Community Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 099° E
The Haunted Jail (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 195° S
Devol Field (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 199° S
Augusta Hills Golf Course (Park) — 9.8 mi, 359° N
Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 13.0 mi, 295° NW
Mid-America Windmill Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 042° NE
Soap Box Derby Hill (Viewpoint) — 18.0 mi, 122° SE
Painting Fun Spot (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 133° SE
California Sea Lion (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 122° SE
Sumatran Tiger (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 122° SE
LC Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 19.0 mi, 159° S
Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 19.1 mi, 268° W
SOZO Art Studio LLC (Gallery) — 19.7 mi, 028° NE
Waterlily Art Gallery (Gallery) — 19.8 mi, 308° NW
Fort Wayne Improv (Theatre) — 20.3 mi, 122° SE
Roanoke Area Heritage Center (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 168° S
Lucerne Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 269° W
Wunderkammer Company (Arts Centre) — 21.0 mi, 130° SE
Pokagon State Park (State Park) — 37.7 mi, 035° NE

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