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Van Buren Indiana Map

Explore Van Buren, 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 Van Buren, Indiana

How to Use This Van Buren, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	40.617265
Longitude	-85.504696
Population	790
Density	523.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	46991
Area Code	574
County Seat	Marion
School District	Eastbrook Community School Corporation

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About Van Buren, Indiana

Van Buren is a locality in Grant County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 790. The population density is 523.2 people per km². Van Buren is located at 40.6173°N, 85.5047°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Van Buren is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 46991.

Van Buren anchors itself upon the flat, fertile expanse of the Indiana plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a heavy, expansive sky. It lies 12.9 miles northwest of Blackford, IN (from Blackford, IN: bearing 309°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north of Upland. Roods Run meanders through the periphery of the landscape, its quiet waters cutting a subtle, persistent path through the silty earth that defines the local topography. To the distant east, the faint, jagged silhouette of The Hogback rises against the twilight, a muted reminder of the geological theater occurring miles away from these level fields. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and dry corn husks, shifting with the seasons to sharpen as the temperature drops, settling over the woodlots and farmsteads in a thin, pale mist that clings to the low-lying hollows.

Van Buren grew from the industrious ambition of early settlers who recognized the potential in the rich, dark loam of the surrounding acreage, establishing a character defined by persistence and the slow, deliberate turn of the agricultural cycle. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the harvest, though the influence of modern regional industry has tempered the isolation of the past. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of Spiker Lake for reprieve, or travel toward the broader timber stands of the Salamonie River State Forest to find a different kind of silence. On summer afternoons, the local activity gravitates toward the open spaces of Tower Park, where the light hits the grass with a golden, lingering intensity that seems to suspend the afternoon in a state of grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pulse Opera House (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 042° NE
Salamonie Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 003° N
Salamonie Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 002° N
Matter Park (Local Park) — 8.5 mi, 255° W
Mississinewa Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 264° W
James Dean Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 9.1 mi, 243° SW
Etna Acres Golf Course (Park) — 10.5 mi, 323° NW
Ivanhoe's Garfield (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 177° S
M3 Stuart (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 213° SW
Gas City Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 214° SW
H Maria Wright Hall (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 178° S
Modelle Metcalf Visual Arts Center Scuplture Garden (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 178° S
Firefighter Garfield Statue (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 215° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.8 mi, 213° SW
Botany Glen (State Resource Management Area) — 11.8 mi, 199° S
Roush Lake Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.5 mi, 015° N
Martin Glade (State Conservation Area) — 15.6 mi, 328° NW
Salamonie State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 16.0 mi, 325° NW
Lonely Red Caboose (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 307° NW
Gallery 64 (Gallery) — 20.7 mi, 307° NW
Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 20.8 mi, 307° NW
Browns of Wabash (Historic Ruins) — 20.8 mi, 306° NW
Mark Honeywell - Memorial (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 306° NW
Ouabache State Park (State Park) — 20.9 mi, 069° E
Roanoke Area Heritage Center (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 016° N
Worlds Largest Ball Of Paint (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 204° SW
LC Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 27.8 mi, 020° N
International Circus Hall of Fame (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 290° W
Minnetrista Cultural Center (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 168° S
Summit Lake State Park (State Park) — 41.0 mi, 164° S

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