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Wallace Indiana Map

Explore Wallace, 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 Wallace, Indiana

How to Use This Wallace, Indiana Map

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

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

Latitude	39.986431
Longitude	-87.148343
Population	79
Density	213.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	47949, 47988
Area Code	765
County Seat	Covington
School District	Southeast Fountain School Corporation

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About Wallace, Indiana

Wallace is a locality in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 79. The population density is 213.3 people per km². Wallace is located at 39.9864°N, 87.1483°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Wallace is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 47949, 47988.

Wallace anchors itself firmly within a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Sugar Mill Creek, which carves a quiet path through the surrounding limestone-heavy earth. It lies 13.0 miles east-northeast of Howard, IN (from Howard, IN: bearing 68°T), and is situated 19.8 miles north of Parke. The horizon remains dominated by the distant, serrated silhouettes of the Devils Backbone, providing a jagged contrast to the softer, cultivated woodlot mosaic that stretches outward in every direction. Only a mile away, the surface of South Hemlock Lake catches the low, slanted light of late afternoon, turning the water into a sheet of hammered copper that mirrors the shifting clouds. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land rises into subtle, verdant ridges, ensuring that the air in Wallace feels dense with the scent of damp soil and the deep, green respiration of the nearby forests.

Pedestal Rock Nature Preserve lies only three miles away, serving as a sanctuary of rugged sandstone formations that hint at the ancient, geologic patience of this region. The history of Wallace is etched into the very soil that supports a local economy long tethered to the harvest of the fields and the slow, deliberate work of the inland timber trade. Life here moves with a measured cadence, dictated less by the clock than by the seasonal demands of the harvest and the maintenance of the homesteads that dot the landscape. Even as the decades pass, the spirit of Wallace remains tied to the quietude of its surroundings, where the stillness of Rocky Hollow, seven miles distant, seems to exert a gravitational pull on the pace of everyday existence, keeping the inhabitants tethered to the land’s enduring, uncomplicated grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pedestal Rock Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 142° SE
Shades State Park (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 145° SE
Sugar Creek West (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 156° SE
Shawnee Canyon (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 131° SE
Kickapoo Ravine (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 131° SE
Frisz Ravine (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 129° SE
Kirtz Ravine (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 129° SE
Prospect Point (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 129° SE
Sugar Creek (Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 189° S
Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 197° S
Lake Wildlife Areaveland Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 153° SE
Juliet Straus Memorial (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 203° SW
Richard Lieber (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 204° SW
Col. Lieber Memorial (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 204° SW
Turkey Run Golf Club (Park) — 7.8 mi, 159° S
Bachner Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.4 mi, 083° E
Crawfordsville Country Club (Park) — 9.9 mi, 073° E
Crawfordsville Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 14.1 mi, 081° E
Cecil M. Hardin Lake (Recreation Area) — 15.4 mi, 157° SE
Cecil M. Harden Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 15.5 mi, 168° S
Raccoon Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.2 mi, 167° S
Shawnee Bottoms (Nature Reserve) — 19.4 mi, 332° NW
Young Immigrant (Public Artwork) — 25.7 mi, 213° SW
Westville Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 278° W
Danville War Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 291° W
Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 291° W
Putnam County Train Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 147° SE
AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 28.4 mi, 297° NW
Inspired Fire (Gallery) — 28.9 mi, 022° N
Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. (Theatre) — 32.0 mi, 178° S

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