Explore Winamac, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Winamac, 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 Winamac.
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 | Winamac |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Pulaski County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Winamac) |
| Latitude | 41.05143 |
| Longitude | -86.603065 |
| Population | 2,318 |
| Density | 657.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 46996 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| County Seat | Winamac |
| School District | Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation |
Winamac unfolds across a flat, fertile expanse where the Tippecanoe River carves a deliberate, winding path through the quiet Indiana landscape. It lies 4.5 miles southeast of Ripley, IN (from Ripley, IN: bearing 139°T), and is situated 15.2 miles south of Starke. The river serves as a living artery for Winamac, its currents reflecting the shifting amber and violet hues of an expansive Midwestern sky as it moves past the town’s edge. Beyond the riverbanks, the terrain stretches out in a mosaic of woodlots and agricultural fields, broken only by the modest elevation of Bunker Hill, which rises four miles to the horizon like a gentle, earthen ripple. A short distance away, the still waters of Devil Lake offer a silent contrast to the river’s motion, while the immediate center of the town is anchored by the green expanse of Courthouse Park, where the air retains the crisp, clean scent of damp soil and tall prairie grasses.
Winamac maintains a steady, deliberate pace, grounded in a history defined by the labor of the land and the steady churn of local commerce. The red-brick architecture surrounding Courthouse Park speaks to a legacy of midwestern craftsmanship, where the focus remains on the practical requirements of a life lived close to the harvest. Economic vitality here is tied to the rhythm of the seasons, as the town organizes itself around the demands of the surrounding fields and the small-scale industries that support them. Even during the height of the summer heat, a subtle coolness persists in the shade of the older trees, and the evening light often lingers, turning the storefronts and quiet streets into a study of soft, golden geometry before the dark settles over the plains.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Winamac, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.05143, -86.603065. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Winamac includes the ZIP code (46996), telephone area code (574), county seat of Pulaski County (Winamac), and school district assignment (Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |