Explore Wingate, 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 Wingate, 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 Wingate.
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 | Wingate |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 40.172262 |
| Longitude | -87.072786 |
| Population | 237 |
| Density | 471.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 47994 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| County Seat | Crawfordsville |
| School District | North Montgomery Community School Corporation |
Wingate rises from the flat, fertile expanse of the Indiana plains, where the horizon stretches thin and wide under a sky that often seems larger than the earth beneath it. It lies 13.9 miles northwest of Crawfordsville, IN (from Crawfordsville, IN: bearing 311°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south-southwest of Lafayette. The landscape is a mosaic of woodlots and heavy, productive soil, shaped by the quiet persistence of Turkey Run, which flows just a mile from the center of the grid. Sunlight here has a particular weight, catching the edges of grain silos and turning the late-summer dust into a pale, golden haze that settles over the fields. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of Devils Backbone provides a solitary anchor to the west, a reminder of the geologic shifts that define this inland reach. The air carries the scent of turned earth and drying corn stalks, a crisp, clean fragrance that marks the passage of seasons across the open prairie.
Wingate maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by a history of agricultural industry that has long defined the rhythm of its daily life. The economy remains rooted in the surrounding fields, though the influence of the nearby Hillsboro Wildlife Management Area draws those who appreciate the quiet, wooded habitats that remain untouched by the plow. While the allure of larger bodies of water like Sugar Mill Lake pulls some toward the water’s edge for recreation, the character of this place is found in the brick facades and the steady, quiet work of its people. Life here is measured by the harvest and the changing color of the leaves, a cycle that persists regardless of the world beyond these borders. It is a place of enduring, plain-spoken resilience, where the quietude of the plains provides a constant, grounding presence.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wingate, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.172262, -87.072786. 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 Wingate includes the ZIP code (47994), telephone area code (765), county seat of Montgomery County (Crawfordsville), and school district assignment (North Montgomery 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. |