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Indian Lake Pennsylvania Map

Explore Indian Lake, Pennsylvania, 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 Indian Lake, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Indian Lake, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Indian Lake, Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania 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 Indian Lake.

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	Indian Lake
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Somerset County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.0418
Longitude	-78.866871
Population	390
Density	42.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	15926, 15563
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Somerset
School District	Shanksville-Stonycreek School District

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About Indian Lake, Pennsylvania

Indian Lake is a locality in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 390. The population density is 42.3 people per km². Indian Lake is located at 40.0418°N, 78.8669°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Indian Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15926, 15563.

Indian Lake rests upon the quiet, elevated terrain of the Allegheny Plateau, where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy prominence of the Allegheny Mountains. It lies 19.7 miles south of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 169°T), and is situated 12.2 miles east-northeast of Somerset. Clear Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the landscape, its waters cool and steady as they navigate the basin’s floor. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the dense, shadowed canopy of Gallitzin State Forest stretches out, broken only by the occasional clearing or the quiet expanse of State Game Land 093, where the undergrowth remains thick and undisturbed. At dusk, the light here does not merely fade; it thickens, casting long, violet shadows across the fields that seem to hold the day’s warmth long after the sun has slipped behind the ridge.

Indian Lake preserves the quiet legacy of an inland settlement shaped by the rugged, high-altitude character of the Commonwealth’s interior. While the nearby Glades Valley once drew those seeking the quiet productivity of the land, the modern identity of Indian Lake has shifted to reflect the stillness of its namesake water and the surrounding woodlands. The local economy and daily life follow the slow, seasonal turn of the plateau, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers or the rush of the lowlands. Residents move with a measured pace that acknowledges the isolation of the high country, finding a singular beauty in the frost that clings to the late autumn grass or the way the morning mist clings to the surface of the lake, blurring the line between the water and the sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

United 93 Impact Site (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 287° W
Western Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 293° NW
Shanksville-Stonycreek Recreational Park (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 225° SW
Somerset County Conservancy Property (Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 330° NW
State Game Land 093 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 349° N
Tower of Voices (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 338° N
Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 340° N
State Game Land 228 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 068° E
Fort Dewart (Historic Castle / Fort) — 5.5 mi, 086° E
Quemahoning Reservoir (Local Park) — 8.3 mi, 328° NW
Quemahoning Family Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 328° NW
Kimberley Run Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 248° W
Shawnee State Park (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 097° E
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 11.2 mi, 029° NE
Birdhouse (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 258° W
Monument for Life (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 282° W
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 006° N
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 307° NW
Meyersdale Area Historical Society (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 208° SW
Roxbury Bandshell (Theatre) — 17.7 mi, 350° N
Serafina Art Studio (Gallery) — 19.2 mi, 095° E
Bedford Speedway Museum of Speed (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 095° E
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 351° N
Martin Hill Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 20.8 mi, 137° SE
Bottle Works (Arts Centre) — 20.8 mi, 351° N
Wagner-Ritter House (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 351° N
Lime kiln (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 091° E
Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 21.2 mi, 015° N
Mt. Hope School (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 273° W
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 64.2 mi, 211° SW · 922k acres

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