Orestes, IN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Orestes, Indiana, shaded from 830 ft on the south side to 880 ft on the north side
Elevation
880 ft 270 m870 ft 265 m860 ft 265 m850 ft 260 m840 ft 255 m830 ft 255 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Orestes sits at about 870 ft (265 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
870 ft 265 m
nearly all residents at this height
Lowest
830 ft 255 m
on the south side
Highest
880 ft 270 m
on the north side
Average
870 ft 265 m
all land inside town limits

Orestes spans about 50 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
870 ft265 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the north side
880 ft270 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the south side
830 ft255 m
Town center
USGS map point for Orestes
870 ft265 m
Average of all land870 ft265 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Orestes, Indiana, shaded from 830 ft on the south side to 880 ft on the north side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Town in Madison County, Indiana, United States
Population
341 2024 est.
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
732 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.2695° N, 85.7280° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Pipe Creek → White River → Wabash River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
46063
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Van Buren Township, Madison County890 ft
  2. Summitville890 ft
  3. Boone Township, Madison County890 ft
  4. Lafayette Township, Madison County880 ft
  5. Monroe Township870 ft
  6. Orestes870 ft
  7. Alexandria870 ft
  8. Duck Creek Township870 ft
  9. Elwood860 ft
  10. Pipe Creek Township860 ft
  11. Frankton860 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census town limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.