Schaefer Lake, IN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Schaefer Lake, Indiana, shaded from 690 ft on the southwest side to 740 ft on the east side
Elevation
740 ft 225 m730 ft 220 m720 ft 220 m710 ft 215 m690 ft 210 m690 ft 210 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Schaefer Lake sits at about 720 ft (220 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
720 ft 220 m
few residents
Lowest
690 ft 210 m
on the southwest side
Highest
740 ft 225 m
on the east side
Average
720 ft 220 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Schaefer Lake 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
720 ft220 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
740 ft225 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
690 ft210 m
Town center
USGS map point for Schaefer Lake
720 ft220 m
Airport (BAK)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.4 mi west of the CDP boundary
656 ft200 m
Average of all land720 ft220 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Schaefer Lake, Indiana, shaded from 690 ft on the southwest side to 740 ft on the east side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States
Population
194 2020 Census
Land area
0.2 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
866 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.2828° N, 85.7496° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
East Fork White River → White River → Wabash River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Columbus Municipal (BAK) 656 ft
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Burney830 ft
  2. Hartsville750 ft
  3. Haw Creek Township730 ft
  4. Hope730 ft
  5. Schaefer Lake720 ft
  6. Clifty Township720 ft
  7. Newbern690 ft
  8. Flat Rock Township670 ft
  9. Clifford660 ft
  10. Petersville660 ft
  11. Clay Township, Bartholomew County650 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • McFarren Hill850 ft
  • McCrea Hill820 ft
  • Money Hill800 ft
  • Wrights Hill660 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (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.
  • Schaefer Lake is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.