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Lake James

295 m968 ft
Tonight
44°FPartly cloudy · Wind 0–5 mph SE

Lake James is a lake at 295 m above sea level in Indiana, United States.

All facts
Surface elevation
295 m
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3D map

Lake James 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake James terrain and contours

2 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 10 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake James elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake James weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 44°F (7°C) · Wind 0–5 mph SE

Lake James forecast for about 304 m.

  • Tonight44°–0–5 mph SE
  • Sat44°68°–0–5 mph SE
  • Sun47°71°–0–5 mph S
  • Mon46°70°1%0–5 mph W
  • Tue47°63°4%5 mph E
  • Wed51°68°8%5 mph S
  • Thu45°69°11%5–15 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:45 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake James

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake James, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.6 km ENE

    +2 more within 0.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Campground No.3

    1.4 km NE · +2 more within 1.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Campground No.1

    2.0 km NNE · +1 more within 5.8 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Parking0.6 km ENE
Parking0.6 km WSW
Parking0.7 km W
Campground No.3Campsite1.4 km NE
Campground No.5Campsite1.6 km NE
Group CampCampsite1.7 km NNE
Campground No.1Caravan site2.0 km NNE
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp ResortCaravan site5.8 km NNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 98% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
98.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
1.8%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
33 m low point 294 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 42.4%Water 27.8%Grassland 13.8%Cropland 10.0%Built-up 4.8%Wetland 1.1%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 617 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Virginia bluebells17
  • Pointed-leaved tick-trefoil17
  • Eastern redbud12
  • Sassafras11
  • Mapleleaf viburnum11
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel10
Where it sits

Where Lake James sits

Region
Indiana9United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake James downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-30)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia