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Ackley Iowa Map

Explore Ackley, Iowa, 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 Ackley, Iowa

How to Use This Ackley, Iowa Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ackley, Iowa. 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 Iowa 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 Ackley.

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	Ackley
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Hardin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.554145
Longitude	-93.053255
Population	1,599
Density	251.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50601
Area Code	319
County Seat	Eldora
School District	AGWSR Community School District

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About Ackley, Iowa

Ackley is a locality in Hardin County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,599. The population density is 251.3 people per km². Ackley is located at 42.5541°N, 93.0533°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ackley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50601.

Ackley emerges from the flat, geometric expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything save for the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator or a cluster of wind-tossed oaks. It lies 31.0 miles west of Cedar Falls, IA (from Cedar Falls, IA: bearing 274°T), and is situated 10.3 miles east-northeast of Iowa Falls. The Middle Fork South Beaver Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the surrounding soil, its water moving with a slow, deliberate gravity that mirrors the pace of the seasons. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar weight, turning the fields of corn and soybeans into a shimmering, undulating sea of chlorophyll during the height of summer, before fading into the muted, silvered tones of autumn stubble. To the west, the distant reach of Mormon Ridge provides a faint, jagged suggestion of elevation, though the immediate terrain remains defined by the deep, dark loam that anchors the landscape to the earth.

Ackley owes its steady, grounded existence to the iron rails and the persistent industry of those who first broke this sod, leaving behind a legacy of German and Scandinavian thrift that still informs the local character. Beyond the town limits, the Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area offers a quiet sanctuary for migratory birds, its wetland grasses whispering in the wind as a reminder of the wild prairie that once claimed the entire region. Economic life remains tethered to the harvest, with the daily rhythm dictated by the demands of the soil and the fluctuating needs of the agricultural markets. A quiet, literate civility persists in the shaded streets, where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the subtle shifts in the evening light and the enduring, unshowy labor of keeping a homestead whole.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 274° W
Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 032° NE
Bob and Joell deNeui Wilderness (Local Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 209° SW
Eagle City Addition (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 225° SW
Mann Wilderness Area State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 201° S
Headquarters Segment (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 211° SW
Noble & Jeanette de Neui Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 203° SW
Ruby Woodland (State Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 197° S
Union Depot (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 258° W
Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 258° W
Dow House (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 258° W
Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 258° W
Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 180° S
Eldora Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 187° S
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 13.6 mi, 190° S
Civil War Statue (Public Artwork) — 13.6 mi, 190° S
Dumont Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 017° N
Franklin County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 327° NW
West Fork Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.5 mi, 003° N
Beed's Lake State Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 328° NW
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 31.4 mi, 067° NE
Neumann Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.5 mi, 067° NE
Palace Theater (Cinema) — 31.9 mi, 068° E
McBride Auditorium (Theatre) — 36.3 mi, 092° E
Story City Carousel (Attraction) — 37.2 mi, 227° SW
Yuta Falls (Attraction) — 38.6 mi, 102° E
Matugani (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 102° E
Wakani Whirl (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 101° E
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.2 mi, 146° SE · 24k acres

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