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Adair Iowa Map

Explore Adair, 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 Adair, Iowa

How to Use This Adair, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.500543
Longitude	-94.643586
Population	791
Density	137.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50002
Area Code	515
County Seat	Greenfield
School District	Adair-Casey Community School District

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About Adair, Iowa

Adair is a locality in Adair County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 791. The population density is 137.9 people per km². Adair is located at 41.5005°N, 94.6436°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Adair is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50002.

Adair emerges from the vast, tilled expanse of the Iowa plains as a quiet intersection of sky and soil, where the horizon pulls the eye toward a limitless, shifting theater of clouds. It lies 40.0 miles west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 259°T), and is situated 33.9 miles north-northwest of Creston. The land here holds the memory of ancient grasses, now transformed into a rhythmic grid of corn and soybeans that follows the swells of the earth with mathematical precision. Only a mile away, the Karl and Grace Correll Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of native growth that stands in stark contrast to the surrounding agricultural order, while the waters of Turkey Creek carve a modest, persistent path through the terrain just two miles from the center. Light in this region possesses a peculiar, clarifying quality, turning the late afternoon stubble into a field of burnished gold that seems to vibrate against the deepening indigo of the approaching evening.

History in Adair remains anchored to the iron veins of the railroad that once acted as the lifeblood of the prairie, dictating the growth and commerce of the settlement. The economy persists in a steady dialogue with the seasons, defined by the heavy machinery of harvest and the quiet, persistent industry of those who steward the dark, fertile loam. While the pace of life maintains a deliberate, unhurried composure, the local character is shaped by a legacy of persistence and an unshowy, literate civility that values the weight of a handshake. Residents look toward the distant, faint silhouette of the Loess Hills on the western edge to mark the boundary of their world, finding a grounded sense of place in the solitude of the plains and the occasional, cooling breeze that drifts over from the direction of Meadow Lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Karl and Grace Correll Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 076° E
School House Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 288° W
Littlefield Recreation Area (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 302° NW
Lake Anita State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 233° SW
Lake Anita Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 230° SW
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 272° W
Tree on the road (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 272° W
Meadow Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 127° SE
Audubon County Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 298° NW
Lake Greenfield Recreation Area (Local Park) — 16.0 mi, 149° SE
Adair County Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 146° SE
Marlowe Ray Wildlife Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 062° NE
Bennie Hall Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.7 mi, 062° NE
Little Red Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 313° NW
Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 251° W
White Rock Conservancy (Conservation Area) — 20.3 mi, 000° N
Springbrook State Park (State Park) — 20.4 mi, 025° NE
John James Audubon Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.3 mi, 316° NW
Dexfield Park - Bonnie and Clyde Shootout (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 078° E
Danish Windmill Museum and Welcome Center (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 286° W
Museum of Danish America (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 286° W
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 34.3 mi, 156° SE
Adams County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 35.7 mi, 188° S
Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 36.6 mi, 286° W
Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch (Attraction) — 38.6 mi, 287° W
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 40.6 mi, 344° N
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 43.0 mi, 214° SW
Jordan Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 43.7 mi, 084° E
Blue Zoo (Aquarium) — 43.7 mi, 084° E
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.2 mi, 267° W · 7,936 acres

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