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Arcadia Iowa Map

Explore Arcadia, 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 Arcadia, Iowa

How to Use This Arcadia, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.087207
Longitude	-95.046102
Population	525
Density	205.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51430
Area Code	563
County Seat	Carroll
School District	Ar-We-Va Community School District

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About Arcadia, Iowa

Arcadia is a locality in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 525. The population density is 205.0 people per km². Arcadia is located at 42.0872°N, 95.0461°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Arcadia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51430.

Arcadia occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun in a single, lingering swallow of amber light. It lies 9.3 miles west of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 279°T), and is situated 16.6 miles east-northeast of Denison. The landscape around Arcadia is defined by the steady, industrious rhythm of agriculture, characterized by vast, symmetrical fields that ripple like a green and gold ocean under the passing clouds. To the west, the land rises into the subtle, structural folds of the Loess Hills, while the immediate geography is marked by the modest, winding course of Brushy Creek, which cuts through the soil two miles away. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain offers a serene stillness, punctuated only by the occasional silhouette of a farmstead or the distant, hazy rise of Mount Moses on the far edge of the traveler’s view.

History in Arcadia is written in the geometry of its grid and the enduring heritage of those who first broke the prairie sod to plant rows of corn and soybean. The local economy remains tethered to this fertile earth, reflecting a steadfast commitment to the land that has sustained generations through cycles of harvest and dormancy. Residents often seek respite at the Hazelbrush Wildlife Area, a four-mile journey that offers a quiet immersion in native grasses and timber, or they follow the Sauk Rail Trail, which traces a path of former commerce six miles from the center. Life here moves with an unpretentious clarity, a place where the seasons dictate the pace of the day and the social fabric is reinforced by the simple, shared labor of maintaining a life in the heart of the Midwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

War Memorial (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 252° W
Hazelbrush Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 055° NE
Sauk Rail Trail (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 055° NE
Hazelbrush Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 050° NE
Schrader Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 287° W
Carroll Youth Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 9.1 mi, 087° E
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 9.3 mi, 100° E
Swan Lake State Park (Local Park) — 10.2 mi, 110° E
Farmstead Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 108° E
Black Hawk Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 003° N
Blackhawk Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 12.0 mi, 004° N
Sac County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.0 mi, 004° N
Hausbarn (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 181° S
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 359° N
Black Hawk State Park (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 359° N
Lake View Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 359° N
Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 001° N
White Horse Access (State Recreation Area) — 15.7 mi, 027° NE
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 16.6 mi, 253° W
Odebolt Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 325° NW
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 20.3 mi, 052° NE
Cen + Ten Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 202° S
Memorial Statue (Public Artwork) — 23.3 mi, 007° N
McClean Museum (Attraction) — 32.6 mi, 241° SW
The Booster Buck (Attraction) — 32.6 mi, 241° SW
Dougal House (Attraction) — 32.6 mi, 241° SW
Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.6 mi, 205° SW
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 33.7 mi, 038° NE
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 34.8 mi, 098° E
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 39.0 mi, 348° N

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