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Aredale Iowa Map

Explore Aredale, 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 Aredale, Iowa

How to Use This Aredale, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.833028
Longitude	-93.005474
Population	62
Density	23.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50605
Area Code	319
County Seat	Allison
School District	Hampton-Dumont Community School District

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About Aredale, Iowa

Aredale is a locality in Butler County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 62. The population density is 23.9 people per km². Aredale is located at 42.8330°N, 93.0055°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Aredale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50605.

Aredale occupies a quiet expanse of the prairie, defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Boylan Creek as it carves a path through the dark, fertile soil. It lies 24.3 miles south-southeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 156°T), and is situated 11.8 miles east-northeast of Hampton. The horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, where the quality of light at dusk turns the vast fields of corn and soybean into a shifting sea of bronze and deep emerald. Beyond the immediate tilled landscape, the land rises into the gentle, ancient contours of the Loess Hills that anchor the western edge of the region. Those seeking the stillness of wilder ground often turn toward the West Fork Wildlife Area, where the grasses remain tall and undisturbed, offering a stark, honest contrast to the orderly rows of the surrounding farms.

Aredale remains deeply tethered to its agrarian roots, with a local economy that pulses in time with the planting and harvest seasons of the Iowa plains. The settlement carries the quiet, unshowy civility of its Scandinavian and German heritage, reflected in the sturdy, deliberate architecture that has weathered many decades of prairie wind. While the pace of daily life is measured by the steady work of the fields, residents often find respite nine miles away at the shores of Lake Considine, or look toward the distant silhouette of Fort Sumter Rock when the sky is exceptionally clear. Aredale preserves a literate, modest dignity, valuing the sort of neighborly connection that grows best when people understand the weight and worth of the earth beneath their feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Creeden Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 264° W
West Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 216° SW
West Fork Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 209° SW
Thorn Apple Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 248° W
Dumont Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 164° S
Dumont Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 164° S
Handorf Roadside Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 193° S
South Fork Park (Dumont Pond) (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 172° S
Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 155° SE
Butler County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 067° NE
Pioneer Kitchen Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 037° NE
Marble Rock Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 037° NE
Beed's Lake State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 250° W
Franklin County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 240° SW
Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 188° S
Floyd County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 046° NE
Harmony in Light (Public Artwork) — 24.0 mi, 336° NW
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 24.0 mi, 336° NW
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 337° NW
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 25.4 mi, 338° N
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 26.1 mi, 339° N
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 27.2 mi, 315° NW
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 27.5 mi, 105° E
Neumann Auditorium (Theatre) — 27.6 mi, 105° E
Palace Theater (Cinema) — 28.2 mi, 105° E
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 32.7 mi, 017° N
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 43.7 mi, 313° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.3 mi, 283° W · 12k acres
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.1 mi, 157° SE · 24k acres

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