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Ayrshire Iowa Map

Explore Ayrshire, 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 Ayrshire, Iowa

How to Use This Ayrshire, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.039135
Longitude	-94.832762
Population	133
Density	237.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50515
Area Code	319
County Seat	Emmetsburg
School District	Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District

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About Ayrshire, Iowa

Ayrshire is a locality in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 133. The population density is 237.7 people per km². Ayrshire is located at 43.0391°N, 94.8328°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ayrshire is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50515.

Ayrshire remains a quiet expanse of high-yield earth where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an immense, pale sky. It lies 17.2 miles east-southeast of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 114°T), and is situated 9.1 miles southwest of Emmetsburg. Here, the land is defined by the steady work of agriculture, marked by the rhythmic turning of soil and the seasonal transition from emerald corn stalks to the brittle, golden geometry of harvest time. Silver Creek traces a narrow, winding path through the heavy loam nearby, providing a cooling stillness that contrasts with the heat radiating from the sun-drenched fields. During the quiet hours of dusk, the light catches the dust raised by passing machinery, casting a soft, amber glow over the landscape that makes the immense flatness seem momentarily intimate and profound.

Ayrshire holds the quiet resilience of a place forged by settlers who found purpose in the vast, open prairie. The local economy stays deeply tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of the calendar. Residents often find respite in the nearby stillness of Larson Prairie, a protected space that preserves the native grasses that once covered the entirety of this region, while the nearby waters of Silver Lake offer a reflective surface that mirrors the changing moods of the clouds. Life in Ayrshire moves with an unshowy, persistent civility, shaped by a heritage that values the quiet dignity of labor and the deep, persistent connection to the soil that sustains the community.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Larson Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 233° SW
Silver Lake (Palo Alto) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 262° W
Telford's Prairie Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 051° NE
Salton Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 269° W
Elk Lake Wetland Complex Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 309° NW
Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Iowa (Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 307° NW
Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ia (Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 307° NW
Elk Lake Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 307° NW
Blue Wing Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 352° N
House of Dolls Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 056° NE
Robert Emmet Statue (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 058° NE
Palo Alto County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 058° NE
Victorian Museum on Main (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 058° NE
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 059° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.7 mi, 278° W · 12k acres
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 12.3 mi, 048° NE
Cylinder Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 076° E
L.M. & O. Railroad Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 211° SW
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 17.5 mi, 291° W
Pocahontas Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.9 mi, 157° SE
Fort Defiance State Park (State Park) — 24.0 mi, 355° N
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 358° N
Estherville Meteorite Sculpture (Monument) — 25.1 mi, 360° N
Estherville Swinging Bridge (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 359° N
Milford Pioneer Theatre (Cinema) — 25.4 mi, 321° NW
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 064° NE
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 28.4 mi, 329° NW
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 28.7 mi, 329° NW
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 28.7 mi, 356° N
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.4 mi, 071° E · 5,668 acres

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