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Baldwin Iowa Map

Explore Baldwin, 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 Baldwin, Iowa

How to Use This Baldwin, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.074183
Longitude	-90.84153
Population	99
Density	100.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52207
Area Code	712
County Seat	Maquoketa
School District	Maquoketa Community School District

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About Baldwin, Iowa

Baldwin is a locality in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 99. The population density is 100.6 people per km². Baldwin is located at 42.0742°N, 90.8415°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Baldwin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52207.

Baldwin sits amidst a quiet expanse of tilled earth where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Bear Creek as it carves a path through the fields. It lies 30.8 miles south-southwest of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 197°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west of Maquoketa. The landscape carries the hushed weight of the plains, where the light at dusk turns the soybean leaves a deep, bruised purple and the air grows sharp with the scent of cooling soil. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Dubuque Hills provides a jagged contrast to the gentle, rhythmic swells of the local terrain. A mile away, the Baldwin Marsh offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal wetlands, a place where the stillness is broken only by the sudden, percussive flight of waterfowl rising against the gray Iowa sky.

Baldwin remains tethered to the slow, deliberate work of agriculture, a legacy of generations who found value in the dark, fertile loam and the reliable cycle of the harvest. Families here have long organized their lives around the seasonal demands of corn and grain, maintaining a modest, literate civility that persists in the face of changing times. While the pace of modern life often drifts toward the distant influence of academic centers, the life of Baldwin stays rooted in the practicalities of the land and the quiet resilience of its people. Even the proximity of Benedict Hollow and the distant waters of East Goose Lake serve as reminders of the wider, interconnected geography that shapes the daily chores and small, private triumphs of those who stay.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Baldwin Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 265° W
Millrock Schoolhouse (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 174° S
Eden Valley Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 196° S
Pine Valley Nature Area (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 357° N
Maquoketa Caves State Park (State Park) — 3.9 mi, 046° NE
Canton Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 339° N
Wyoming Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 263° W
Clinton Engines Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 093° E
Jackson County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 091° E
Delmar Depot Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 112° E
Indian Bluffs Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.3 mi, 311° NW
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.9 mi, 013° N · 2,440 acres
Pictured Rocks Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 307° NW
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.8 mi, 347° N
Olin Heritage Center (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 251° W
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 176° S
Mary, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 19.7 mi, 176° S
Bellevue State Park (State Park) — 23.5 mi, 061° NE
Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 24.3 mi, 060° NE
Great River Gallery (Gallery) — 24.9 mi, 060° NE
Bellevue War Memorial (Monument) — 24.9 mi, 059° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 24.9 mi, 059° NE
Revolutionary War Patriots (Monument) — 25.0 mi, 059° NE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.7 mi, 030° NE · 274k acres
Princess Mine Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 27.9 mi, 055° NE
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 28.4 mi, 075° E · 3,776 acres
Ampitheater (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 022° N
Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 28.9 mi, 047° NE
Rice Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 29.3 mi, 054° NE
Voices Studios (Gallery) — 31.2 mi, 016° N

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