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Bankston Iowa Map

Explore Bankston, 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 Bankston, Iowa

How to Use This Bankston, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.507585
Longitude	-90.961295
Population	23
Density	32.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52045
Area Code	712
County Seat	Dubuque
School District	Western Dubuque County Community School District

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About Bankston, Iowa

Bankston is a locality in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 23. The population density is 32.6 people per km². Bankston is located at 42.5076°N, 90.9613°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bankston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52045.

Bankston stretches across a landscape where the horizon is defined by the steady, unyielding geometry of tilled soil. It lies 15.2 miles west of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 275°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east-northeast of Dyersville. Hickory Creek carves a quiet path through the terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-slung grace that mirrors the stillness of the surrounding fields. To the west, the distant rise of Balltown Ridge shadows the skyline, while the land between shifts in subtle, rhythmic swells of earth that seem to breathe under the expanse of a wide, pale sky. Light here possesses a particular clarity, catching the edges of the cornrows at dusk and turning the dust of the road into a fine, golden powder that lingers long after the machinery has gone silent.

Bankston maintains an economy tethered to the slow, seasonal pulse of the harvest, where the labor of the soil informs the quiet civility of the residents. Beyond the immediate reach of the farms, the proximity to the Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge offers a sanctuary for the native flora and fauna that once defined the breadth of this region. Those who seek to traverse the broader landscape often find their way toward the Heritage Trail, a path that invites a slower appreciation of the limestone bluffs and the deep, shaded cuts of the earth. History here is kept not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of the families who have long worked the land, finding a modest, grounded beauty in the persistence of the seasons and the quietude of a life lived in harmony with the cycles of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.0 mi, 004° N · 2,440 acres
Heritage Trail (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 171° S
Bankston Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 004° N
Field of Dreams (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 262° W
Whitewater Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 180° S
National Farm Toy Museum (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 252° W
Dyer-Botsford Victorian House and Doll Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 259° W
Heritage House Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 291° W
Inwood Woodcarving Exhibit (Gallery) — 8.4 mi, 259° W
Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 318° NW
Bergfeld Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 9.1 mi, 098° E
Swiss Valley Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 123° SE
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 009° N
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.7 mi, 009° N · 274k acres
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 009° N
UD Spartan Statue (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 093° E
“mancherlei Gaben Und Ein Geist” Sculpture (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 093° E
Heitkamp Planetarium (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 091° E
The Inevitability of Land (Public Artwork) — 14.6 mi, 091° E
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.8 mi, 170° S
Voices Studios (Gallery) — 14.9 mi, 090° E
Mines of Spain State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.0 mi, 101° E
Creekside Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 088° E
Nelson Dewey State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 351° N
National Rivers Hall of Fame (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 093° E
Ampitheater (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 101° E
Badger Hut (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 046° NE
Dark Chambers Haunted Attraction (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 079° E
Manchester Fish Hatchery (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 262° W
Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 31.3 mi, 341° N · 2,460 acres

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