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Beaconsfield Iowa Map

Explore Beaconsfield, 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 Beaconsfield, Iowa

How to Use This Beaconsfield, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.807772
Longitude	-94.050506
Population	15
Density	7.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50074
Area Code	515
County Seat	Mount Ayr
School District	Mount Ayr Community School District

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About Beaconsfield, Iowa

Beaconsfield is a locality in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 15. The population density is 7.9 people per km². Beaconsfield is located at 40.8078°N, 94.0505°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Beaconsfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50074.

Beaconsfield occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon line remains uninterrupted by anything more imposing than the occasional silo or windbreak. It lies 45.9 miles southwest of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 214°T), and is situated 14.2 miles north-northwest of Lamoni. The landscape consists of expansive, tilled fields that stretch toward the distance, characterized by a subtle, tectonic patience in the earth’s contour. West Elk Creek meanders through the nearby terrain, its presence marked by a thin, dark ribbon of riparian growth that cuts a cool, shaded path through the sun-bleached crops. As the afternoon light deepens into a bruised gold, the air takes on a crisp, dry weight, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and the immense, open stillness that defines this inland reach.

History lingers in Beaconsfield like the memory of a long-settled family, reflected in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that speaks to a heritage of hard work and Scandinavian resolve. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the plow and the harvest, with the land providing a steady, if modest, livelihood for those who remain rooted here. Residents often look toward Sun Valley Lake for a reprieve from the heat, or venture toward the Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area to observe the seasonal migrations of wildlife across the tallgrass. Life in Beaconsfield moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own boundaries, maintaining a literate, quiet civility that favors the long view of the seasons over the frantic noise of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 040° NE
Shewmaker Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 088° E
Don & Connie Huff Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 255° W
Kellerton Bird Conservation Area Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 187° S
Elk Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 130° SE
Poe Hollow County Park (Local Park) — 9.8 mi, 229° SW
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.6 mi, 135° SE
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 136° SE
Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 136° SE
Decatur County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 106° E
Nine Eagles State Park (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 132° SE
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 043° NE
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 314° NW
Green Valley State Park (State Park) — 26.3 mi, 319° NW
Kline Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 297° NW
John Wayne (Public Artwork) — 36.4 mi, 003° N
Taylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.5 mi, 255° W
Wayne County Museum Library (Museum) — 38.8 mi, 095° E
Prairie Trails Museum (Museum) — 38.8 mi, 095° E
Adair County Historical Museum (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 328° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.1 mi, 213° SW · 3,906 acres
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 46.0 mi, 034° NE
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 46.1 mi, 033° NE
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 46.1 mi, 033° NE
The Rose Theatre (Theatre) — 53.6 mi, 234° SW
Blue Zoo (Aquarium) — 53.9 mi, 014° N
Giraffe Feeding (Attraction) — 53.9 mi, 024° NE
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.8 mi, 038° NE · 12k acres

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