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Beaver Iowa Map

Explore Beaver, 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 Beaver, Iowa

How to Use This Beaver, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.038315
Longitude	-94.142182
Population	46
Density	71.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	50031, 50212
Area Code	515
County Seat	Boone
School District	Ogden Community School District

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About Beaver, Iowa

Beaver is a locality in Boone County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 46. The population density is 71.0 people per km². Beaver is located at 42.0383°N, 94.1422°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Beaver is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 50031, 50212.

Beaver manifests as a quiet intersection of grid-lines amidst a vast, undulating expanse of tilled earth that stretches toward the horizon in shades of ochre and deep, chlorophyll-rich green. It lies 13.5 miles west of Boone, IA (from Boone, IA: bearing 264°T), and is situated 13.9 miles north of Perry. Beaver Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the loamy soil nearby, its waters often reflecting the expansive, bruised-purple clouds that gather before a summer storm. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouettes of Frankel Ridge provide a jagged boundary against the sky, grounding the otherwise limitless perspective of the plains. The air here carries the scent of turned dirt and drying stalks, a clean, sharp atmosphere that feels untouched by the frantic pace of distant urban centers.

Agricultural labor defines the pulse of the local economy, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the daily activities of the population. While the landscape is dominated by the utilitarian beauty of corn and soybean rows, the nearby Snake Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds and wild grasses, providing a necessary counterpoint to the orderly cultivation of the surrounding fields. History is written into the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the grain elevators and the modest homes that line the streets, reflecting a heritage of industrious, stoic settlement. Life moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, influenced by a tradition of self-reliance and an unshowy civility that values the quietude of the prairie over the clamor of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Snake Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 213° SW
Greene County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 204° SW
Snake Creek Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 204° SW
Pound Pits (Local Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 294° NW
Boone County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.9 mi, 096° E
Harrier Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 5.9 mi, 096° E
Spring Lake State Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 279° W
Don Williams Recreation Area (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 052° NE
Hickory Grove Rural School Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 049° NE
Saylorville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 075° E
Saylorville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 075° E
Greene County Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 262° W
Lindsey Memorial (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 263° W
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 263° W
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 12.1 mi, 062° NE
Jefferson Telephone Company Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 262° W
Founders Rock (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 061° NE
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 047° NE
Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 081° E
Ledges State Park (State Park) — 13.0 mi, 103° E
Railroad Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 081° E
Entrance Memorial (Public Artwork) — 13.3 mi, 117° SE
Forest Park Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 169° S
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.0 mi, 017° N
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 007° N
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 008° N
Lush Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.6 mi, 091° E
North Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 26.6 mi, 088° E
Ames City Auditorium (Theatre) — 26.9 mi, 092° E
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 092° E

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