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Bentley Iowa Map

Explore Bentley, 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 Bentley, Iowa

How to Use This Bentley, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.376938
Longitude	-95.620284
Population	93
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	51559
Area Code	641
County Seat	Council Bluffs
School District	Underwood Community School District

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About Bentley, Iowa

Bentley is a locality in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 93. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Bentley is located at 41.3769°N, 95.6203°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 51559.

Bentley occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vault of deepening blue. It lies 14.8 miles east-northeast of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 57°T), and is situated 18.4 miles east-northeast of Omaha. The land here flows in long, deliberate swells of tilled earth, a geography defined by the disciplined geometry of corn and soybean rows that mirror the sky’s expansive reach. Only a mile to the east, the steady, unassuming presence of Keg Creek carves a path through the silt, providing a sliver of riparian shade where the wind catches the pale undersides of willow leaves. Four miles away, the wooded trails of Arrowhead Park offer a sanctuary of oak and hickory, grounding the landscape in a stillness that feels as old as the soil itself, especially when the afternoon light turns the dust of the fields into a fine, golden haze.

Bentley maintains a measured, industrious pace that honors the agricultural legacy of its early settlers, who found in this fertile loam a promise of stability and growth. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the harvest, a tradition that shapes the daily character of the inhabitants as much as the changing seasons dictate the temperament of the air. While the town remains small, there is a distinct, quiet dignity in the way its residents navigate the intersection of modern commerce and long-standing rural heritage. Fifteen miles distant, the waters of Hanthorn Lake provide a reflective contrast to the busy fields, serving as a reminder of the quiet, inland beauty that characterizes this portion of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Arrowhead Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 021° N
Smith Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 238° SW
Word of Honor (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 178° S
Treynor High School Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 10.1 mi, 176° S
Great Plains Wing Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 222° SW
Hitchcock Nature Area (Local Park) — 12.1 mi, 279° W
B-B Town Ball Field (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 325° NW
Nishna Heritage Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 112° E
Lewis and Clark Monument Park (Viewpoint) — 13.4 mi, 248° W
Kinsman Monument (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 239° SW
Angel of Death Statue (Black Angel) (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 238° SW
Squirrel Nest (Public Artwork) — 14.5 mi, 236° SW
Union Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 236° SW
Historic Squirrel Cage Jail (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 236° SW
Council Bluffs Riverfront (State Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 244° SW
RailsWest Railroad Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 233° SW
Old Town Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 15.5 mi, 310° NW
Wabash Trace Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 15.8 mi, 198° S
Ship Propellers (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 245° SW
Missles (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 245° SW
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.3 mi, 287° W · 7,936 acres
Lake Manawa State Park (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 224° SW
Historic Florence Depot Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 262° W
Gifford Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.9 mi, 221° SW
Ruth Sokolof Theater (Cinema) — 18.0 mi, 245° SW
Old Market Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 18.1 mi, 243° SW
The Nature Conservancy (Nature Reserve) — 18.2 mi, 242° SW
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.8 mi, 295° NW · 16k acres
Prairie Rose State Park (State Park) — 25.3 mi, 053° NE

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