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Bolan Iowa Map

Explore Bolan, 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 Bolan, Iowa

How to Use This Bolan, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.371906
Longitude	-93.119368
Population	32
Density	4.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	50448
Area Code	515
County Seat	Northwood
School District	St. Ansgar Community School District

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About Bolan, Iowa

Bolan is a locality in Worth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 4.3 people per km². Bolan is located at 43.3719°N, 93.1194°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50448.

Bolan emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a quiet collection of structures anchored to the earth by the weight of the surrounding corn and soybean fields. It lies 15.6 miles north-northeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 15°T), and is situated 7.1 miles southeast of Northwood. The landscape possesses a stark, geometric beauty, where the sky claims more space than the land and casts a long, amber glow over the rows of crops as the sun descends. To the west, the subtle rise of the terrain hints at the geological history of the region, while the nearby Turkeyfoot Prairie preserves a fragment of the wild grasses that once dominated the interior. A few miles away, the modest path of Ditch Number 11 threads through the soil, a thin ribbon of water that reflects the shifting hues of the overcast Iowa clouds.

Bolan maintains a steady, quiet connection to the agricultural rhythms that have defined this corner of the state for generations. The economy remains rooted in the harvest, an unshowy labor that occupies the days of those who live in the orbit of the local elevators and rail lines. While the stillness of the afternoon might be broken only by the distant hum of machinery, the legacy of early settlers persists in the way the land is meticulously parceled and kept. Residents look toward the distant shade of Deer Creek Forest when the heat of summer intensifies, or perhaps toward the horizon where the silhouette of Pilot Knob marks the limit of the view. Life in Bolan moves with a deliberate, grounded pace, defined by the seasonal turning of the soil and the enduring civility of a place that values the work of the hands and the quietude of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Turkeyfoot Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 269° W
Worth County Lake (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 269° W
Land of Two Waters (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 263° W
Deer Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 027° NE
Swensrud School Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 315° NW
Worth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 315° NW
Manly Caboose Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 212° SW
Rock Island Caboose (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 214° SW
Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 271° W
Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 087° E
Worth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.2 mi, 276° W
Elk Creek Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 10.2 mi, 276° W
Panicum Prairie State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 320° NW
Hanlontown Slough Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 12.4 mi, 256° W
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 13.4 mi, 196° S
Myrtle Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 351° N
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 14.2 mi, 195° S
Minnesota Welcomes You (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 308° NW
Cedar Valley Memories Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 113° SE
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 194° S
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 195° S
Harmony in Light (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 195° S
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 16.7 mi, 111° E
Myre-Big Island State Park (State Park) — 19.0 mi, 334° NW
Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 19.1 mi, 272° W
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 21.9 mi, 016° N
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 24.5 mi, 331° NW
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 27.3 mi, 254° W
Bear Cave Park Meadow (Viewpoint) — 45.4 mi, 042° NE
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.0 mi, 265° W · 5,668 acres

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