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Bradford Iowa Map

Explore Bradford, 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 Bradford, Iowa

How to Use This Bradford, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.636716
Longitude	-93.252388
Population	84
Density	34.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	50658, 50041, 50441
Area Code	319, 515
County Seat	New Hampton
School District	Hampton-Dumont Community School District

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About Bradford, Iowa

Bradford is a locality in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 84. The population density is 34.9 people per km². Bradford is located at 42.6367°N, 93.2524°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 50658, 50041, 50441.

Bradford emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches into a vast, uninterrupted line of deep green corn and drying soybean stalks. It lies 16.7 miles north of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 355°T), and is situated 10.9 miles southeast of Charles City. The Little Cedar River carves a quiet, meandering path through the earth nearby, its waters reflecting the pale, expansive sky as it pulls life through the sediment-heavy soil. A thin veil of mist often clings to the fields in the morning, softening the edges of the barns and the long, straight rows of cultivation that define the character of the land. Two miles distant, the waters of Cedar Lake hold a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic, seasonal industry of the surrounding acreage. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and drying husks, a crisp, grounding fragrance that signals the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across this wide, open territory.

Bradford maintains an unshowy, industrious legacy rooted in the mid-nineteenth-century migration of settlers who favored the rich potential of the prairie for their homesteads and harvests. The local economy remains tethered to the pulse of the land, with the prosperity of the region dictated by the success of the annual crop and the maintenance of the infrastructure that supports agricultural commerce. Residents often find their recreation at Cedar Lake, where the quietude provides a necessary respite from the labor-intensive rhythms of the harvest cycle. Life in Bradford moves with a steady, predictable gravity, characterized by a reserved, literate civility that values local ties over the clamor of wider trends. It is a place where the history of the soil is written into the daily labor of the people, creating a culture of quiet resilience that persists as surely as the flow of the Little Cedar River.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mallory Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 020° N
Maynes Grove (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 035° NE
Spainhower Tract (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 058° NE
Franklin County Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 013° N
Dow House (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 184° S
Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 184° S
Union Depot (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 182° S
Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 187° S
Spring Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 343° N
Beed's Lake State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 000° N
Coulter Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 301° NW
Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 120° SE
Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 102° E
Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 276° W
Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 277° W
Ruby Woodland (State Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 149° SE
West Fork Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.4 mi, 046° NE
Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 20.0 mi, 155° SE
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 20.6 mi, 158° S
Civil War Statue (Public Artwork) — 20.6 mi, 158° S
Story City Carousel (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 209° SW
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 35.5 mi, 004° N
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 35.8 mi, 005° N
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 37.2 mi, 005° N
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 38.0 mi, 005° N
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 39.6 mi, 081° E
Neumann Auditorium (Theatre) — 39.7 mi, 081° E
Palace Theater (Cinema) — 40.2 mi, 081° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.9 mi, 302° NW · 12k acres
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.8 mi, 141° SE · 24k acres

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