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Breda Iowa Map

Explore Breda, 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 Breda, Iowa

How to Use This Breda, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.181651
Longitude	-94.976934
Population	500
Density	261.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51436
Area Code	563
County Seat	Carroll
School District	Carroll Community School District

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About Breda, Iowa

Breda is a locality in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 500. The population density is 261.2 people per km². Breda is located at 42.1817°N, 94.9769°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Breda is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51436.

Breda emerges from the expansive, tilled horizon of western Iowa like a quiet anchor in a sea of corn and soybeans. It lies 9.8 miles northwest of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 325°T), and is situated 33.9 miles south-southeast of Storm Lake. The land around Breda unfolds in measured, undulating swells, where the dark, fertile soil seems to hold the very heat of the sun long after it has dipped behind the western plains. Just a mile away, the Wall Lake Inlet traces a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its banks lined with the quiet persistence of native grasses. The air here carries a crisp, clean weight, often clearest at dusk when the long shadows stretch across the Sauk Rail Trail, turning the gravel path into a ribbon of muted gray that invites a slow, solitary walk under the deepening violet of the sky.

Breda carries the steady, unshowy character of its German heritage, reflecting a culture built on the discipline of the harvest and the resilience of the prairie. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the rhythmic cycles of agriculture, a life defined by the seasonal transformation of the fields rather than the frantic pace of the outside world. While the Sauk Rail Trail offers a modern corridor for recreation, the spirit of the place remains fixed in its history of settlement and the simple, literate civility of its inhabitants. Though Mount Moses rises eight miles off in the distance and the waters of Black Hawk Lake shimmer eight miles away, the focus of daily life here remains on the immediate, tangible labor of the land and the quiet endurance of a community that understands the value of a well-tended row.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sauk Rail Trail (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 136° SE
Hazelbrush Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 172° S
Hazelbrush Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 179° S
Sac County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 337° NW
Blackhawk Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 337° NW
Black Hawk Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 332° NW
Grant Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 036° NE
Carroll Youth Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.1 mi, 137° SE
White Horse Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 026° NE
Black Hawk State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 342° N
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 334° NW
Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 339° N
Lake View Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 340° N
War Memorial (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 220° SW
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 9.8 mi, 145° SE
Schrader Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 248° W
Farmstead Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 144° SE
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 13.8 mi, 064° NE
Memorial Statue (Public Artwork) — 16.6 mi, 358° N
Odebolt Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 302° NW
Hausbarn (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 191° S
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 22.5 mi, 240° SW
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 26.4 mi, 041° NE
Moorehead Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 294° NW
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 33.0 mi, 110° E
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 33.7 mi, 340° N
McClean Museum (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 235° SW
The Booster Buck (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 235° SW
Dougal House (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 235° SW
Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 41.0 mi, 206° SW

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