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Brooklyn Iowa Map

Explore Brooklyn, 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 Brooklyn, Iowa

How to Use This Brooklyn, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.733609
Longitude	-92.445463
Population	1,502
Density	441.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52211
Area Code	712
County Seat	Montezuma
School District	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District

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About Brooklyn, Iowa

Brooklyn is a locality in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,502. The population density is 441.0 people per km². Brooklyn is located at 41.7336°N, 92.4455°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brooklyn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52211.

Brooklyn occupies a wide, level expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon line remains uninterrupted by anything save for the occasional silo or the sharp, dark silhouettes of windbreaks. It lies 31.2 miles east of Newton, IA (from Newton, IA: bearing 85°T), and is situated 14.3 miles east of Grinnell. The landscape surrounding Brooklyn is defined by the heavy, dark soil that yields to the persistent cultivation of corn and soybeans, creating a seasonal mosaic of emerald green and brittle gold. Little Bear Creek winds through the nearby terrain, its path marked by a thin ribbon of riparian trees that break the monotony of the open fields. When the sun begins to retreat, the light catches the dust motes above the tilled earth, casting a long, violet clarity over the plains that makes the distant, wooded reaches of Barclay Timber appear as if they are floating upon the darkening ground.

Agriculture serves as the marrow of the local economy, anchoring the rhythm of life to the cycles of planting and harvest that have persisted since the early days of settlement. The legacy of those who arrived from northern Europe remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and a cultural inclination toward thrift and quiet, measured labor. Residents often travel a short distance to Holiday Lake for recreation, seeking the stillness of the water as a relief from the vast, terrestrial reach of the surrounding cropland. While the pace of existence remains deliberate, Brooklyn maintains a sense of self-possession, reflected in the way the local streets hold the evening heat long after the shadows have lengthened across the siding of the older, wood-frame houses.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.4 mi, 024° NE · 24k acres
Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 045° NE
Randolph Access (State Recreation Area) — 12.5 mi, 054° NE
Otter Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 001° N
Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 268° W
Belle Plaine Area Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 038° NE
Grinnell Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 274° W
Jacob Krumm East Access (Nature Reserve) — 17.3 mi, 264° W
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 17.7 mi, 264° W
Iowa County Historical Society (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 077° E

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