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Calmar Iowa Map

Explore Calmar, 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 Calmar, Iowa

How to Use This Calmar, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.183585
Longitude	-91.864048
Population	1,125
Density	393.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52132
Area Code	712
County Seat	Decorah
School District	South Winneshiek Community School District

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About Calmar, Iowa

Calmar is a locality in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,125. The population density is 393.1 people per km². Calmar is located at 43.1836°N, 91.8640°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Calmar is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52132.

Calmar emerges from the expanse of the Iowa plains as a quiet junction where the horizon stretches in wide, rhythmic lines of tilled earth. It lies 44.2 miles northeast of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 44°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-southwest of Decorah. The landscape is defined by the steady, unadorned presence of Trout Creek, which winds through the terrain with a persistent, low-voiced current that shapes the local moisture and light. To the west, the distant profile of Lansing Ridge creates a hazy, violet-gray silhouette against the sky, while the immediate surroundings are dominated by the rhythmic cycle of corn and soybean fields. The air here holds a clarity that turns golden and sharp at dusk, catching the stalks as they sway, while the Prairie Farmer Recreational Trail offers a direct path through this open, working geography, inviting a slower observation of the seasonal shift from deep green to the pale, brittle stubble of harvest.

Calmar bears the marks of a history rooted in the arrival of settlers who recognized the potential of this fertile soil, and today the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding farmland. The legacy of Scandinavian and German heritage lingers in the sturdy architecture and the disciplined, industrious character of the people who maintain the grain elevators and local businesses that anchor the daily routine. A few miles away, the quiet stillness of Fort Atkinson State Preserve offers a contrast to the industry of the fields, while Lake Meyer remains a local destination for those seeking the stillness of water amidst the prairie. Life in Calmar moves with the measured pace of the seasons, characterized by an unshowy, literate civility that values the weight of a handshake and the steady, quiet endurance of a community built upon the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prairie Farmer Recreational Trail (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 300° NW
Lake Meyer (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 250° W
Bily Clocks Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 286° W
Trout Run Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 034° NE
Chipera Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 244° SW
Porter House Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 025° NE
Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 024° NE
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 023° NE
Storre Theatre (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 018° N
Painting Studio (Arts Centre) — 9.2 mi, 018° N
Kristin Wigley-Fleming Gallery (Gallery) — 9.3 mi, 019° N
Jewel Theatre (Theatre) — 9.3 mi, 020° N
3-d Life Tree (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 018° N
Oedipus and Antigone (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 018° N
I Am Wood (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 018° N
Upper Iowa River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 010° N
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.5 mi, 358° N · 2,440 acres
Fayette County Historical Museum;Fayette County Historical Library (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 169° S
Volga River State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.2 mi, 166° S
Niagara Cave (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 337° NW
Sinkhole (Viewpoint) — 27.3 mi, 344° N
Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 32.2 mi, 101° E · 2,460 acres
Beaver Creek Valley State Park (State Park) — 34.1 mi, 025° NE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.2 mi, 063° NE · 274k acres
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park (State Park) — 34.2 mi, 329° NW
Little Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 34.9 mi, 100° E
Great Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 34.9 mi, 100° E
Preston Veteran's Memorial (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 342° N
Pink Elephant Statue (Public Artwork) — 36.0 mi, 106° E

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