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Cantril Iowa Map

Explore Cantril, 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 Cantril, Iowa

How to Use This Cantril, Iowa Map

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

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	Cantril
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Van Buren County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.644196
Longitude	-92.069899
Population	224
Density	167.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52542
Area Code	712
County Seat	Keosauqua
School District	Van Buren County Community School District

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About Cantril, Iowa

Cantril is a locality in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 224. The population density is 167.3 people per km². Cantril is located at 40.6442°N, 92.0699°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cantril is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52542.

Cantril emerges from the vast, planar geometry of the Iowa landscape, where the horizon serves as a clean, unwavering line against the expansive sky. It lies 31.5 miles southeast of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 145°T), and is situated 19.5 miles east-southeast of Bloomfield. Broad stretches of tilled earth define the periphery, giving way to the quiet, shaded corridors of the De Voss-Foster Wildlife Management Area that immediately surround the village. The air here holds a distinct, heavy stillness, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and the cooling breath of the Fox River, which meanders just a mile from the center. Light at dusk performs a slow transformation, turning the fields into a deep, muted copper that makes the low-slung architecture appear as if it were drawn in charcoal against the fading glow.

Cantril maintains an economy tethered to the patient cycles of the land, where the rhythms of agriculture dictate the pace of the day and the character of local commerce. Long before the modern grid was solidified, this region drew settlers who valued the fertile, dark loam and the steady availability of water, fostering a culture of self-reliance that persists in the quiet upkeep of the storefronts and homes. While the more imposing topography of Deer Ridge remains a distant, blue-tinted suggestion on the far horizon, the immediate environment offers a more intimate scale, grounded by the presence of the woods and the nearby fields. Life here unfolds with a literate, unshowy civility, where the weight of history is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring, methodical persistence of a village working in tandem with the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

De Voss-Foster Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 341° N
Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 019° N
Shimek State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 034° NE
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 047° NE
Daughrity Timber (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 056° NE
Chequest Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 018° N
Sunrise Mural (Public Artwork) — 13.8 mi, 202° S
Gorin Schoolhouse Bell (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 202° S
Barnette Statue (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 202° S
Lindsey Wilderness Area (Local Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 072° E
Pioneer Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 091° E
Selma Access (State Recreation Area) — 17.3 mi, 339° N
Davis County Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 292° W
Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 26.3 mi, 012° N
Dalby Hall (Rich and Gail Dalby Meeting Hall) (Theatre) — 26.3 mi, 012° N
Lake Wapello State Park (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 295° NW
Johnny Clock Museum (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 033° NE
Iowa Heartland History Connection (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 325° NW
Steam locomotive (Monument) — 31.6 mi, 325° NW
Moulton Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 32.0 mi, 276° W
Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 35.0 mi, 050° NE
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.7 mi, 126° SE · 10k acres
CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 39.6 mi, 091° E
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 39.7 mi, 091° E
Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 39.8 mi, 115° SE
Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 40.0 mi, 115° SE
Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 41.1 mi, 221° SW
Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 41.3 mi, 221° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.9 mi, 192° S · 3,906 acres

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