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Charlotte Iowa Map

Explore Charlotte, 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 Charlotte, Iowa

How to Use This Charlotte, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.960304
Longitude	-90.465133
Population	389
Density	263.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52731
Area Code	712
County Seat	Clinton
School District	Northeast Community School District

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About Charlotte, Iowa

Charlotte is a locality in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 389. The population density is 263.0 people per km². Charlotte is located at 41.9603°N, 90.4651°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Charlotte is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52731.

Charlotte emerges from the broad, flat expanse of the Iowa plains where the persistent current of Willow Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the heavy, dark soil. It lies 16.3 miles west-northwest of Clinton, IA (from Clinton, IA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 12.7 miles southeast of Maquoketa. The horizon stretches out in an unbroken line of tilled earth, where the light at dusk catches the gold of drying corn stalks, turning the entire landscape into a study of amber and deep, bruised violet. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain holds a quiet, austere stillness that suggests the slow, tectonic patience of the earth itself, indifferent to the small human dwellings that dot its surface. Even at a distance, the presence of the Goose Lake (Clinton) Wildlife Management Area provides a necessary lung for the region, preserving a stretch of marshy, unplowed ground that stands in stark contrast to the rigid, geometric precision of the surrounding soybean rows.

Charlotte carries the quiet weight of a place built by settlers who sought permanence in the deep loam, their legacy lingering in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that lines the main thoroughfares. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, a cycle dictated by the planting and harvest that define the local character and keep the pace of life measured and deliberate. There is a persistent, literate civility here, a sense that the people understand their connection to the land not as a commodity, but as a long-standing contract of stewardship. While the silence of the plains is absolute, it is occasionally broken by the distant, mechanical hum of machinery, a reminder that the productivity of this region continues to fuel the quiet industry of the interior. Life in Charlotte moves with the gravity of a pendulum, swinging between the demands of the soil and the steady, unsentimental endurance of those who call this geography home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Goose Lake (Clinton) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 095° E
Manikowski Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 080° E
Copper Creek Trail (State Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 016° N
Delmar Depot Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 292° W
Jackson County Recreation Trail (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 014° N
McNeil Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 037° NE
Central Community Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 202° S
Jackson County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 309° NW
Clinton Engines Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 307° NW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.2 mi, 084° E · 274k acres
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 15.9 mi, 155° SE
Camanche Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 139° SE
Curtis Mansion (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 120° SE
Elijah Buell Memorial (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 112° E
Camanche Depot Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 139° SE
Heritage Canyon (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 110° E
Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 16.5 mi, 118° SE
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 028° NE · 3,776 acres
Memorial Hill (Monument) — 17.6 mi, 190° S
Pleasant Creek Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.7 mi, 014° N
Black Oak Dune Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.1 mi, 027° NE
Savanna Train Car Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 060° NE
Bellevue State Park (State Park) — 18.3 mi, 009° N
Savanna Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 058° NE
Havencrest Castle (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 060° NE
Maquoketa Caves State Park (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 305° NW
Indian Head Rock (Viewpoint) — 19.3 mi, 055° NE
Historic ruins (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 055° NE
Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 20.1 mi, 005° N
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.4 mi, 325° NW · 2,440 acres

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