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Churdan Iowa Map

Explore Churdan, 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 Churdan, Iowa

How to Use This Churdan, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.151926
Longitude	-94.474417
Population	365
Density	68.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50050
Area Code	515
County Seat	Jefferson
School District	Paton-Churdan Community School District

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About Churdan, Iowa

Churdan is a locality in Greene County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 365. The population density is 68.1 people per km². Churdan is located at 42.1519°N, 94.4744°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Churdan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50050.

Churdan emerges from the flat, geometric expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything but the vertical reach of grain silos and the occasional cluster of oaks. It lies 21.0 miles east-northeast of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 73°T), and is situated 10.7 miles north-northwest of Jefferson. The landscape around Churdan is defined by the deliberate, rhythmic turning of soil, a vast grid of soybean and corn fields that seem to breathe in unison with the changing light of the seasons. Only a mile away, the quiet, meandering path of Happy Run offers a thin ribbon of riparian shade against the intensity of the summer heat, while four miles to the east, the Goose Lake (Greene) Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds that descend upon the wetlands with a sudden, clamorous vitality. The air here holds a distinct, dry clarity, particularly at dusk when the sky bleeds into deep shades of violet and the shadows of the machinery lengthen across the dust.

Churdan stands as a quiet anchor for the surrounding agricultural life, its history deeply rooted in the expansion of the rail lines that once dictated the pulse of every commerce-driven outpost on the plains. The economy remains tethered to the health of the harvest, a cycle that shapes the temperament of the people and the steady, unpretentious pace of daily business. Beyond the immediate fields, the regional character reflects a heritage of hard-wrought labor and careful stewardship, where the pride of a well-maintained homestead is held in higher regard than public display. Though Mount Moses rises twenty-one miles away and the waters of Spring Lake sit eleven miles to the north, the focus in Churdan remains resolutely local, centered on the shared responsibilities of the harvest and the quiet continuity of life in a landscape that demands both patience and resilience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Goose Lake (Greene) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 125° SE
Hyde Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 243° SW
Hobart Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 233° SW
Bristol Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 185° S
North Raccoon River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 187° S
Bennett Access Area (Local Park) — 9.4 mi, 247° SW
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 151° SE
Lindsey Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 151° SE
Jefferson Telephone Company Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 152° SE
Greene County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 151° SE
North Raccoon Access (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 270° W
Carroll County Access (State Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 271° W
Greene County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.2 mi, 216° SW
Dunbar Slough Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 12.2 mi, 216° SW
Gowrie Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 046° NE
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 15.5 mi, 301° NW
Farmstead Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 247° SW
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 21.1 mi, 253° W
Coon Rapids Sculpture Park (Public Artwork) — 22.4 mi, 206° SW
Hickory Grove Rural School Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 096° E
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 23.6 mi, 339° N
Springbrook State Park (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 179° S
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 051° NE
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 088° E
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 050° NE
Founders Rock (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 094° E
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 27.8 mi, 094° E
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 031° NE
Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 30.4 mi, 101° E
Lush Auditorium (Theatre) — 43.4 mi, 101° E

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