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Clarence Iowa Map

Explore Clarence, 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 Clarence, Iowa

How to Use This Clarence, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.888907
Longitude	-91.056542
Population	1,039
Density	527.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52216
Area Code	712
County Seat	Tipton
School District	North Cedar Community School District

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About Clarence, Iowa

Clarence is a locality in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,039. The population density is 527.1 people per km². Clarence is located at 41.8889°N, 91.0565°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clarence is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52216.

Clarence unfolds across a vast, horizontal expanse where the sky asserts its dominance over the dark, nutrient-rich soil of the Iowa plains. It lies 29.0 miles east-northeast of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 57°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-northeast of Tipton. The horizon here is a sharp, clean line, broken only by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean stalks that stretch toward the edges of the earth. Near the outskirts, the quiet flow of Mill Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the loam, its banks lined with the tangled, silver-barked skeletons of cottonwoods that catch the low, slanted light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape remains a study in austere simplicity, where the wind moves with an uninterrupted, heavy grace across the flat, tilled earth.

Clarence preserves the steady, industrious character of a settlement built upon the reliable yield of the surrounding prairie. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, a tradition that dictates the pace of the streets and the quiet, deliberate conversation of those who work the land. While the wider world may look toward the intellectual currents of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, life here finds its focus in the tangible maintenance of silos, hardware, and the enduring heritage of families who settled these plains generations ago. Leisure is found in the simple, open spaces of City Park, or in the occasional excursion toward the water at West Goose Lake, yet the true spirit of the place resides in the unshowy, persistent civility of its inhabitants.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 274° W
Townsend Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 141° SE
Rock Creek Timber (Local Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 241° SW
Olin Heritage Center (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 330° NW
East End (Local Park) — 9.8 mi, 276° W
Muskrat Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 312° NW
Wyoming Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 012° N
Syracuse Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 106° E
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 119° SE
Mary, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 119° SE
William Maxon's Home Memorial (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 211° SW
Wapsipinicon State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 320° NW
National Motorcycle Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 324° NW
Luce Gallery (Gallery) — 19.1 mi, 278° W
Kimmel Theater (Theatre) — 19.2 mi, 278° W
Anamosa State Penitentiary Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 322° NW
Hoover Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 20.5 mi, 231° SW
Abbe Creek School Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 280° W
Travelers Rest (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 224° SW
Jesse and Hulda Hoover (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 226° SW
Birthplace Cottage (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 225° SW
Statue of Isis (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 225° SW
House of the Maples (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 225° SW
Lake Macbride State Park (State Park) — 24.0 mi, 257° W
Marcus Sycamore Cinema (Cinema) — 29.0 mi, 234° SW
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 29.1 mi, 015° N
FilmScene at The Chauncey (Cinema) — 29.1 mi, 237° SW
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.8 mi, 027° NE · 2,440 acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.9 mi, 127° SE · 274k acres
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 43.4 mi, 062° NE · 3,776 acres

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