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Clearfield Iowa Map

Explore Clearfield, 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 Clearfield, Iowa

How to Use This Clearfield, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.800822
Longitude	-94.475795
Population	278
Density	90.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50840
Area Code	319
County Seat	Bedford
School District	Lenox Community School District

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About Clearfield, Iowa

Clearfield is a locality in Taylor County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 278. The population density is 90.2 people per km². Clearfield is located at 40.8008°N, 94.4758°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clearfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50840.

Clearfield anchors itself upon the vast, open expanse of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon stretches in a flat, unending line that seems to pull the very sky down toward the earth. It lies 61.4 miles southwest of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 231°T), and is situated 18.8 miles south-southwest of Creston. The landscape around Clearfield is defined by the steady, rhythmic geometry of tilled fields, broken only by the occasional verdant cluster of trees or the subtle, meandering path of Honey Creek as it carves a shallow ribbon through the dark, nutrient-rich soil. Light here possesses a particular clarity, especially during the long, golden afternoons when the sun catches the dust of harvest, turning the air into a shimmering, translucent haze that softens the edges of the barns and silos. Four miles away, the quiet waters of Wilson Lake mirror the shifting clouds, while the distant, faint silhouette of the Pinhook Hills marks the far edge of the world, providing a permanent, muted boundary to the vista.

Agriculture remains the singular, pulsing heart of the local economy, with the daily life of Clearfield moving in tandem with the demands of the planting and harvest cycles. Settled by those who sought a life of quiet industry, the area retains a character shaped by the heritage of its early inhabitants, whose legacy lingers in the deliberate, unshowy work ethic that governs the town. Residents often find respite in the simple, maintained spaces of Wilson Park, a place that offers a brief pause from the relentless labor of the fields. There is a profound, literate civility here, found in the way people gather to discuss the weather or the yield, their conversations colored by a deep, unspoken familiarity with the land they inhabit. In this place, time feels less like a fast-moving stream and more like the slow, patient accumulation of seasons, each one adding a layer to the quiet story of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wilson Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 306° NW
Fogle Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 081° E
Fogle Lake Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 081° E
French Nature Preserve Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 197° S
Winemiller Farm (Subterra 102) (State Recreation Area) — 9.2 mi, 244° SW
Mt. Ayr Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 135° SE
Lake of Three Fires State Park (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 246° SW
Boone Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 14.5 mi, 168° S
Taylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 234° SW
Kline Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 335° NW
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 016° N
Adams County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 314° NW
Green Valley State Park (State Park) — 20.9 mi, 013° N
Olson/Linn Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 289° W
Clarinda Treatment Complex Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 264° W
Page County War Memorial (Monument) — 29.7 mi, 262° W
Vernon J. Baker (Monument) — 29.7 mi, 262° W
Nodaway Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 260° W
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 34.0 mi, 107° E
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 35.0 mi, 291° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.6 mi, 182° S · 3,906 acres
The Rose Theatre (Theatre) — 37.6 mi, 214° SW
Centennial Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 37.7 mi, 215° SW
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 39.7 mi, 066° NE
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 52.1 mi, 339° N
Tree on the road (Attraction) — 52.1 mi, 339° N
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 61.4 mi, 051° NE
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 61.4 mi, 050° NE
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.6 mi, 220° SW · 15k acres

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