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Colwell Iowa Map

Explore Colwell, 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 Colwell, Iowa

How to Use This Colwell, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.155805
Longitude	-92.594074
Population	55
Density	128.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50620
Area Code	319
County Seat	Charles City
School District	Charles City Community School District

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About Colwell, Iowa

Colwell is a locality in Floyd County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 55. The population density is 128.7 people per km². Colwell is located at 43.1558°N, 92.5941°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Colwell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50620.

Colwell marks the horizon where the flat, fertile geometry of the plains meets the persistent, rhythmic flow of Beaver Creek. It lies 30.3 miles north-northwest of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 349°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-northeast of Charles City. The landscape surrounding Colwell unfurls in a vast, deliberate expanse of tilled earth, where the soil holds a deep, dark pigment that seems to absorb the golden light of late afternoon. At the edge of the local terrain, the Knapp I Wildlife Area provides a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush, offering a quiet counterpoint to the orderly, seasonal ambition of the fields that stretch toward the distant shimmer of Lyla Marsh. The air here carries the faint, dry scent of corn husks and turned loam, a sensory signature that defines the cycle of the seasons as they pass over the open, unobstructed sky.

History in Colwell remains anchored to the sturdy, pragmatic heritage of those who first broke the prairie sod, leaving behind a legacy of unshowy, literate civility that persists in the quiet conduct of the residents. The economy draws its strength from the rhythmic pulse of agriculture, a labor-intensive devotion to the soybean and corn crops that dominate the horizon and dictate the pace of the calendar. While the convenience of the Parcourse Fitness Trail offers a modern diversion for the active traveler, the true character of the locality is found in the steady, unassuming focus of its people. Life here operates with an internal, measured gravity, reflecting a culture that values the weight of a harvest and the endurance of the land far more than the fleeting distractions of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Knapp I Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 088° E
Fix Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 318° NW
Colwell Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 267° W
Wapsi Flats Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 057° NE
Elma Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 025° NE
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 212° SW
Floyd County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 214° SW
Chickasaw County Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 166° S
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 14.0 mi, 309° NW
Cedar Valley Memories Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 306° NW
Marble Rock Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 226° SW
Pioneer Kitchen Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 226° SW
Butler County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 210° SW
Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 314° NW
Lake Louise State Park (State Park) — 25.5 mi, 007° N
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 30.1 mi, 274° W
Neumann Auditorium (Theatre) — 30.1 mi, 169° S
Dancing St. Francis (Public Artwork) — 30.1 mi, 169° S
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 30.2 mi, 169° S
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 270° W
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 30.2 mi, 272° W
Palace Theater (Cinema) — 30.4 mi, 168° S
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 30.5 mi, 269° W
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 30.6 mi, 270° W
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park (State Park) — 34.8 mi, 024° NE
Niagara Cave (Attraction) — 36.7 mi, 047° NE
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.8 mi, 066° NE · 2,440 acres

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