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Conrad Iowa Map

Explore Conrad, 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 Conrad, Iowa

How to Use This Conrad, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.224708
Longitude	-92.874646
Population	1,093
Density	343.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50621
Area Code	319
County Seat	Grundy Center
School District	BCLUW Community School District

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About Conrad, Iowa

Conrad is a locality in Grundy County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,093. The population density is 343.4 people per km². Conrad is located at 42.2247°N, 92.8746°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Conrad is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50621.

Conrad emerges from the vast, undulating expanse of Iowa’s corn and soybean fields as a quiet center of agricultural gravity. It lies 12.2 miles north of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 8°T), and is situated 10.9 miles south-southwest of Grundy Center. Wolf Creek traces a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its banks providing a cool, shadowed corridor that breaks the relentless geometry of the surrounding tilled earth. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of Mormon Ridge that haunts the far edge of the sky on the clearest days. Within the immediate vicinity, the Comet Trail offers a path for those who wish to traverse the prairie grasses, while the local light at dusk possesses a singular, bruised gold quality that deepens the shadows against the silos and grain elevators.

Conrad maintains a steady, industrious character, rooted in the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that have defined this region for generations. The economy remains tethered to the fertile soil, yet the local spirit is marked by a deliberate, unshowy literacy and a commitment to the maintenance of its own quiet civility. Residents often seek the stillness of Union Grove Lake, located a short distance away, when the summer heat presses down upon the plains. Life here moves with the measured pace of the seasons, where the primary landmarks are the Comet Trail itself—a testament to the value placed on movement through the landscape—and the enduring, hardworking traditions of a populace that finds its own particular meaning in the rhythm of the work.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Comet Trail (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 124° SE
Wolf Creek Recreation Area (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 100° E
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 130° SE
Grammer Grove Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 245° SW
Union Grove State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 130° SE
Iowa River Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 197° S
Marietta Sand Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 224° SW
Furrow Access (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 173° S
Weatherbee School Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 188° S
Marshall County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 188° S
Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 13.8 mi, 321° NW
Eldora Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 311° NW
Fridley Theatres Plaza 9 (Cinema) — 14.5 mi, 187° S
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 14.8 mi, 310° NW
Civil War Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.8 mi, 309° NW
The Depot (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 226° SW
Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 338° N
Hudson Depot Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 060° NE
Reed-Niland Corner (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 238° SW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.7 mi, 135° SE · 24k acres
Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 28.8 mi, 315° NW
Yuta Falls (Attraction) — 32.4 mi, 063° NE
Matugani (Attraction) — 32.5 mi, 063° NE
Rokava (Attraction) — 32.5 mi, 063° NE
Mura Fury (Attraction) — 32.5 mi, 063° NE
McBride Auditorium (Theatre) — 34.5 mi, 052° NE
Jacob Krumm East Access (Nature Reserve) — 36.2 mi, 172° S
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 36.2 mi, 173° S
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.7 mi, 204° SW · 12k acres

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