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Cylinder Iowa Map

Explore Cylinder, 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 Cylinder, Iowa

How to Use This Cylinder, Iowa Map

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

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	Cylinder
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Palo Alto County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.088855
Longitude	-94.553032
Population	87
Density	357.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50528
Area Code	319
County Seat	Emmetsburg
School District	Emmetsburg Community School District

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About Cylinder, Iowa

Cylinder is a locality in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 87. The population density is 357.3 people per km². Cylinder is located at 43.0889°N, 94.5530°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cylinder is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50528.

Cylinder emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a quiet waypoint defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Cylinder Creek. It lies 30.0 miles east of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 97°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-southeast of Emmetsburg. The land here stretches outward in a vast, geometric grid of tilled soil, where the dark earth yields to the seasons with a predictable, heavy grace. In the early morning, the light catches the dew on the soybean leaves, turning the fields into a sea of muted green that ripples under the slightest breeze. Two miles to the west, the Sportsmans Recreation Area offers a slight reprieve from the relentless cultivation, providing a modest refuge of wild grass and timber that breaks the monotony of the plains. Farther off, the landscape remains resolutely terrestrial, far removed from any great expanse of water, save for the distant, still surface of High Lake.

Cylinder retains the character of an agricultural settlement where the rhythm of life is dictated by the harvest and the slow turning of the calendar. The economy is anchored in the fertility of the soil, with grain elevators standing as the vertical sentinels of the local trade. History here is found in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the descendants of those who broke the prairie sod, bringing with them a legacy of Scandinavian and German industry that emphasizes utility over ornament. There is a distinct, quiet civility in the way the local roads remain empty for long stretches, interrupted only by the heavy machinery that defines the regional industry. Life in Cylinder moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a community that finds its purpose in the reliable labor of the field and the shared stillness of the Iowa plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cylinder Heritage Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 084° E
Sportsmans Recreation Area (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 002° N
Brushy Bayou Recreation-Wildlife Area (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 236° SW
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 288° W
Whitetail Flats Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 248° W
Victorian Museum on Main (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 285° W
Palo Alto County Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 285° W
Robert Emmet Statue (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 283° W
House of Dolls Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 284° W
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 315° NW
West Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 262° W
Watson Heritage Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 263° W
West Bend Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 149° SE
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 051° NE
Ambrose A. Call State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 099° E
Kossuth Lajos (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 095° E
Seneca Access (State Recreation Area) — 16.1 mi, 021° N
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.0 mi, 068° E · 5,668 acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.3 mi, 101° E · 12k acres
Estherville Meteorite Sculpture (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 327° NW
Fort Defiance State Park (State Park) — 25.8 mi, 324° NW
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 325° NW
Estherville Swinging Bridge (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 326° NW
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.9 mi, 328° NW
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 30.6 mi, 275° W
Milford Pioneer Theatre (Cinema) — 34.2 mi, 299° NW
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 35.5 mi, 306° NW
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 35.8 mi, 306° NW
Pearson Lakes Art Center (Arts Centre) — 35.9 mi, 306° NW

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