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Dayton Iowa Map

Explore Dayton, 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 Dayton, Iowa

How to Use This Dayton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.262208
Longitude	-94.071108
Population	772
Density	349.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	52301, 50530
Area Code	712, 319
County Seat	Marengo
School District	Southeast Valley Community School District

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About Dayton, Iowa

Dayton is a locality in Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 772. The population density is 349.8 people per km². Dayton is located at 42.2622°N, 94.0711°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 52301, 50530.

Dayton maintains a quiet posture amidst the vast, geometric expanse of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 29.9 miles west-southwest of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 249°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-northwest of Marengo. The landscape is defined by the rigorous, orderly lines of soybean and corn fields that extend in every direction, interrupted only by the occasional shelterbelt of wind-hardened trees or the subtle, winding depression of the Iowa River just a mile to the east. While the distant silhouette of The Hogback provides a faint, jagged suggestion of relief far to the west, the immediate terrain remains characterized by the deep, dark soil of the plains, which catches the slanted, amber light of late afternoon in a way that turns the entire field into a glowing, copper-hued expanse. Even the air feels heavier here, thick with the scent of damp earth and the steady, rhythmic respiration of a land that has been worked by hand and machine for generations.

Dayton preserves an unshowy, literate civility that speaks to the Scandinavian and German heritage embedded in its founding, manifested in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines its center. The local economy remains anchored to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, yet the presence of the Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge offers a sanctuary where the pace of life shifts from the mechanical precision of the combine to the slow, observational stillness of the natural world. Residents often find their way toward the quiet waters of Hannen Lake for an hour of reflection, finding a singular beauty in the way the reeds bend against the wind and the stillness of the water mirrors the clouds. It is a place where the passing of the seasons is measured not by grand events, but by the subtle transition of the crops from vibrant green to a brittle, harvest gold, marking a steady, predictable progress that has sustained Dayton for as long as the furrows have been turned.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Ole Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 166° S
Boone Forks Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 087° E
Skillet Creek Indian Mounds (Local Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 093° E
Carlson Recreation Area (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 120° SE
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 030° NE
Rhoades Acres (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 129° SE
Vintage Iron Antiques Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 086° E
Dolliver Memorial State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 354° N
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 355° N
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 139° SE
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 358° N
Saylorville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 151° SE
Saylorville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.6 mi, 151° SE
Hickory Grove Rural School Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 167° S
Holst State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.6 mi, 156° SE
Gowrie Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 278° W
Founders Rock (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 144° SE
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 12.1 mi, 144° SE
Tunnel Mills Access (State Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 062° NE
Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 146° SE
Railroad Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 146° SE
Curious Kids' Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 345° N
Freedom Rock (Public Artwork) — 17.9 mi, 337° NW
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 342° N
Ledges State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 152° SE
Hutton Memorial (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 153° SE
Lindsey Memorial (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 222° SW
Lush Auditorium (Theatre) — 27.2 mi, 126° SE
North Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 27.3 mi, 123° SE
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 28.6 mi, 125° SE

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