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De Soto Iowa Map

Explore De Soto, 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 De Soto, Iowa

How to Use This De Soto, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.531656
Longitude	-94.009674
Population	915
Density	202.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	50069, 50261
Area Code	515
County Seat	Adel
School District	Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District

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About De Soto, Iowa

De Soto is a locality in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 915. The population density is 202.3 people per km². De Soto is located at 41.5317°N, 94.0097°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. De Soto is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 50069, 50261.

De Soto sits firmly amidst the expansive, undulating plains where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the setting sun in a single, lingering gulp. It lies 8.5 miles southwest of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 229°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south of Adel. Bulger Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the soil, offering a cool relief to the surrounding fields that define the local topography. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land rises into the distant, hazy silhouette of Buffalo Ridge, a reminder of the geologic drama playing out far to the west. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, turning the stalks of drying corn into amber sentinels that guard the quiet, paved arteries of the grid. Two Rivers Access provides a modest, essential connection to the wilder edges of the landscape, allowing a brief passage into the tall grasses and riparian woods that persist despite the encroaching reach of modern agriculture.

De Soto maintains a character defined by the steady, iterative labor of those who tend to the deep, fertile earth of the American Midwest. The economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the harvest, drawing upon a lineage of settlement that valued endurance and the quiet acquisition of land. While the modern world presses in with the hum of nearby transit, De Soto preserves a sense of inward-looking stability, where the daily pace is governed by the turning of the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of larger hubs. Residents move with a deliberate grace, acknowledging the influence of a past built on modest homes and shared purpose. Even as the town looks toward a future of gradual expansion, it keeps its focus on the immediate, tangible world of the furrowed field and the quiet, persistent flow of the water passing nearby.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Two Rivers Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.2 mi, 075° E
Trindle Park (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 097° E
Puckerbrush Access (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 053° NE
Adel Family Aquatic Center & Dog Park (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 350° N
Badger Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 136° SE
Raccoon River Valley Trail (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 008° N
Island Park & Campground (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 359° N
Adel Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 354° N
Kuehn Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 291° W
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 292° W
Badger Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 135° SE
Blue Zoo (Aquarium) — 10.9 mi, 078° E
Jordan Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 077° E
Dexfield Park - Bonnie and Clyde Shootout (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 281° W
Funny Bone Comedy Club (Theatre) — 11.8 mi, 080° E
Walnut Woods State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 089° E
Heartbeat Of The heartland (Public Artwork) — 13.0 mi, 080° E
1700 Tanning Rack (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 061° NE
1700 Drying Rack (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 061° NE
Character Counts Pillars (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 064° NE
Pole Position Raceway (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 049° NE
Olson-Larson Galleries (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 080° E
Flix Brewhouse (Cinema) — 17.3 mi, 066° NE
Des Moines Art Center (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 078° E
George Washington Carver and Henry Wallace (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 075° E
EMC Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.1 mi, 082° E
Giraffe Feeding (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 092° E
Iowa Hall of Pride (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 078° E
Forest Park Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 349° N
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.4 mi, 087° E · 12k acres

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