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Doon Iowa Map

Explore Doon, 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 Doon, Iowa

How to Use This Doon, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.279423
Longitude	-96.232802
Population	619
Density	340.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51235
Area Code	563
County Seat	Rock Rapids
School District	Central Lyon Community School District

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About Doon, Iowa

Doon is a locality in Lyon County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 619. The population density is 340.5 people per km². Doon is located at 43.2794°N, 96.2328°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Doon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51235.

Doon exists as a quiet punctuation mark upon the expansive, tilled horizon of northwestern Iowa, where the land stretches in vast, rhythmic swells of soil and sky. It lies 33.7 miles north of Le Mars, IA (from Le Mars, IA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-northeast of Rock Valley. The topography here is defined by the heavy, fertile reach of the prairie, a landscape where the sun marks the passing hours by casting long, lean shadows across rows of corn and soybean. A mile from the center of Doon, the Rock River carves a deliberate path through the earth, its slow current providing a muted, persistent pulse against the stillness of the fields. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Cactus Hills offers a jagged interruption to the otherwise level gaze of the plains, serving as a reminder of the geological depth beneath the topsoil. The air in Doon holds a crisp, earthen clarity, particularly at dusk when the gold-leaf light settles over the Doon Wildlife Area, grounding the observer in a space that feels both immense and intensely private.

Agriculture serves as the primary language of the local economy, a legacy carried forward by generations whose roots trace back to the industrious patterns of European settlement. The life of Doon is governed by the cadence of the planting and harvest seasons, a cycle that shapes the temperament of the people and the steady, unadorned character of the streets. While the daily pace is dictated by the requirements of the farm, there remains a quiet, literate civility here, a sense that the residents are mindful of their place in the larger narrative of the state. Those seeking a broader horizon might look toward Lake Alvin, which lies twenty-two miles away, yet the people of Doon find sufficient depth in the immediate rhythm of their own soil. It is a place where the economy is written in the fiber of the crops and the history is kept not in monuments, but in the persistent, careful stewardship of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Doon Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 001° N
Rock River Access - Amba Tract (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 208° SW
Rock Valley Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.3 mi, 207° SW
Winterfield Boat and Fish (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 213° SW
Corner Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 209° SW
Inwood Iowa Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 281° W
Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 017° N
Rock Island Depot Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 017° N
Lyon County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 068° E
Big Sioux River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 247° SW
Oak Ridge Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 240° SW
TePaske Theatre (Theatre) — 13.7 mi, 166° S
Historic School Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 302° NW
The Gift (Public Artwork) — 14.0 mi, 167° S
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 14.1 mi, 168° S
Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 168° S
Canton Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 16.2 mi, 282° W
Watershed Lake (State Recreation Area) — 16.4 mi, 246° SW
Newton Hills (State Recreation Area) — 16.9 mi, 255° W
Canton Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 276° W
Tri-State Marker (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 324° NW
Sheldon Prairie Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 110° E
Main Street Theatres Holland Plaza (Cinema) — 21.6 mi, 154° SE
Blood Run Site (Historic Ruins) — 21.8 mi, 307° NW
Calliope Village (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 215° SW
Tower (Viewpoint) — 23.5 mi, 003° N
Blue Mounds State Park (State Park) — 28.3 mi, 002° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.9 mi, 010° N · 12k acres
JK Gallery (Gallery) — 30.8 mi, 307° NW
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 50.6 mi, 355° N · 302 acres

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