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Dougherty Iowa Map

Explore Dougherty, 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 Dougherty, Iowa

How to Use This Dougherty, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.922192
Longitude	-93.042142
Population	62
Density	42.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50433
Area Code	515
County Seat	Mason City
School District	West Fork Community School District

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About Dougherty, Iowa

Dougherty is a locality in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 62. The population density is 42.7 people per km². Dougherty is located at 42.9222°N, 93.0421°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dougherty is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50433.

Dougherty emerges from the expansive flatlands of northern Iowa as a quiet collection of structures defined by the persistent, unhurried flow of Coldwater Creek. It lies 17.9 miles south-southeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 153°T), and is situated 14.9 miles north-northeast of Hampton. The landscape surrounding Dougherty consists of vast, tilled fields where the horizon remains unbroken by any significant elevation, save for the distant, faint suggestion of the Loess Hills far to the west. During the late afternoon, the light here turns a bruised, heavy gold, casting long shadows across the black soil that seems to hold the heat of the day well into the cooling evening. The air remains clean and sharp, carrying the scent of drying stalks and the damp, earthy permanence of the prairie, creating a stillness that feels as much a part of the terrain as the soil itself.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of life in Dougherty, where the cyclical rhythm of planting and harvest serves as the primary clock for the inhabitants. This land was settled by families who recognized the fertility of the plains, building a foundation upon the labor of the plow and the durability of the local grain trade. While the modern economy relies heavily on the success of seasonal yields, the heritage of the region remains rooted in the diligence of those early settlers who tamed the tallgrass. A traveler might find a reprieve from the open fields by venturing toward the nearby Peterson Prairie, a sanctuary of native grasses that offers a glimpse into the original character of the land before the arrival of the iron drill and the silo.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kyle Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 135° SE
Creeden Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 186° S
West Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 187° S
Zeidler Park (Local Park) — 7.6 mi, 303° NW
West Fork Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 178° S
Ackley Creek Park (Local Park) — 8.5 mi, 076° E
Fossil & Prairie Park State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 019° N
Pioneer Kitchen Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 071° E
Marble Rock Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 071° E
Butler County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 099° E
Dumont Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 164° S
Dumont Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 163° S
Beed's Lake State Park (State Park) — 14.2 mi, 223° SW
Franklin County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 216° SW
Harmony in Light (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 333° NW
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 17.6 mi, 333° NW
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 335° NW
Cerro Gordo County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 17.8 mi, 287° W
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 333° NW
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 19.0 mi, 336° NW
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 19.6 mi, 338° N
Floyd County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 062° NE
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 21.8 mi, 307° NW
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 27.6 mi, 025° NE
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 31.4 mi, 115° SE
Neumann Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.5 mi, 115° SE
Palace Theater (Cinema) — 32.0 mi, 115° SE
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 38.3 mi, 308° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.4 mi, 277° W · 12k acres
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.9 mi, 294° NW · 5,668 acres

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