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Eldora Iowa Map

Explore Eldora, 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 Eldora, Iowa

How to Use This Eldora, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.360816
Longitude	-93.099646
Population	2,663
Density	240.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50627
Area Code	319
County Seat	Eldora
School District	Eldora-New Providence Community School District

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About Eldora, Iowa

Eldora is a locality in Hardin County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,663. The population density is 240.2 people per km². Eldora is located at 42.3608°N, 93.0996°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Eldora is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50627.

Eldora emerges from the vast, undulating expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon stretches thin and flat against the deepening violet of a Midwestern dusk. It lies 23.6 miles north-northwest of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 336°T), and is situated 13.6 miles southeast of Iowa Falls. The landscape surrounding Eldora is defined by the steady, patient work of the Iowa River, which carves a modest path through the rich, dark soil of the plains. A mile away, the terrain shifts into the shaded, wooded sanctuary of Pine Lake State Park, where the stillness of Upper Pine Lake reflects the changing canopy of oak and hickory. While the distant silhouette of Mormon Ridge suggests a more rugged geology far to the west, the immediate vista remains one of agrarian tranquility, where the quality of light at autumn harvest turns the fields into a sea of burnished gold and deep amber.

Eldora holds the quiet weight of a place built upon the labor of the soil, grounded in the traditions of the early settlers who organized their lives around the cycles of corn and soybean cultivation. The local economy persists as a steady pulse, tied to the rhythmic turning of the seasons and the enduring necessity of the land. Evidence of a deeper, more deliberate past remains in the limestone architecture that anchors the center of the community, standing as a silent witness to the generations that have weathered the biting winters and humid summers here. Life in Eldora flows with an unshowy, literate civility, where the pace is measured by the slow accumulation of days and the persistent, quiet resilience of those who call these plains their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Civil War Statue (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 125° SE
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 0.1 mi, 093° E
Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 045° NE
Eldora Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 087° E
Wildcat Cave Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 019° N
Fallen Rock Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 357° N
Fallen Rock State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 010° N
Pine Ridge Area County Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 022° N
Sac and Fox Overlook (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 025° NE
Ruby Woodland (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 358° N
Mann Wilderness Area State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 360° N
Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 010° N
Union Depot (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 324° NW
Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 323° NW
Dow House (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 323° NW
Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 321° NW
Radcliffe Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 260° W
Weatherbee School Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 156° SE
Union Grove State Park (State Park) — 24.1 mi, 130° SE
Fridley Theatres Plaza 9 (Cinema) — 25.7 mi, 158° S
Story City Carousel (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 245° SW
Acorn Music Hall (Theatre) — 34.1 mi, 231° SW
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 35.0 mi, 229° SW
Ames City Auditorium (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 229° SW
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 36.4 mi, 233° SW
Elwood the Gnome (Attraction) — 36.8 mi, 229° SW
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 40.3 mi, 051° NE
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.5 mi, 133° SE · 24k acres
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.2 mi, 189° S · 12k acres

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