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Ellsworth Iowa Map

Explore Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth, Iowa

How to Use This Ellsworth, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.31276
Longitude	-93.578825
Population	508
Density	222.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50075
Area Code	515
County Seat	Webster City
School District	South Hamilton Community School District

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About Ellsworth, Iowa

Ellsworth is a locality in Hamilton County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 508. The population density is 222.1 people per km². Ellsworth is located at 42.3128°N, 93.5788°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ellsworth is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50075.

Ellsworth emerges from the flat, horizon-stretching expanse of central Iowa, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of the South Skunk River as it carves a slow path through the deep, black soil. It lies 19.3 miles north of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 6°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north of Story City. The landscape around Ellsworth is defined by a rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean rows that stretch toward the edges of the sky, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of windbreaks or the modest rise of the terrain. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, heavy gold, catching the dust kicked up by tractors and casting long, sharp shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped below the western edge of the plains. Just a mile away, the Johnson Wildlife Management Area offers a quiet refuge of native grasses and thickets, providing a sanctuary for deer and pheasant that move through the tall vegetation with a sudden, startling grace.

History in Ellsworth is written in the sturdy, pragmatic architecture of grain elevators and the quiet persistence of families who have worked this land for generations. The local economy remains tethered to the pulse of the soil, with the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictating the tempo of life for everyone who calls the place home. While the pace is deliberate and unshowy, there is a deep, literate civility in the way neighbors gather at the post office or exchange news over the low hum of machinery. For those seeking the stillness of water, McFarland Lake remains a local touchstone fifteen miles to the north, offering a mirror to the expansive Iowa sky. Life in Ellsworth carries the weight of a long-standing Scandinavian and German heritage, manifesting in a reserved, neighborly kindness that values the utility of a helping hand over the hollow noise of modern haste.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Johnson Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 238° SW
Richard's Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 298° NW
Little Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 217° SW
Little Wall Lake (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 223° SW
Radcliffe Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 089° E
Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 212° SW
Story City Soccer Fields (Local Recreation) — 8.4 mi, 188° S
Story City Park (Local Park) — 8.5 mi, 183° S
Erickson Park Monument (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 157° SE
Tunnel Mills Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.4 mi, 280° W
Skunk River Overlook (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 189° S
Ada Hayden Rock (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 188° S
Vintage Iron Antiques Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 261° W
Three Crosses of Calvary (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 191° S
North Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 18.4 mi, 187° S
Acorn Music Hall (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 185° S
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.2 mi, 193° S
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 273° W
Ames City Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 186° S
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 19.9 mi, 185° S
Brunnier Art Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 188° S
Elwood the Gnome (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 188° S
Dow House (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 048° NE
Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 048° NE
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 243° SW
Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 223° SW
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 24.8 mi, 082° E
Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 081° E
Ledges State Park (State Park) — 25.5 mi, 216° SW
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.8 mi, 164° S · 12k acres

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