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Farnhamville Iowa Map

Explore Farnhamville, 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 Farnhamville, Iowa

How to Use This Farnhamville, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.27609
Longitude	-94.403859
Population	383
Density	224.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50538
Area Code	319
County Seat	Rockwell City
School District	Southeast Valley Community School District

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About Farnhamville, Iowa

Farnhamville is a locality in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 383. The population density is 224.4 people per km². Farnhamville is located at 42.2761°N, 94.4039°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Farnhamville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50538.

Farnhamville emerges from the flat, industrious horizon of the Iowa plains as a quiet collection of brick facades and grain elevators that pierce the pale, wide-reaching sky. It lies 19.5 miles southwest of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 218°T), and is situated 18.1 miles north of Jefferson. The landscape around Farnhamville is defined by the relentless geometry of tilled fields, where the dark, fertile soil yields orderly rows of corn and soybeans that stretch until they seem to blur into the distant haze. A mile away, the modest channel of Hardin Creek cuts through the silt, providing a thin ribbon of riparian growth that interrupts the otherwise unbroken expanse of farmland. At dusk, the light here loses its sharp, mid-day edge, casting a long, amber glow that turns the gray gravel of the secondary roads into ribbons of polished bronze.

History in Farnhamville remains anchored to the arrival of the railroad and the subsequent development of an agrarian economy that has dictated the pace of life for generations. Residents maintain a pragmatic, unshowy civility, shaped by a heritage that values hard work and the seasonal rhythms of the harvest. While the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, the presence of the Murray Wildlife Area five miles away offers a quiet contrast to the intensity of the fields, providing a sanctuary for native grasses and local fauna. Beyond the immediate fields, those seeking larger bodies of water might travel fifteen miles to reach Spring Lake, though the true character of the locality is found in the stillness of the prairie air and the steady, unsentimental pulse of a place that understands its own essential role in the geography of the Midwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Murray Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 274° W
Lohr Wildlife Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 269° W
Gowrie Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 084° E
Ralph Earwood Memorial Trail (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 266° W
University Forty Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 257° W
Goose Lake (Greene) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 180° S
North Raccoon Access (State Recreation Area) — 16.7 mi, 240° SW
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 16.9 mi, 268° W
Dolliver Memorial State Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 064° NE
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 065° NE
Lindsey Memorial (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 175° S
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 175° S
Greene County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 175° S
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 320° NW
Jefferson Telephone Company Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 175° S
Freedom Rock (Public Artwork) — 18.4 mi, 033° NE
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 063° NE
Boone Forks Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.2 mi, 092° E
Blanden Memorial Art Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 035° NE
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 19.8 mi, 035° NE
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.9 mi, 079° E
Curious Kids' Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 038° NE
Saylorville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 23.7 mi, 114° SE
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 108° E
Founders Rock (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 114° SE
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 26.4 mi, 114° SE
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 27.9 mi, 239° SW
Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 119° SE
Lush Auditorium (Theatre) — 42.5 mi, 113° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.4 mi, 017° N · 12k acres

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