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Fertile Iowa Map

Explore Fertile, 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 Fertile, Iowa

How to Use This Fertile, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.2644
Longitude	-93.418263
Population	305
Density	125.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50434
Area Code	515
County Seat	Northwood
School District	Forest City Community School District

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About Fertile, Iowa

Fertile is a locality in Worth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 305. The population density is 125.1 people per km². Fertile is located at 43.2644°N, 93.4183°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fertile is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50434.

Fertile draws its identity from the steady, persistent movement of the Winnebago River, which bends through the landscape with a quiet gravity that dictates the pace of the surrounding plains. It lies 13.4 miles northwest of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 305°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-northwest of Clear Lake. The earth here is a deep, dark loam, flattened into an expansive theater of tilled fields that stretch until the sky seems to press against the horizon. Evenings in Fertile carry a particular clarity, where the light thins to a pale gold, illuminating the Storre Wildlife Area as it transition into the long shadows of the dusk. Seven miles to the west, the elevation shifts toward Pilot Knob, a rise that breaks the monotony of the flatlands, while the waters of Deadmans Lake remain tucked away in the quietude of the rural expanse.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of the local economy, with the seasonal rhythms of planting and harvest organizing the days of those who work the soil. Scandinavian roots run deep in the local character, manifesting in an unshowy, pragmatic civility that favors hard work and a quiet endurance over outward display. History here is kept not in grand monuments, but in the maintenance of the homesteads and the enduring patience of the farmers who watch the soybean and corn crops rise and fall with the year. Life in Fertile moves with the deliberate, unhurried cadence of the seasons, grounded by the constant presence of the river and a shared, silent recognition of the land’s quiet demands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wally's Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 121° SE
Willow Creek (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 085° E
Cerro Gordo County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 198° S
Teal Basins Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 198° S
Buddy Holly Crash Site (Public Artwork) — 3.6 mi, 149° SE
Buddy Holly Glasses (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 144° SE
Winan's Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 355° N
Hanlontown Slough Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 3.9 mi, 030° NE
Worth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.9 mi, 030° NE
Wild Goose Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 207° SW
Pilot Knob State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 264° W
Three Stars Monument (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 171° S
National Register of Historic Places (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 171° S
Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 334° NW
Mansion Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 271° W
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 270° W
Manly Caboose Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 083° E
Holtan Farm Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 279° W
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 116° SE
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 12.9 mi, 119° SE
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 126° SE
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 124° SE
Swensrud School Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 039° NE
Worth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 039° NE
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 29.0 mi, 006° N
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 30.6 mi, 087° E
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.7 mi, 272° W · 5,668 acres
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 35.5 mi, 037° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.7 mi, 244° SW · 12k acres
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 45.5 mi, 332° NW

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