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Frytown Iowa Map

Explore Frytown, 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 Frytown, Iowa

How to Use This Frytown, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.570015
Longitude	-91.732393
Population	193
Density	92.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	52247
Area Code	712
County Seat	Iowa City
School District	Mid-Prairie Community School District

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About Frytown, Iowa

Frytown is a locality in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 193. The population density is 92.0 people per km². Frytown is located at 41.5700°N, 91.7324°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52247.

Frytown emerges from the expansive, tilled horizon as a study in the quiet persistence of the Iowa plains. It lies 10.8 miles southwest of Coralville, IA (from Coralville, IA: bearing 227°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-northwest of Kalona. The landscape surrounding Frytown is defined by a rhythmic succession of soybean and corn fields that stretch until they dissolve into the pale, hazy light of the late afternoon. A mile from the center, the banks of Dirty Face Creek provide a modest, serpentine break in the monotony of the cultivated earth, where the soil holds a dark, heavy richness. To the west, the distant rise of Sand Hill offers a singular, muted landmark against the sky, while the nearby Frytown Conservation Area preserves a remnant of the prairie grasses that once governed the entire vista.

Agricultural industry remains the silent pulse of the region, carrying forward a legacy of German and Scandinavian settlement that prioritized industriousness over ostentation. In the hushed hours of the morning, the economy reveals itself in the steady movement of machinery and the careful stewardship of the land, a labor that demands a particular, grounded patience from those who reside here. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity of Lily Pond provides a still, reflective reprieve from the demands of the harvest, anchoring the local character in the unshowy, literate civility that defines the broader region. Life here proceeds with a deliberate, measured cadence, informed by the seasons and the enduring, fertile weight of the Iowa earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Frytown Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 016° N
Redbird Farms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 016° N
Belgum Grove (Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 095° E
Clear Creek Greenbelt (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 032° NE
Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 128° SE
F.W. Kent Park (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 002° N
Brush and Barrel (Arts Centre) — 10.6 mi, 045° NE
Terry Trueblood Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 10.7 mi, 070° E
English River Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 246° SW
Coral Ridge Ice Arena (Stadium) — 10.7 mi, 039° NE
Iowa Children's Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 039° NE
Hawkeye Softball Complex/Cretzmeyer Track (State Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 051° NE
Hayden Fry (Public Artwork) — 11.6 mi, 048° NE
Shambaugh Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.8 mi, 058° NE
Old Capitol Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 058° NE
Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 058° NE
Iowa City Pedestrian Mall (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 059° NE
Iowa Firefighters Memorial (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 046° NE
FilmScene at The Chauncey (Cinema) — 12.1 mi, 059° NE
Marcus Sycamore Cinema (Cinema) — 12.5 mi, 066° NE
World’s Largest Wooden Nickel (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 048° NE
Colony Acres (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 032° NE
Coralville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 360° N
Rose Garden (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 065° NE
Amana Community Church Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 332° NW
MacBride Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.3 mi, 028° NE
Lake Macbride State Park (State Park) — 17.2 mi, 028° NE
Michele Maring Miller Art Gallery (Gallery) — 17.4 mi, 336° NW
The Amana General Store (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 336° NW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.7 mi, 316° NW · 24k acres

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