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Garnavillo Iowa Map

Explore Garnavillo, 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 Garnavillo, Iowa

How to Use This Garnavillo, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.868598
Longitude	-91.235964
Population	763
Density	312.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52049
Area Code	712
County Seat	Elkader
School District	Clayton Ridge Community School District

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About Garnavillo, Iowa

Garnavillo is a locality in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 763. The population density is 312.1 people per km². Garnavillo is located at 42.8686°N, 91.2360°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Garnavillo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52049.

Garnavillo commands a high, level plateau where the horizon stretches wide, defined by the relentless geometry of tilled earth and the soft, bruised purple of distant fields at dusk. It lies 38.6 miles northwest of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 311°T), and is situated 13.5 miles south-southwest of Prairie du Chien. The land here holds the silence of deep soil, interrupted only by the narrow, wooded incision of West Branch South Cedar Creek, which meanders through the landscape just a mile away, carving a path through the limestone bedrock. To the west, the topography softens into the expansive, rolling agricultural plains, while the nearby Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge offers a sanctuary of unmanaged thicket and deep shade. The air in Garnavillo carries a crisp, earthen scent, particularly when the light flattens in the late afternoon, turning the vast soybean and corn rows into a shimmering, monochromatic grid that seems to pull the sky down toward the dirt.

Garnavillo preserves a quiet, stubborn autonomy that reflects the legacy of its early settlers, whose German heritage remains etched into the spare, functional architecture of the downtown streets. The local economy persists in a steady, unshowy dialogue with the land, drawing its sustenance from the surrounding fields and the patient labor of those who work them. Residents looking for a reprieve from the daily turn of the season might venture toward the stillness of Gassner Lake or find a sense of scale by traversing the Great River Road Trail, which traces the wider regional corridors of the Mississippi valley. Life in Garnavillo moves with a deliberate, rhythmic consistency, favoring the predictable cycles of harvest and frost over the fleeting fashions of more hurried places. Even when the wind brushes against the distant, hazy silhouette of Campbell Ridge, the pace of the day remains tethered to the fundamental, quiet civility of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.6 mi, 080° E · 2,440 acres
Buck Creek Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 052° NE
Sny McGill - North Cedar Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 001° N
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.2 mi, 047° NE · 274k acres
Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 5.7 mi, 036° NE · 2,460 acres
Motor Mill Access (Local Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 235° SW
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 056° NE
Wyalusing State Park (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 041° NE
Pikes Peak State Park (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 026° NE
Carter House Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 264° W
Plagmans Barn Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 182° S
Veteran’s Memorial (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 129° SE
Lockmasters House Heritage Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 129° SE
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 132° SE
Crows Nest (Viewpoint) — 9.7 mi, 022° N
Pink Elephant Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.3 mi, 014° N
Jefferson Davis Memorial (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 020° N
Rev. James Marquette, S.J. (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 019° N
St. Feriole Island Riverfront Playground (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 017° N
Fur Trade Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 017° N
St. Feriole Island Play Area (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 018° N
Pine Creek (Clayton) Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 13.9 mi, 179° S · 50 acres
Stonefield Historic Site (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 131° SE
Little Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 15.7 mi, 010° N
Great Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 010° N
Statewide Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 16.5 mi, 013° N
Inwood Woodcarving Exhibit (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 168° S
Field of Dreams (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 160° S
Manchester Fish Hatchery (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 196° S
Five Flags Theater (Theatre) — 29.8 mi, 104° E

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