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Garwin Iowa Map

Explore Garwin, 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 Garwin, Iowa

How to Use This Garwin, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.0936
Longitude	-92.675752
Population	481
Density	184.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50632
Area Code	319
County Seat	Toledo
School District	GMG Community School District

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About Garwin, Iowa

Garwin is a locality in Tama County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 481. The population density is 184.4 people per km². Garwin is located at 42.0936°N, 92.6758°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Garwin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50632.

Garwin emerges from the expanse of central Iowa as a quiet convergence of fertile earth and sky, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Deer Creek as it carves a path through the surrounding fields. It lies 12.3 miles east-northeast of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 76°T), and is situated 10.1 miles north-northwest of Tama. The landscape radiates outward in a pattern of rigorous agricultural geometry, where the dark, rich soil of the prairie supports vast, seasonal cycles of corn and soybeans that shift from vibrant green to a muted, golden harvest. To the east, the horizon remains expansive and largely uninterrupted, though the distant silhouette of Mormon Ridge occasionally catches the low, slanted light of an autumn evening, suggesting the ancient, rolling character of the broader region. Only three miles away, the quiet waters of Union Grove Lake offer a reflective contrast to the tilled fields, providing a stillness that mirrors the unhurried pace of the land itself.

Generations of settlers established Garwin upon the foundation of this productive soil, creating an economy deeply rooted in the success of the harvest and the maintenance of local trade. The cultural life of the area retains a subtle, diligent civility, shaped by the heritage of those who arrived to cultivate the deep loam and build a life in the shadow of the plains. Residents often find respite in the nearby woodlands of Union Grove State Park, where the canopy softens the intensity of the mid-afternoon sun and the air carries the scent of damp earth and prairie grass. Daily life here moves in synchronicity with the changing seasons, marked by the rhythmic hum of machinery during the planting months and the profound, hushed stillness that descends when the first frost settles over the stubble of the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Union Grove State Park (State Park) — 3.0 mi, 314° NW
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 303° NW
Mericle Woods State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 145° SE
Mag Holland Access Area (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 232° SW
Izaak Walton Tract (Local Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 157° SE
Reinig Wildlife Refuge & Nature Study Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 149° SE
Otter Creek Lake and Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 108° E
Furrow Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.2 mi, 252° W
Weatherbee School Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 256° W
Marshall County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 255° W
Fridley Theatres Plaza 9 (Cinema) — 13.1 mi, 246° SW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.2 mi, 139° SE · 24k acres
Grinnell Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 186° S
Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 24.4 mi, 200° S
Hudson Depot Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 028° NE
Belle Plaine Area Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 123° SE
Jacob Krumm East Access (Nature Reserve) — 27.3 mi, 191° S
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 27.4 mi, 192° S
Eldora Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 312° NW
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 28.4 mi, 311° NW
Civil War Statue (Public Artwork) — 28.4 mi, 311° NW
Yuta Falls (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 038° NE
Rokava (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 038° NE
Matugani (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 038° NE
Mura Fury (Attraction) — 30.4 mi, 038° NE
POW Memorial (Monument) — 32.7 mi, 032° NE
USS Frank E. Evans D7540 (Monument) — 32.7 mi, 032° NE
Newton Community Theatre (Theatre) — 33.3 mi, 214° SW
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.5 mi, 221° SW · 12k acres

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