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Gibson Iowa Map

Explore Gibson, 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 Gibson, Iowa

How to Use This Gibson, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.481117
Longitude	-92.393518
Population	63
Density	386.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50104
Area Code	515
County Seat	Sigourney
School District	Tri-County Community School District

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About Gibson, Iowa

Gibson is a locality in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 63. The population density is 386.1 people per km². Gibson is located at 41.4811°N, 92.3935°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gibson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50104.

Gibson rises from the quiet, expansive geometry of the Iowa plains, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess more weight than the earth itself. It lies 18.2 miles northeast of Oskaloosa, IA (from Oskaloosa, IA: bearing 45°T), and is situated 31.9 miles north of Ottumwa. The landscape around Gibson is dominated by the rhythmic, seasonal pulse of tilled fields, where soil of deep, dark loam yields corn and soybeans in rows that vanish into the hazy distance. Only a mile away, the quiet current of Cedar Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the silt, providing a thin ribbon of riparian woodland that breaks the monotony of the open expanse. To the west, the land retains a subtle, ancient swell, a reminder of the geologic forces that smoothed this prairie into its current, steady form.

Gibson exists as a modest punctuation mark in a landscape defined by the industry of agriculture and the legacy of mid-nineteenth-century settlement. The economy remains tethered to the vitality of the surrounding fields, a life dictated by the cycles of planting and harvest that have persisted here for generations. Local life often finds its quietest expression just two miles away at the Hawthorn Lake Wildlife Management Area, where the tall grasses and managed wetlands offer a sanctuary for migrating birds and a reprieve from the machinery of the farm. Further afield, the recreational waters of Lake Ponderosa offer a rare, shimmering contrast to the dust and gold of the dry land, anchoring the region in a state where the lack of an ocean is balanced by the vast, inland depth of the sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hawthorn Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 271° W
What Cheer Brick School Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 159° S
Deep River Recreation Area (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 011° N
Deep River Timber Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 020° N
Union Mills Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 260° W
Fox Forest Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 309° NW
Belva Deer Recreation Area (Local Park) — 13.2 mi, 114° SE
Lake Keomah State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 210° SW
Millgrove Access (State Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 281° W
Hayesville Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 166° S
Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 229° SW
Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 143° SE
English Valley History Center (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 082° E
Chief Mahaska Statue (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 225° SW
The Morgan Cabin (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 225° SW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 225° SW
Wagaman Mill Museum (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 289° W
Mahaska Care Facility Memorial (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 235° SW
Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 24.3 mi, 286° W
Jacob Krumm East Access (Nature Reserve) — 25.3 mi, 308° NW
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 25.5 mi, 308° NW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.2 mi, 014° N · 24k acres
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 259° W
Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 27.8 mi, 303° NW
Douwstra Auditorium (Theatre) — 27.8 mi, 259° W
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 27.9 mi, 259° W
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 28.2 mi, 259° W
Michele Maring Miller Art Gallery (Gallery) — 34.8 mi, 051° NE
HA Lynn Football Stadium (Stadium) — 37.3 mi, 293° NW
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.0 mi, 277° W · 12k acres

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