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Gilbert Iowa Map

Explore Gilbert, 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 Gilbert, Iowa

How to Use This Gilbert, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.106929
Longitude	-93.649663
Population	1,211
Density	424.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50105
Area Code	515
County Seat	Nevada
School District	Gilbert Community School District

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About Gilbert, Iowa

Gilbert is a locality in Story County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,211. The population density is 424.7 people per km². Gilbert is located at 42.1069°N, 93.6497°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gilbert is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50105.

Gilbert anchors itself firmly amidst the vast, fertile expanse of the Iowa plains, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun each evening in a deep, amber glow. It lies 5.2 miles north-northwest of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 343°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-southwest of Story City. The landscape surrounding Gilbert consists of expansive agricultural fields, interrupted only by the quiet, winding path of Squaw Creek, which flows two miles away, and the subtle, distant silhouette of Frankel Ridge punctuating the far western sky. Beyond the tilled earth, the local topography remains understated, save for the wild, unkempt patches of Unknown Park that provide a small, immediate sanctuary for local wildlife. Though Comar Lake sits four miles out, the true character of the land is defined by the heavy, dark soil that dictates the rhythm of the seasons and the slow, deliberate movement of the wind across the stalks of corn and soybean.

History in Gilbert is written in the steady persistence of those who worked the prairie, building an economy that remains deeply rooted in the productivity of the surrounding acreage. While the influence of early Scandinavian and German settlers lingers in the unshowy, literate civility of the populace, the modern reality of Gilbert centers on a quiet, industrious life that avoids the clamor of larger urban centers. The proximity of Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Unit, ten miles distant, offers a rare, wooded reprieve from the relentless geometry of the farms, providing a contrast to the flat, open intensity of the local fields. Life here moves with a measured pace, defined by the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest, and a pervasive sense that the most significant events occur in the slow, quiet growth of the community itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 171° S
Ada Hayden Heritage Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 160° S
Skunk River Overlook (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 158° S
Plains Overlook (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 167° S
Medicine Wheel (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 166° S
Skunk River Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 136° SE
McFarland Park - Skunk River Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 096° E
Three Crosses of Calvary (Public Artwork) — 3.6 mi, 178° S
Reactor Woods (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 190° S
North Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 4.3 mi, 161° S
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 191° S
Acorn Music Hall (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 155° SE
I-35 Prairie (Scenic View) (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 070° E
Lush Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 177° S
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 161° S

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