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Gilbertville Iowa Map

Explore Gilbertville, 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 Gilbertville, Iowa

How to Use This Gilbertville, Iowa Map

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

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	Gilbertville
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Black Hawk County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.4161
Longitude	-92.214905
Population	794
Density	856.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50634
Area Code	319
County Seat	Waterloo
School District	Waterloo Community School District

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About Gilbertville, Iowa

Gilbertville is a locality in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 794. The population density is 856.3 people per km². Gilbertville is located at 42.4161°N, 92.2149°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gilbertville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50634.

Gilbertville anchors itself firmly upon the verdant, fertile expanse of the Iowa plains, where the Cedar River carves a deliberate, winding path through the heavy black soil. It lies 8.4 miles southeast of Waterloo, IA (from Waterloo, IA: bearing 129°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east of Orange. Sunlight here possesses a particular, honeyed thickness at dusk, catching the serrated edges of corn stalks that stretch toward the horizon in precise, geometric rows. Within the immediate boundaries of Gilbertville, the landscape remains composed and level, though the distant, shadowed silhouette of The Hogback reminds the observer of the tectonic patience inherent in the earth. Residents find a quiet refuge in the local greenery of Gilbertville Park, a space where the air often carries the scent of damp loam and the faint, rhythmic rustle of wind moving through tall, native grasses.

German heritage remains etched into the foundational character of Gilbertville, visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and a communal preference for industrious, steady labor. The local economy draws its strength from the surrounding agricultural bounty, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the quiet, determined pulse of the day. While Meyers Lake lies five miles away, the life of the region remains tethered to the persistent movement of the Cedar River, which has long served as a silent witness to the generations who have worked this land. Life in Gilbertville moves with a measured, literate civility, favoring the substance of daily work over the clamor of modern artifice, leaving the inhabitants to find their own measure of contentment in the changing seasons of the Midwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gilbertville Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 211° SW
Cedar Valley Nature Trail (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 267° W
Schaefer Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 294° NW
Cedar River Natural Resource Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 186° S
Lokolo (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 289° W
Mama Pezaki (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 289° W
Nopuko Air Coaster (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 290° W
Tuka Tumbler (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 289° W
Brandon Road Boatramp (State Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 156° SE
FFA Historical and Ag Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 171° S
POW Memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 311° NW
USS Frank E. Evans D7540 (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 311° NW
Statue Of Liberty Replica (Public Artwork) — 8.4 mi, 311° NW
Phelps Youth Pavillion (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 311° NW
National Wrestling Hall Of Fame (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 310° NW
McBride Auditorium (Theatre) — 10.1 mi, 321° NW
George Wyth State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 310° NW
Buckles & Clay Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 041° NE
Casey's Paha State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 209° SW
Hudson Depot Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 267° W
Iowa Band Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 305° NW
Overman Park (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 305° NW
Riverwalk Parks Community Bandshell (Theatre) — 16.8 mi, 076° E
Cedar Rock (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 094° E
Palace Theater (Cinema) — 25.0 mi, 329° NW
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 25.4 mi, 328° NW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.6 mi, 201° S · 24k acres
Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 36.5 mi, 065° NE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.0 mi, 066° NE · 274k acres

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