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Glidden Iowa Map

Explore Glidden, 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 Glidden, Iowa

How to Use This Glidden, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.05693
Longitude	-94.72887
Population	1,151
Density	405.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51443
Area Code	563
County Seat	Carroll
School District	Glidden-Ralston Community School District

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About Glidden, Iowa

Glidden is a locality in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,151. The population density is 405.1 people per km². Glidden is located at 42.0569°N, 94.7289°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Glidden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51443.

Glidden occupies a vast, horizontal expanse where the sky claims more territory than the earth, defined by the relentless geometry of tilled soil that stretches toward every horizon. It lies 7.1 miles east of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 95°T), and is situated 18.3 miles west of Jefferson. The landscape here is a quiet composition of soybean and corn, a rhythmic checkerboard that shifts from deep, saturated emeralds in the heat of midsummer to the brittle, golden stalks of autumn. Willow Creek moves sluggishly through the nearby lowlands, cutting a thin, shadowed artery through the dust, while the cool, still surface of Swan Lake waits six miles away, reflecting the immense Iowa clouds that drift overhead. Occasionally, the distant, hazy silhouette of Mount Moses disrupts the flat line of the horizon, providing a singular point of reference in an otherwise unbroken, fertile sea of black prairie earth.

Glidden maintains a steady, deliberate pace, built upon the sturdy foundation of agricultural industry and the quiet persistence of those who work the land. The economy remains anchored to the output of the surrounding fields, a heritage of German and Scandinavian settlers who recognized the value of this deep, dark loam generations ago. Residents often seek the quietude of the Hazelton Wildlife Area just three miles away, where the grasses grow wild and the silence is punctuated only by the movement of birds. Life in Glidden is marked by an unshowy, literate civility, where the changing seasons dictate the tempo of daily errands and the long, thin shadows of winter evenings encourage a reflective, indoor stillness that settles over the town like a heavy, comforting blanket.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hazelton Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 286° W
Dickson Timber (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 020° N
Butrick Bluff Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 038° NE
Bennett Access Area (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 051° NE
Farmstead Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 257° W
Dunbar Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 118° SE
Greene County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 120° SE
Dunbar Slough Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 120° SE
Artesian Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 021° N
North Raccoon Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 015° N
Carroll County Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 012° N
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 7.2 mi, 274° W
Carroll Youth Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 290° W
Coon Rapids Sculpture Park (Public Artwork) — 13.9 mi, 167° S
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 14.6 mi, 359° N
Jefferson Telephone Company Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 099° E
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 099° E
Lindsey Memorial (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 099° E
Greene County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 099° E
War Memorial (Monument) — 19.0 mi, 274° W
Hausbarn (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 238° SW
Springbrook State Park (State Park) — 22.9 mi, 144° SE
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 315° NW
Lake View Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 318° NW
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 32.3 mi, 265° W
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 38.6 mi, 188° S
Tree on the road (Attraction) — 38.6 mi, 188° S
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 055° NE
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 41.0 mi, 084° E
Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 41.7 mi, 227° SW

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