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Goose Lake Iowa Map

Explore Goose Lake, 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 Goose Lake, Iowa

How to Use This Goose Lake, Iowa Map

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

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	Goose Lake
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Clinton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.967526
Longitude	-90.382909
Population	239
Density	278.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52750
Area Code	712
County Seat	Clinton
School District	Northeast Community School District

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About Goose Lake, Iowa

Goose Lake is a locality in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 239. The population density is 278.8 people per km². Goose Lake is located at 41.9675°N, 90.3829°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Goose Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52750.

Goose Lake emerges from the flat, horizon-spanning expanse of the Iowa plains, a quiet convergence of dark, fertile soil and the wide, open sky. It lies 13.1 miles northwest of Clinton, IA (from Clinton, IA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 16.1 miles east-southeast of Maquoketa. The landscape around Goose Lake is defined by the steady, rhythmic geometry of tilled fields, where the deep green of corn and soybeans stretches toward the distant, muted silhouette of Terrapin Ridge, visible only as a faint suggestion against the clouds. Water defines the immediate topography, as the local Goose Lake (Clinton) Wildlife Management Area preserves a sprawling, marshy sanctuary where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and tall grasses. Brophy Creek carves a thin, serpentine path through the surrounding fields, its slow current reflecting the pale, shifting light of the afternoon, while the expansive surface of Goose Lake provides a mirror for the migrating flocks that pause in their seasonal transit.

Agriculture remains the singular, heartbeat-pulse of the economy here, with the lives of those in Goose Lake dictated by the slow rotation of the seasons and the demands of the harvest. The history of the region is etched into the grid of rural roads and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the farmsteads, reflecting a heritage of industrious settlers who broke the prairie sod generations ago. While the Jackson County Recreational Trail offers a path for those seeking to traverse the quietude of the countryside, the true character of the locality is found in the deliberate, unhurried pace of daily life, where the silence is broken only by the wind moving through the stalks or the distant hum of machinery. In the deeper reaches of the landscape, the shadow of Devils Hollow reminds the traveler of the subtle, ancient shifts in the terrain, yet the prevailing spirit of Goose Lake remains one of persistent, grounded continuity, anchored firmly to the soil that sustains it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Goose Lake (Clinton) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 209° SW
Manikowski Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 040° NE
McNeil Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 007° N
Copper Creek Trail (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 348° N
Jackson County Recreation Trail (Local Park) — 7.6 mi, 342° N
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.1 mi, 094° E
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.1 mi, 094° E · 274k acres
Eagle Point Park (Local Park) — 11.0 mi, 113° SE
Delmar Depot Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 282° W
Elijah Buell Memorial (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 122° SE
Heritage Canyon (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 119° SE
Central Community Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 219° SW
Curtis Mansion (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 132° SE
Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 13.2 mi, 129° SE
Camanche Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 153° SE
Savanna Train Car Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 054° NE
Havencrest Castle (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 054° NE
Savanna Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 051° NE
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 015° N · 3,776 acres
Indian Head Rock (Viewpoint) — 15.7 mi, 048° NE
Historic ruins (Historic Ruins) — 15.9 mi, 047° NE
Bellevue State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 358° N
Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 19.7 mi, 353° N
Living, Flowing, Ever Changing (Public Artwork) — 19.9 mi, 354° N
Great River Gallery (Gallery) — 20.1 mi, 354° N
Maquoketa Caves State Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 298° NW
Point Rock (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 066° NE
Princess Mine Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 23.4 mi, 358° N
Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 203° SW
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.6 mi, 318° NW · 2,440 acres

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