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Greenfield Iowa Map

Explore Greenfield, 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 Greenfield, Iowa

How to Use This Greenfield, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.305266
Longitude	-94.461354
Population	2,062
Density	446.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50849
Area Code	319
County Seat	Greenfield
School District	Nodaway Valley Community School District

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About Greenfield, Iowa

Greenfield is a locality in Adair County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,062. The population density is 446.0 people per km². Greenfield is located at 41.3053°N, 94.4614°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Greenfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50849.

Greenfield emerges from the vast, undulating expanse of the Iowa prairie, a place where the earth seems to breathe in rhythmic cycles of dark soil and golden stalks. It lies 36.6 miles southwest of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 235°T), and is situated 17.8 miles north-northwest of Creston. Marvel Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the surrounding fields, its winding channel providing a cool, shadowed artery for the thirsty grasses that cling to its banks. A mile from the center, Greenfield Lake reflects the immense, unvarnished sky, acting as a glass pane that captures the shifting amber light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate grid of streets, the horizon stretches flat and wide, broken only by the occasional silhouette of a grain silo or the distant, dark massing of the Middle River County Forest. At the Lake Greenfield Recreation Area, the stillness of the water suggests a profound patience, a quality of silence that settles over the land when the wind dies down and the insects begin their evening chorus.

Greenfield holds a history deeply anchored in the labor of the plow and the steady, unsentimental endurance of the Midwestern plains. The local economy remains tied to the cycles of corn and soybeans, reflecting a heritage of German and Scandinavian settlers who prized utility and a certain quiet, literate civility. Life in Greenfield maintains a deliberate pace, governed by the seasonal transformation of the fields and the mechanical hum of agricultural machinery that punctuates the day. There is a sturdy, unadorned beauty in the way the town organizes itself around the square, where the architecture speaks of past generations who built for longevity rather than ornament. Even in the modern era, the collective focus remains on the soil, grounding the daily experience of the people in a visceral connection to the land that sustains them.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Adair County Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 264° W
Lake Greenfield Recreation Area (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 225° SW
Land Between Two Lakes (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 239° SW
Ken Sidey Nature Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 226° SW
Meadow Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 011° N
Adair Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 261° W
Wright Timber Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 067° NE
Ethel Woodside Prairie (State Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 218° SW
Green Valley State Park (State Park) — 12.5 mi, 163° S
Lake Anita State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 299° NW
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 167° S
Kline Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 202° S
Dexfield Park - Bonnie and Clyde Shootout (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 033° NE
John Wayne (Public Artwork) — 23.3 mi, 085° E
Marlowe Ray Wildlife Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.6 mi, 018° N
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 306° NW
Tree on the road (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 306° NW
Adams County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 213° SW
Audubon County Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 313° NW
Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 29.4 mi, 284° W
Adel Historical Museum (Museum) — 31.3 mi, 046° NE
Cass County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 35.4 mi, 262° W
Blue Zoo (Aquarium) — 38.5 mi, 062° NE
Jordan Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 38.6 mi, 062° NE
Funny Bone Comedy Club (Theatre) — 39.3 mi, 063° NE
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 40.1 mi, 236° SW
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 40.3 mi, 118° SE
Olson-Larson Galleries (Gallery) — 43.1 mi, 065° NE
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.3 mi, 073° E · 12k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.1 mi, 075° E · 12k acres

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