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Harcourt Iowa Map

Explore Harcourt, 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 Harcourt, Iowa

How to Use This Harcourt, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.262753
Longitude	-94.175794
Population	264
Density	100.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50544
Area Code	319
County Seat	Fort Dodge
School District	Southeast Valley Community School District

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About Harcourt, Iowa

Harcourt is a locality in Webster County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 264. The population density is 100.8 people per km². Harcourt is located at 42.2628°N, 94.1758°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Harcourt is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50544.

Harcourt sits amidst the vast, geometric expanse of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky of immense, unblinking clarity. It lies 16.2 miles south of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 181°T), and is situated 20.0 miles north-northeast of Jefferson. The land here is defined by the relentless industry of agriculture, a landscape of tilled black soil that mirrors the profound stillness of the Midwest. To the east, the quiet progress of East Buttrick Creek carves a narrow, meandering path through the fields, providing a subtle break in the otherwise unbroken grid of corn and soybean stalks. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Frankel Ridge offers the only reminder of a more rugged topography, while the sheltered canopy of Pilot Mound State Forest provides a dense, green reprieve from the sun-drenched openness of the plains.

History in Harcourt remains etched into the sturdy, unadorned architecture of grain elevators that serve as the vertical anchors of the local economy. The town maintains a measured, deliberate pace, grounded by the legacy of Scandinavian settlers who transformed this soil into one of the most productive agricultural centers in the region. Residents often look toward the quiet recreation afforded by Lake Ole Park or the broader waters of Don Williams Lake, finding a sense of continuity in the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest. Life in Harcourt moves with a quiet, literate civility, where the evening light lingers over the fields, turning the dusty air to gold and emphasizing the solitude of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Ole Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 094° E
Gowrie Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 285° W
Lindquist Wildlife Sanctuary (Local Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 285° W
Boone Forks Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 087° E
Dolliver Memorial State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 029° NE
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 060° NE
Carlson Recreation Area (Local Park) — 9.3 mi, 103° E
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 028° NE
Rhoades Acres (Local Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 110° E
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 028° NE
Vintage Iron Antiques Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 088° E
Hickory Grove Rural School Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 143° SE
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 121° SE
Saylorville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 130° SE
Saylorville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 130° SE
Holst State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 13.6 mi, 135° SE
Founders Rock (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 128° SE
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 15.9 mi, 129° SE
Freedom Rock (Public Artwork) — 16.5 mi, 354° N
Blanden Memorial Art Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 358° N
Curious Kids' Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 003° N
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 359° N
Tunnel Mills Access (State Recreation Area) — 17.6 mi, 071° E
Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 133° SE
Lindsey Memorial (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 211° SW
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 211° SW
Ledges State Park (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 140° SE
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 28.5 mi, 271° W
Lush Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.7 mi, 120° SE
North Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 32.0 mi, 117° SE

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