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Hawkeye Iowa Map

Explore Hawkeye, 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 Hawkeye, Iowa

How to Use This Hawkeye, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.938589
Longitude	-91.950169
Population	438
Density	251.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52147
Area Code	712
County Seat	West Union
School District	North Fayette Valley Community School District

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About Hawkeye, Iowa

Hawkeye is a locality in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 438. The population density is 251.7 people per km². Hawkeye is located at 42.9386°N, 91.9502°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hawkeye is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52147.

Hawkeye emerges from the expansive geometry of northeastern Iowa, where the horizon is defined by the deliberate, rhythmic oscillation of tilled earth and the deep verdancy of seasonal crops. It lies 30.4 miles east-northeast of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west-southwest of West Union. The land around Hawkeye maintains a quiet, rigorous order, characterized by the dark, fertile soil that yields to the subtle shifts in elevation typical of the driftless region. A mile to the west, the North Branch Volga River carves a modest, persistent path through the limestone-laced landscape, its waters reflecting the pale, expansive sky. Within the immediate boundaries of the settlement, Hauth Park offers a deliberate pause in the agricultural expanse, providing a green refuge where the air carries the faint, clean scent of crushed prairie grass and the cooling influence of nearby timber.

Hawkeye maintains a character forged by the steady, unshowy labor of generations who turned the prairie into a grid of industry and sustenance. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the cycle of the seasons, as the steady hum of machinery during planting and harvest dictates the tempo of daily life. Historical echoes of German and Scandinavian settlement linger in the sturdy architecture and the pragmatic, literate civility of the residents, who value a certain reserve in their social interactions. While the landscape remains dominated by the vast, productive fields, the presence of Hauth Park serves as a reminder of the wilder, unplowed state that once defined this territory, offering a place where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the migratory passage of birds or the distant, rhythmic drone of a tractor working the high, sun-drenched plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hauth Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 160° S
Thelman Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 299° NW
Gouldsburg Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 356° N
Fayette County Historical Museum;Fayette County Historical Library (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 078° E
Wilson Grove Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 238° SW
Miller State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 234° SW
Volga River State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 107° E
Volga River Access (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 126° SE
Sweet Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 241° SW
Clermont Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 074° E
Abraham Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 073° E
Wadena Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 115° SE
Jackson Number Twelve School Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 314° NW
Bily Clocks Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 360° N
Oelwein Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 174° S
Richardson-Jakway House (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 155° SE
Storre Theatre (Theatre) — 26.6 mi, 016° N
Painting Studio (Arts Centre) — 26.6 mi, 016° N
Kristin Wigley-Fleming Gallery (Gallery) — 26.7 mi, 016° N
Jewel Theatre (Theatre) — 26.8 mi, 016° N
3-d Life Tree (Monument) — 26.8 mi, 016° N
World's Largest Strawberry (Public Artwork) — 27.5 mi, 130° SE
Backbone State Park (State Park) — 28.4 mi, 137° SE
Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 28.8 mi, 137° SE
Palace Theater (Cinema) — 30.2 mi, 241° SW
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.7 mi, 007° N · 2,440 acres
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 30.7 mi, 242° SW
Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 37.5 mi, 074° E · 2,460 acres
Skyborne (Attraction) — 38.9 mi, 208° SW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.4 mi, 087° E · 274k acres

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