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Homestead Iowa Map

Explore Homestead, 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 Homestead, Iowa

How to Use This Homestead, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.759453
Longitude	-91.867122
Population	135
Density	40.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	52236
Area Code	712
County Seat	Marengo
School District	Clear Creek-Amana Community School District

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About Homestead, Iowa

Homestead is a locality in Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 135. The population density is 40.0 people per km². Homestead is located at 41.7595°N, 91.8671°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52236.

Homestead emerges from the flat, vast horizon like a quiet pause in the relentless expanse of Iowa’s agricultural grid. It lies 13.9 miles west of North Liberty, IA (from North Liberty, IA: bearing 273°T), and is situated 10.0 miles northeast of Williamsburg. The earth here is dark and heavy, yielding to the seasonal geometry of corn and soybeans that stretch until they blur into the distant, hazy line of The Hogback, which haunts the western sky on the clearest days. A mile to the north, the Iowa River cuts a languid, muddy path through the silt, its presence marked by the thick, tangled stands of cottonwood and willow that cling to the banks. Even the light here possesses a specific weight, turning the late afternoon fields into a bruised, golden copper that makes the low-slung, sturdy architecture of the farmsteads appear as if they were cast from the very soil they oversee.

Homestead traces its lineage to the communal ideals of the Amana colonies, a heritage that lingers in the deliberate, unhurried pace of the local economy and the enduring craftsmanship found in its workshops. While modern life moves with an insistent hum, the residents maintain a connection to the quietude of the land, often finding respite at the Coralville Recreation Area, where the water and managed timber offer a reprieve from the summer heat. The nearby Holdens Pond provides a stillness that mirrors the town’s own disposition, a place where the history of collective labor has softened into a literate, unassuming civility. Life in Homestead persists without the need for flourish, defined instead by the reliable turn of the seasons and the steady, honest work of those who tend the acreage.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Amana Community Church Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 062° NE
Coralville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 016° N
Indian Fish Trap State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 310° NW
Michele Maring Miller Art Gallery (Gallery) — 2.8 mi, 356° N
The Amana General Store (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 356° N
Communal Kitchen Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 324° NW
Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 079° E
High Amana General Store (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 309° NW
South Amana Barn Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 284° W
F.W. Kent Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 104° E
Big Bend Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 289° W
Coralville Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 072° E
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.4 mi, 291° W · 24k acres
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.9 mi, 225° SW
In Transit (Public Artwork) — 12.4 mi, 043° NE
The Fun Station (Theme Park) — 14.0 mi, 049° NE
Colony Acres (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 098° E
In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 003° N
Coral Ridge Ice Arena (Stadium) — 14.5 mi, 109° E
MacBride Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.6 mi, 084° E
Lake Macbride State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 080° E
Brush and Barrel (Arts Centre) — 15.4 mi, 111° E
Hawkeye Downs Speedway (Stadium) — 15.4 mi, 038° NE
Iowa Firefighters Memorial (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 107° E
Hoover Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 16.3 mi, 052° NE
World’s Largest Wooden Nickel (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 105° E
Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.9 mi, 038° NE
Tree of Five Seasons (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 034° NE
Shambaugh Auditorium (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 112° E
Palisades-Kepler State Park (State Park) — 20.8 mi, 061° NE

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