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Hubbard Iowa Map

Explore Hubbard, 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 Hubbard, Iowa

How to Use This Hubbard, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.30554
Longitude	-93.300206
Population	860
Density	179.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50122
Area Code	515
County Seat	Eldora
School District	Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District

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About Hubbard, Iowa

Hubbard is a locality in Hardin County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 860. The population density is 179.8 people per km². Hubbard is located at 42.3055°N, 93.3002°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hubbard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50122.

Hubbard remains a singular point of focus upon the vast, flat expanse of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole each evening. It lies 24.9 miles northeast of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 41°T), and is situated 15.2 miles south of Iowa Falls. The landscape is defined by the meticulous geometry of tilled fields, an endless grid of soybean and corn that catches the low-slanting light and holds it in the golden, dusty fiber of the stalks. A mile to the west, the quiet passage of Honey Creek cuts a narrow, verdant vein through the black soil, while the protected grasses of Hubbard Prairie offer a brief, wild interruption to the cultivated order of the plains. Far to the south, the faint, hazy silhouette of Mormon Ridge might be discerned on a day of exceptional clarity, grounding the otherwise limitless sky.

The economy of Hubbard persists through the steady, seasonal pulse of agriculture, a practice that has anchored the local character since the first settlers broke the sod to reveal the depth of the earth. Life here moves with an unshowy, literate civility, where the heritage of those who arrived generations ago still colors the quiet conversations in the local grain elevators and cafes. Residents often look toward the distant waters of Gehrkes Lake for a change of pace, yet the true identity of the place resides in the rhythm of the harvest and the persistent, industrious maintenance of the land. There is a profound stillness in the way the town carries itself, a quiet dignity earned through years of attending to the soil and the cycles of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hubbard Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 292° W
Meier Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 273° W
McCoy School House (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 275° W
Reece Memorial Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 123° SE
Radcliffe Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 276° W
Civil War Statue (Public Artwork) — 11.0 mi, 070° E
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 070° E
Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 068° E
Eldora Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 071° E
Fallen Rock State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 059° NE
Erickson Park Monument (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 226° SW
Ruby Woodland (State Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 045° NE
Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 006° N
Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 007° N
Dow House (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 007° N
Union Depot (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 008° N
Story City Carousel (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 241° SW
Reed-Niland Corner (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 182° S
Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.9 mi, 036° NE
Acorn Music Hall (Theatre) — 24.0 mi, 222° SW
North Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 24.3 mi, 223° SW
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 25.1 mi, 220° SW
Ames City Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.2 mi, 220° SW
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 26.1 mi, 226° SW
Elwood the Gnome (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 220° SW
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 33.8 mi, 273° W
Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 34.5 mi, 242° SW
Ledges State Park (State Park) — 35.5 mi, 235° SW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.5 mi, 121° SE · 24k acres
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.4 mi, 180° S · 12k acres

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