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Inwood Iowa Map

Explore Inwood, 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 Inwood, Iowa

How to Use This Inwood, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.307202
Longitude	-96.43198
Population	928
Density	252.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51240
Area Code	563
County Seat	Rock Rapids
School District	West Lyon Community School District

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About Inwood, Iowa

Inwood is a locality in Lyon County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 928. The population density is 252.9 people per km². Inwood is located at 43.3072°N, 96.4320°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Inwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51240.

Inwood occupies a vast, level expanse of the upper Midwest where the horizon stretches thin and taut against the sky. It lies 37.9 miles north-northwest of Le Mars, IA (from Le Mars, IA: bearing 339°T), and is situated 9.9 miles northwest of Rock Valley. The landscape around Inwood is defined by the rigorous geometry of agriculture, where fields of corn and soybeans meet the sky in clean, unbroken lines. Two miles away, the modest channel of Dry Run Creek cuts through the silt, providing a quiet drainage for the surrounding fields, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cactus Hills offers the only interruption to the otherwise rhythmic, flat topography. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the stalks of grain into shimmering bronze and casting long, indigo shadows that seem to anchor the land firmly to the earth.

History in this region is measured in the steady persistence of homesteading families who arrived to break the stubborn prairie sod. Economic life remains tethered to the soil, with the daily operations of the grain elevator and the seasonal labor of the harvest dictating the pulse of the community. Inwood maintains a quiet, literate civility, shaped by a heritage that values both the labor of the hands and the quietude of the plains. For those seeking the wilder edges of the territory, the Big Sioux River Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush, while the Pahoja Recreation Trail offers a path for residents to traverse the landscape on foot, moving through a country that demands nothing but a patient, steady attention.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Inwood Iowa Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 152° SE
Big Sioux River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 267° W
Fairview Wildlife Complex (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 218° SW
Lake Pahoja Recreation Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 347° N
Blankespoon Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 240° SW
Historic School Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 341° N
Canton Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 6.0 mi, 284° W
Fish (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 208° SW
Canton Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 8.1 mi, 270° W
Newton Hills (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 224° SW
Watershed Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 210° SW
Blood Run Site (Historic Ruins) — 13.3 mi, 326° NW
Tri-State Marker (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 355° N
Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 057° NE
Rock Island Depot Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 056° NE
East Quartzite Ridge (Viewpoint) — 17.4 mi, 330° NW
TePaske Theatre (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 139° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 20.3 mi, 141° SE
The Gift (Public Artwork) — 20.4 mi, 139° SE
Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 141° SE
Calliope Village (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 188° S
Minnesota Welcomes You (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 356° N
West Mall 7 Theaters (Cinema) — 21.5 mi, 311° NW
JK Gallery (Gallery) — 22.1 mi, 319° NW
Eastbank Art Gallery (Gallery) — 22.1 mi, 319° NW
Blue Mounds State Park (State Park) — 28.6 mi, 023° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.7 mi, 013° N · 12k acres
Split Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 39.5 mi, 003° N
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 48.5 mi, 213° SW · 870 acres
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 48.7 mi, 006° N · 302 acres

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