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Jamaica Iowa Map

Explore Jamaica, 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 Jamaica, Iowa

How to Use This Jamaica, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.846096
Longitude	-94.309687
Population	195
Density	202.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50128
Area Code	515
County Seat	Guthrie Center
School District	Panorama Community School District

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About Jamaica, Iowa

Jamaica is a locality in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 195. The population density is 202.4 people per km². Jamaica is located at 41.8461°N, 94.3097°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jamaica is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50128.

Jamaica emerges from the vast, planar expanse of the Iowa prairie as a quiet intersection of sky and cultivated soil. It lies 26.5 miles west-southwest of Boone, IA (from Boone, IA: bearing 236°T), and is situated 10.4 miles west of Perry. The horizon stretches wide, marked by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields that drink in the golden light of late afternoon, casting long, lean shadows over the earth. Greenbrier Creek carves a subtle, winding path through the landscape just a mile away, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian woodland that breaks the relentless uniformity of the tilled fields. Within the immediate footprint of Jamaica, the Jamaica Trail Spur offers a modest, verdant passage for those who wish to traverse the stillness on foot, grounding the experience of the land in the tactile crunch of gravel and the rustle of native grasses.

History here is written in the steel of rail lines and the endurance of the local agricultural economy, which remains the lifeblood of the people who call Jamaica home. Decades of labor have refined the settlement into a place of unshowy, literate civility, where the pace of the day is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the demands of the harvest rather than the frantic pulse of the city. While the distant, hazy silhouette of Buffalo Ridge might haunt the thoughts of those who look far enough west, the reality of life here is defined by the immediate: the steady maintenance of the land, the quiet social ties of a small population, and the proximity to the serene waters of Bays Branch Lake. It is a place where the stillness is not an absence, but a presence, demanding a patient eye to appreciate the subtle shifts in color across the plains as the sun slips behind the silos.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jamaica Trail Spur (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 182° S
Raccoon River Valley Trail (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 271° W
Rippey Access (State Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 031° NE
Lakin Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 181° S
Guthrie County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 187° S
Lakin Slough Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 187° S
Adkins Bridge Access (Local Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 022° N
Dawson Boat Ramp (State Recreation Area) — 4.5 mi, 086° E
Bays Branch Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 185° S
Squirrel Hollow Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 011° N
Bays Branch Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 188° S
Springbrook State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 238° SW
Municipal Band Shell (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 094° E
Forest Park Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 097° E
Jefferson Telephone Company Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 344° N
Greene County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 345° N
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 344° N
Lindsey Memorial (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 344° N
Coon Rapids Sculpture Park (Public Artwork) — 18.4 mi, 273° W
Adel Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 137° SE
Hickory Grove Rural School Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 038° NE
Table Rock (Viewpoint) — 24.0 mi, 065° NE
Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 054° NE
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 039° NE
Pole Position Raceway (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 113° SE
Kids Create (Arts Centre) — 31.2 mi, 099° E
1700 Tanning Rack (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 119° SE
Jordan Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 32.4 mi, 126° SE
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 32.4 mi, 298° NW
Blue Zoo (Aquarium) — 32.6 mi, 126° SE

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