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Janesville Iowa Map

Explore Janesville, 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 Janesville, Iowa

How to Use This Janesville, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.646093
Longitude	-92.462964
Population	1,034
Density	282.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50647
Area Code	319
County Seat	Waverly
School District	Janesville Consolidated School District

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About Janesville, Iowa

Janesville is a locality in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,034. The population density is 282.3 people per km². Janesville is located at 42.6461°N, 92.4630°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Janesville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50647.

Janesville occupies a quiet stretch of earth where the Cedar River carves a steady, dark ribbon through the expansive Iowa plains. It lies 5.5 miles south of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 173°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north of Cedar Falls. {SYSTEM: A will be inserted here.} The horizon here is defined by an immense, open sky that presses down upon the grid of soybean and corn fields, turning the soil into a deep, bruised purple as the sun retreats. To the west, the land rises in subtle, rhythmic swells, while the nearby Shell Rock Access offers a quiet sanctuary of timber and brush where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and drying stalks. The light at dusk has a way of lingering, catching the edges of the riverbank and turning the water into a sheet of hammered silver before the darkness settles over the fields.

Janesville emerged from the sturdy ambition of settlers who recognized the agricultural potential of this fertile basin, establishing a legacy of agrarian labor that persists in the steady hum of local commerce. Life here moves according to the seasonal cycles of the harvest, a rhythm punctuated by the movement of machinery and the persistent, unshowy work of maintaining the land. While the modern world presses in with its demands, a sense of deliberate, literate civility remains, reflecting the deep-rooted heritage of those who first broke this ground. Residents often look toward the quiet reaches of Fisher Lake for a moment of stillness, finding in the unchanging landscape a reflection of the town’s own enduring character and its modest, grounded place in the interior of the continent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shell Rock Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.7 mi, 260° W
Fisher Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 251° W
West Fork Access (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 237° SW
Walnut Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 283° W
Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 252° W
Black Hawk Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 209° SW
Fall's Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.1 mi, 203° SW
Palace Theater (Cinema) — 5.5 mi, 356° N
Bremer County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 353° N
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 5.7 mi, 350° N
Shell Rock Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 305° NW
Dancing St. Francis (Public Artwork) — 5.7 mi, 350° N
Neumann Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 351° N
George Wyth State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 164° S
Iowa Band Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 174° S
Overman Park (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 174° S
Cedar Falls Historical Society (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 174° S
McBride Auditorium (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 142° SE
Phelps Youth Pavillion (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 149° SE
National Wrestling Hall Of Fame (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 149° SE
USS Frank E. Evans D7540 (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 149° SE
POW Memorial (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 149° SE
Eeki Eeki Escape (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 151° SE
Yuta Falls (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 152° SE
Wakani Whirl (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 151° SE
Zulawa Wave (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 151° SE
Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 34.8 mi, 239° SW
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 37.9 mi, 239° SW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.3 mi, 179° S · 24k acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.5 mi, 073° E · 274k acres

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