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Kelley Iowa Map

Explore Kelley, 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 Kelley, Iowa

How to Use This Kelley, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.950542
Longitude	-93.66522
Population	304
Density	169.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50134
Area Code	515
County Seat	Nevada
School District	Ballard Community School District

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About Kelley, Iowa

Kelley is a locality in Story County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 304. The population density is 169.1 people per km². Kelley is located at 41.9505°N, 93.6652°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kelley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50134.

Kelley emerges from the vast, planar expanse of the Iowa prairie, defined by the quiet persistence of the horizon and the deep, dark soil that dictates the rhythm of the seasons. It lies 6.3 miles south-southwest of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 202°T), and is situated 5.1 miles northwest of Huxley. The landscape around Kelley is a mosaic of tilled earth, where the green of soybean fields and the gold of corn stretch toward the sky in precise, unyielding rows. Walnut Creek marks the local topography, carving a subtle, serpentine path through the terrain just a short distance from the center of activity. To the west, the distant rise of Blank Ridge suggests a slight shift in the earth’s ambition, though the immediate vicinity remains characterized by the low, steady swells of the plains and the sheltered, quiet growth of the Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Unit. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised clarity, turning the stalks of grain into silhouettes against a sky that seems to possess more depth than the land itself.

Kelley maintains the stoic character of a settlement built upon the necessity of the harvest, its history tied to the iron lines that once brought commerce to the heart of the state. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the fields, though the influence of nearby academic and industrial centers introduces a modern, pragmatic tension to the traditional pace of life. Residents often find respite in the nearby Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor (TELC), a space that bridges the gap between agricultural labor and the preservation of native flora. While Laverne Lake offers a quiet destination for those seeking the stillness of water, the identity of Kelley is ultimately forged in the patient, repetitive cycle of the farm. It is a place where the air carries the faint, dry scent of dust and machinery, and where the people go about their days with a steady, literate civility that honors the gravity of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor (TELC) (Local Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 026° NE
Monolith (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 022° N
Gateway Hills Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 014° N
Centennial Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 136° SE
State Forest Nursery (State Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 041° NE
Elwood the Gnome (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 018° N
High Trestle Trail (State Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 195° S
Stuart Smith Park Trees Rock (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 021° N
Ankeny to Woodward Trail (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 200° S
Stuart Smith Park Garden Rock (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 021° N
Billy Sunday Birthplace Rock (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 041° NE
Squaw Creek (Local Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 025° NE
Brunnier Art Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 017° N
Lush Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.5 mi, 011° N
Ames City Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.8 mi, 025° NE
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 028° NE
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.3 mi, 360° N
North Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 7.1 mi, 018° N
Big Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 205° SW
Saylorville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 202° S
Big Creek State Park (State Park) — 9.3 mi, 203° SW
Madrid Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 237° SW
Saylorville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 212° SW
Ledges State Park (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 286° W
Big Creek Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 192° S
Kids Create (Arts Centre) — 12.7 mi, 191° S
Railroad Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 305° NW
Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 305° NW
Story City Carousel (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 014° N
Reed-Niland Corner (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 075° E

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