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Kensett Iowa Map

Explore Kensett, 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 Kensett, Iowa

How to Use This Kensett, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.35357
Longitude	-93.210482
Population	257
Density	98.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50448
Area Code	515
County Seat	Northwood
School District	Northwood-Kensett Community School District

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About Kensett, Iowa

Kensett is a locality in Worth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 257. The population density is 98.0 people per km². Kensett is located at 43.3536°N, 93.2105°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kensett is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50448.

Kensett occupies a quiet expanse of northern Iowa where the horizon stretches wide and flat, defined primarily by the disciplined geometry of soybean and corn fields that shift in color from the bright, tender green of spring to the rusted gold of autumn. It lies 13.8 miles north of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 358°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Northwood. The land here is defined by a deep, dark soil that seems to hold the sky’s light, reflecting the long, violet shadows of dusk long after the sun has dipped below the edge of the prairie. Elk Creek meanders through the landscape just a mile away, its presence marked by thin lines of riparian trees that offer a subtle break in the vast, open relief of the plains. While the distant silhouette of Pilot Knob rises nineteen miles to the south, the immediate terrain remains dominated by the methodical, unshowy labor of the earth, creating a vastness that feels both intimate and indifferent to the passage of time.

Kensett maintains a character forged by the steady, industrious rhythms of an agricultural economy, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pulse of daily life. The history of the area is rooted in the Scandinavian and German settlers who broke the prairie sod, leaving a legacy of sturdy, utilitarian architecture and a reserved, literate civility that persists in the quiet interactions of its residents. A short distance away, the Land of Two Waters provides a singular point of connection to the natural environment, offering a space where the stillness of the plains is punctuated only by the movement of local wildlife. Life in Kensett moves with a deliberate, grounded pace, reflecting a culture that values the weight of the soil and the quiet endurance of a community that has quietly organized itself around the changing seasons for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Land of Two Waters (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 034° NE
Worth County Lake (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 058° NE
Turkeyfoot Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 066° NE
Tostenson Wildlife Refuge Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 193° S
Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 291° W
Manly Caboose Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 170° S
Rock Island Caboose (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 175° S
Elk Creek Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 293° NW
Worth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 293° NW
Swensrud School Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 356° N
Worth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 356° N
Hanlontown Slough Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 257° W
Panicum Prairie State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 344° N
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 11.7 mi, 175° S
Buddy Holly Glasses (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 222° SW
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 12.5 mi, 176° S
Buddy Holly Crash Site (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 223° SW
Minnesota Welcomes You (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 325° NW
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 176° S
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 14.1 mi, 178° S
Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 278° W
Myrtle Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 009° N
Myre-Big Island State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 348° N
Cedar Valley Memories Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 104° E
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 20.7 mi, 103° E
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 22.5 mi, 254° W
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 23.9 mi, 342° N
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 24.8 mi, 026° NE
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.3 mi, 266° W · 5,668 acres
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 46.5 mi, 317° NW

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