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Kimballton Iowa Map

Explore Kimballton, 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 Kimballton, Iowa

How to Use This Kimballton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.628599
Longitude	-95.073047
Population	291
Density	147.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51543
Area Code	641
County Seat	Audubon
School District	Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District

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About Kimballton, Iowa

Kimballton is a locality in Audubon County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 291. The population density is 147.4 people per km². Kimballton is located at 41.6286°N, 95.0730°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kimballton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51543.

Kimballton emerges from the horizon as a quiet collection of rooftops anchored by the persistent, winding presence of Indian Creek. It lies 32.0 miles south-southwest of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 9.5 miles southwest of Audubon. The surrounding terrain swells into vast, tilled expanses where the earth’s dark, fertile soil dictates the geometry of the landscape. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it clarifies, catching the dust of late summer as it hangs over the soybean fields and the muted green of the tall grasses. Only a few miles away, the quiet stillness of Prairie Rose Lake offers a reflective contrast to the rhythmic, industrious movement of the wind across the plains. Within the broader sweep of the countryside, the land holds an unshowy, expectant quality, waiting for the seasons to turn the green stalks into the brittle gold of harvest.

Kimballton bears the indelible marks of its Scandinavian heritage, a legacy that lingers in the architecture and the deliberate, understated manners of its inhabitants. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the earth, with the rhythm of the year measured by the planting and the reaping of the surrounding fields. Residents often find respite in the nearby Elk Horn Creek Recreation Area, a space that preserves the natural character of the region against the relentless expansion of modern industry. Life in Kimballton moves with a measured, literate civility, where the weight of history is not shouted from monuments but carried in the steady, familiar patterns of daily labor and neighborly exchange.

Nearby Outdoor Places

General Store Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 124° SE
Museum of Danish America (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 174° S
Danish Windmill Museum and Welcome Center (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 167° S
Elk Horn Creek Recreation Area (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 191° S
Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 079° E
Prairie Rose State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 261° W
Oak Ridge Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 253° W
Little Red Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 059° NE
John James Audubon Statue (Public Artwork) — 9.7 mi, 049° NE
Audubon County Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 104° E
Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 13.0 mi, 276° W
Littlefield Recreation Area (Local Park) — 14.7 mi, 107° E
Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 278° W
Tree on the road (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 125° SE
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 125° SE
Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 15.0 mi, 166° S
Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 169° S
V&w Petersen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.0 mi, 330° NW
Elk Grove Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.1 mi, 067° NE
Lake Anita State Park (State Park) — 20.1 mi, 132° SE
White Rock Conservancy (Conservation Area) — 23.7 mi, 057° NE
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 30.5 mi, 332° NW
War Memorial (Monument) — 30.9 mi, 358° N
The Booster Buck (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 300° NW
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 31.9 mi, 019° N
Treynor High School Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 39.0 mi, 225° SW
Word of Honor (Monument) — 39.2 mi, 226° SW
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.5 mi, 255° W · 7,936 acres
Lewis and Clark Monument Park (Viewpoint) — 46.5 mi, 241° SW
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.4 mi, 264° W · 16k acres

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