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Kirkman Iowa Map

Explore Kirkman, 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 Kirkman, Iowa

How to Use This Kirkman, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.728599
Longitude	-95.265275
Population	56
Density	85.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51447
Area Code	563
County Seat	Harlan
School District	IKM-Manning Community School District

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About Kirkman, Iowa

Kirkman is a locality in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 56. The population density is 85.8 people per km². Kirkman is located at 41.7286°N, 95.2653°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kirkman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51447.

Kirkman anchors itself firmly within the expansive, tilled horizon where the West Nishnabotna River carves a deliberate path through the loess-heavy earth. It lies 31.0 miles southwest of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 221°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north-northeast of Harlan. The landscape around Kirkman is defined by a rhythmic succession of swells and depressions, a terrain where the sky feels immense and the soil possesses a dark, heavy fertility that dictates the quiet labor of the seasons. Sunlight here possesses a particular, honeyed quality at dusk, catching the serrated edges of cornstalks and turning the vast fields into a shimmering expanse of amber and gold. A mile away, the Dinesen Prairie State Preserve offers a rare glimpse into the original botanical character of the region, where native grasses sway in a perennial, whispering dialogue with the wind.

Economic life in Kirkman remains tethered to the pulse of agriculture, a reality reflected in the steady movement of machinery and the seasonal transformation of the surrounding fields. The settlement emerged from the nineteenth-century expansion, carrying the quiet, pragmatic influence of those who built their lives upon the prairie, favoring endurance over ostentation. While the pace of existence remains measured, the local identity is marked by a literate, unshowy civility, where the deep history of the land is understood rather than spoken aloud. Those seeking a longer path through the terrain might venture eight miles to the Upper Nish Habitat Trail, yet the true character of the locality is found in the simple, persistent connection between the people and the black dirt they cultivate.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dinesen Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 209° SW
Rosman Glendale Farm Rec. Area (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 271° W
Reinig River Access (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 187° S
Cen + Ten Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 036° NE
Shelby County Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 211° SW
Upper'nish' Habitat Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 038° NE
Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 6.4 mi, 208° SW
Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 226° SW
Prairie Rose State Park (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 161° S
V&w Petersen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 000° N
Oak Ridge Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 171° S
Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 270° W
General Store Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 125° SE
Museum of Danish America (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 132° SE
John James Audubon Statue (Public Artwork) — 17.3 mi, 092° E
The Booster Buck (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 297° NW
McClean Museum (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 297° NW
Dougal House (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 297° NW
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 20.4 mi, 347° N
War Memorial (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 020° N
Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 150° SE
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 30.9 mi, 041° NE
Lake Anita State Park (State Park) — 32.1 mi, 130° SE
Moorhead Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 33.0 mi, 294° NW
Word of Honor (Monument) — 38.8 mi, 208° SW
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.9 mi, 241° SW · 7,936 acres
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.1 mi, 252° W · 16k acres
Lewis and Clark Monument Park (Viewpoint) — 42.5 mi, 226° SW

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