Enter your search query in the box below.

Knierim Iowa Map

Explore Knierim, 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 Knierim, Iowa

How to Use This Knierim, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.455532
Longitude	-94.456917
Population	53
Density	20.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	50552, 50563
Area Code	319
County Seat	Rockwell City
School District	Manson Northwest Webster Community School District

🌦 Goto Knierim Weather Page: Knierim, Iowa — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Knierim, Iowa

Knierim is a locality in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 53. The population density is 20.6 people per km². Knierim is located at 42.4555°N, 94.4569°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Knierim is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 50552, 50563.

Knierim anchors itself to the vast, flat expanse of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a wire pulled across the sky. It lies 15.0 miles west of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 259°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-northeast of Rockwell City. East Cedar Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the soil nearby, its presence marked by a subtle thickening of reeds and the sudden, sharp rustle of grass under the heavy, humid push of the afternoon wind. The light here carries a peculiar clarity, bleaching the color from the stalks of soybean and corn until the fields glow with a pale, metallic sheen as dusk descends. North Twin Lake waits nine miles away, a quiet basin of water that holds the reflection of the clouds, while the nearby Schilling Sanctuary offers a modest expanse of preserved land where the local fauna move undisturbed by the slow, mechanical pulse of the surrounding agricultural cycle.

Knierim emerged from the expansion of the rail lines, a small node of industry built upon the necessity of moving grain from the deep, dark loam to the wider world. The local economy remains tethered to this cycle of planting and harvest, a rhythm that dictates the quiet, unshowy pace of the days and the shared patience of its people. Heritage lines run deep here, visible in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture and the pragmatic, literate civility that governs the interactions of those who call Knierim their home. There is a quiet satisfaction in the way the town persists, a collective focus on the land and the seasons that requires no grand gestures, only the steady, persistent work of those who understand the particular demands of this portion of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Schilling Sanctuary (Local Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 179° S
Calhoun Wildlife Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 360° N
County Home Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 249° W
Lentsch Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 045° NE
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 8.8 mi, 285° W
Featherstone Memorial County Park (Local Park) — 9.0 mi, 287° W
South Twin Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 276° W
Kalsow Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 326° NW
Freedom Rock (Public Artwork) — 13.1 mi, 076° E
Blanden Memorial Art Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 077° E
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 074° E
Gowrie Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 144° SE
Curious Kids' Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 077° E
Dolliver Memorial State Park (State Park) — 18.9 mi, 104° E
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 19.2 mi, 228° SW
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 104° E
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 101° E
Fonda Opera House Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 294° NW
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.8 mi, 092° E
Humboldt County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 036° NE
Lindsey Memorial (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 172° S
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 172° S
Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 31.6 mi, 251° W
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 250° W
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 128° SE
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 34.2 mi, 218° SW
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 35.4 mi, 131° SE
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 40.3 mi, 289° W
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.8 mi, 025° NE · 12k acres
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.7 mi, 016° N · 5,668 acres

Latest News: Knierim

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News