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Larchwood Iowa Map

Explore Larchwood, 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 Larchwood, Iowa

How to Use This Larchwood, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.453586
Longitude	-96.434205
Population	926
Density	344.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51241
Area Code	563
County Seat	Rock Rapids
School District	West Lyon Community School District

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About Larchwood, Iowa

Larchwood is a locality in Lyon County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 926. The population density is 344.8 people per km². Larchwood is located at 43.4536°N, 96.4342°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Larchwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51241.

Larchwood sits amidst a vast expanse of flattened earth where the horizon stretches thin and taut, pulling the sky down to meet the dark, fertile soil of the plains. It lies 11.9 miles southeast of Brandon, SD (from Brandon, SD: bearing 145°T), and is situated 14.9 miles east-southeast of Sioux Falls. The landscape here is defined by an austere geometry, where the heavy, mineral-rich earth yields to the quiet passage of Klondike Creek, which cuts a modest, winding path through the fields just a short distance away. At dusk, the light loses its sharp edges, casting a bruised, violet glow over the Roeman-Stettrichs Area, where the prairie grasses lean into the evening wind with a dry, rhythmic sigh. Beyond the immediate fields, the elevation shifts toward the Canton Mounds, which rise like slow swells of solid ground against the distant, hazy light.

Larchwood remains a place defined by the heavy labor of the harvest and the deep, silent patterns of agrarian life that have persisted for generations. The economy draws its strength from the cycles of corn and soybean cultivation, anchoring the residents to the seasonal temperaments of the soil rather than the shifting currents of a larger world. While the solitude of the plains suggests a stillness, the area maintains a sturdy connection to the regional terrain, from the rugged quartzite outcrops found at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve to the meditative paths offered by The Pahoja Recreation Trail. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, indifferent to the hurried urgency of distant urban centers, focusing instead on the honest weight of the work and the enduring, unadorned character of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Roeman-Stettrichs Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 284° W
Tri-State Marker (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 343° N
Lake Pahoja Recreation Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 194° S
Historic School Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 201° S
Big Sioux River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 225° SW
Peterson Prairie Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 252° W
Blood Run National Historic Landmark Area Tcf Tract (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 285° W
Blood Run (State Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 277° W
Arrowhead (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 300° NW
East Quartzite Ridge (Viewpoint) — 10.0 mi, 299° NW
Inwood Iowa Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 179° S
Canton Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 213° SW
Minnesota Welcomes You (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 352° N
Big Sioux (State Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 316° NW
Canton Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 12.8 mi, 218° SW
Rock Island Depot Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 096° E
Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 096° E
Hope Stones (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 291° W
JK Gallery (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 294° NW
Eastbank Art Gallery (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 294° NW
Sioux Falls State Theatre (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 293° NW
Rehfeld's Art & Framing (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 294° NW
Radio Station KSOO (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 293° NW
Creative Spirits (Arts Centre) — 16.0 mi, 293° NW
Dance Gallery (Arts Centre) — 16.0 mi, 293° NW
Museum of Visual Materials (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 295° NW
Blue Mounds State Park (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 034° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.0 mi, 020° N · 12k acres
Split Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 29.4 mi, 005° N
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 38.7 mi, 008° N · 302 acres

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