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Latimer Iowa Map

Explore Latimer, 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 Latimer, Iowa

How to Use This Latimer, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.763306
Longitude	-93.368259
Population	477
Density	75.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50452
Area Code	515
County Seat	Hampton
School District	CAL Community School District

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About Latimer, Iowa

Latimer is a locality in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 477. The population density is 75.1 people per km². Latimer is located at 42.7633°N, 93.3683°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Latimer is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50452.

Latimer occupies a flat expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered in every direction. It lies 28.3 miles south-southwest of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 197°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west of Hampton. The earth here is dark, heavy, and productive, manifesting as a vast grid of soybean and corn fields that shift in color from the bright, lime-green shoots of spring to the brittle, golden stalks of autumn. A mile away, the quiet waters of Spring Creek track through the landscape, carving a subtle path through the silt and soil that defines the regional topography. The light at dusk settles low and heavy over the fields, turning the sky a bruised violet and casting long, thin shadows that seem to pull the edges of the world inward. Only three miles away, the Spring Creek Wildlife Area offers a break in the cultivated monotony, providing a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush that persists despite the relentless industry of the plow.

Latimer carries the quiet weight of a place built upon the labor of generations who broke the prairie sod to establish a life on these fertile plains. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the seasons, with grain elevators standing as the primary sentinels of the skyline, overseeing the movement of harvests that sustain the regional character. While the pace of daily life is dictated by the turning of the soil and the needs of the crop, there is an unshowy civility in the way the residents maintain their storefronts and homes. Six miles to the north, the waters of Beeds Lake offer a different kind of stillness, a place where the focus shifts from the intensity of production to the simple, reflective quiet of a reservoir. Latimer endures as an expression of this inland persistence, where the history of the land is written not in stone, but in the recurring cycle of planting and growth that defines the passing of years.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spring Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 095° E
Interstate Lake Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 226° SW
Long Spur Habitat Area-Lukes Wetland (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 099° E
Coulter Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 224° SW
Beed's Lake State Park (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 086° E
Franklin County Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 101° E
Buffalo Basins Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 324° NW
Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 223° SW
Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 222° SW
Railroad ROW (State Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 326° NW
Cerro Gordo County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 13.5 mi, 345° N
Belmond Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 295° NW
Wright County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ia (Resource Management Area) — 13.8 mi, 290° W
Jenison-Meacham Memorial Art Center and Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 304° NW
West Fork Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.0 mi, 083° E
Dow House (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 162° S
Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 164° S
Dumont Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 093° E
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 23.9 mi, 357° N
Eide Memorial Fountain (Public Artwork) — 27.7 mi, 241° SW
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 28.0 mi, 018° N
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 018° N
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 29.7 mi, 017° N
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 30.5 mi, 017° N
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 31.0 mi, 154° SE
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 37.2 mi, 338° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.5 mi, 296° NW · 12k acres
Story City Carousel (Attraction) — 41.3 mi, 196° S
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 44.0 mi, 235° SW
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 44.9 mi, 248° W

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