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Lawton Iowa Map

Explore Lawton, 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 Lawton, Iowa

How to Use This Lawton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.478604
Longitude	-96.183912
Population	943
Density	505.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51030
Area Code	563
County Seat	Sioux City
School District	Lawton-Bronson Community School District

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About Lawton, Iowa

Lawton is a locality in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 943. The population density is 505.7 people per km². Lawton is located at 42.4786°N, 96.1839°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lawton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51030.

Lawton occupies a quiet expanse of the Midwestern plains, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds a vast, pale clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the world. It lies 11.1 miles east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 98°T), and is situated 11.7 miles east of South Sioux City. Elliott Creek meanders through the landscape, carving a subtle, verdant path through fields that transition from the deep, dark loam of spring planting to the tawny gold of harvest. In the distance, the faint, hazy rise of Mount Lucia breaks the flatness of the terrain, while the proximity of Bacon Creek offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush. As dusk gathers, the light catches the dust kicked up by the wind, turning the air into a shimmering, amber haze that settles over the furrowed earth and quiet lanes.

Lawton reflects the steady, industrious spirit of early settlers who recognized the potential in this deep, productive soil, building a life centered on the rhythm of corn and soybean cycles. The local economy remains tethered to the vitality of these plains, with the daily movement of machinery and the exchange of agricultural goods defining the pulse of the workday. While the pace is measured, there is a literate civility here, a sense of belonging to a long tradition of stewardship over the land. For those seeking a connection to the quietude of the region, the Singing Hills Trail lies ten miles away, and Browers Lake waits eleven miles distant, marking the landmarks of a life lived in accordance with the turning seasons of the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Old Town (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 085° E
Train (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 085° E
Bacon Creek (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 281° W
Luton Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 193° S
AMC Movie Theatres (Cinema) — 8.9 mi, 255° W
Green Vally & Floyd Golf (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 244° SW
First Bride's Grave (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 262° W
Sergeant Floyd Monument (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 264° W
Queen Of Peace (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 289° W
This Is Sioux CIty (Public Artwork) — 10.9 mi, 276° W
Promenade Cinema 14 (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 276° W
Sioux City Public Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 276° W
Orpheum Theater (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 276° W
The Block (Gallery) — 11.4 mi, 279° W
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 274° W
Betty Strong Encounter Center (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 274° W
Briar Cliff University Theater (Theatre) — 12.8 mi, 285° W
Brown's Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 214° SW
Owego Wetland Complex (Local Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 176° S
Stone State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 284° W
Mount Lucia (Viewpoint) — 14.9 mi, 287° W
The Railroad Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 283° W
Stone State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.1 mi, 297° NW
O'Connor House Museum Complex (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 233° SW
Fighter jets (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 091° E
Ponca State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 286° W
Warren Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 28.8 mi, 297° NW
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 42.1 mi, 293° NW · 870 acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.7 mi, 048° NE · 12k acres

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