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Linn Grove Iowa Map

Explore Linn Grove, 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 Linn Grove, Iowa

How to Use This Linn Grove, Iowa Map

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

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	Linn Grove
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Buena Vista County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.891644
Longitude	-95.246664
Population	163
Density	112.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51033
Area Code	563
County Seat	Storm Lake
School District	Sioux Central Community School District

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About Linn Grove, Iowa

Linn Grove is a locality in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 163. The population density is 112.8 people per km². Linn Grove is located at 42.8916°N, 95.2467°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Linn Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51033.

Linn Grove occupies a quiet bend in the landscape where the Little Sioux River carves a slow, deliberate path through the dark, loamy earth of northwestern Iowa. It lies 17.4 miles north of Storm Lake, IA (from Storm Lake, IA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 18.0 miles south-southwest of Spencer. The horizon here is defined by an expansive, level geometry, where the sky exerts a heavy, insistent presence over fields of corn and soybeans that stretch until they blur into the gray haze of the distance. Within the immediate boundaries of Linn Grove, the terrain softens into the verdant, wooded bottomlands of Linn Grove Dam Park, providing a sheltered corridor for cottonwood and willow trees to thrive against the prevailing prairie winds. On clear evenings, the quality of light turns a bruised, metallic gold, catching the surface of the river and casting long, thin shadows that emphasize the vastness of the surrounding agricultural plain.

History in Linn Grove remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the soil and the seasonal pulse of the river that once provided the primary artery for early settlement. The economy persists as a quiet extension of the land itself, centered on the cultivation of grains and the logistical requirements of a rural, landlocked existence that values self-reliance over spectacle. While the distant silhouette of Pilot Rock stands as a singular, geological curiosity twenty miles away and the waters of Pickerel Lake lie sixteen miles to the north, the daily life of Linn Grove is shaped by the more immediate, intimate geography of the riverbanks and the local park. An unshowy, literate civility defines the character of the people here, where the passing of the seasons is measured not by grand events, but by the steady, predictable turning of the equipment in the fields and the slow, persistent flow of the water past the dam.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Linn Grove Dam Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 358° N
Bluebird Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 037° NE
Starr-Robbins Wildlife Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 103° E
Buena Vista County Conservation Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 266° W
Bertram Reservation (Local Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 306° NW
Brooke Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 263° W
Sioux Rapids Area Historical Association Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 089° E
Thompson Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 298° NW
Burr Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 072° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.5 mi, 304° NW · 12k acres
L.M. & O. Railroad Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 101° E
Albert City Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 116° SE
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 17.0 mi, 015° N
Buena Vista County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 173° S
Harker House (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 172° S
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 17.6 mi, 174° S
Quimby Centenial Train Mural (Public Artwork) — 27.0 mi, 228° SW
Firefighter Memorial Benches (Monument) — 27.0 mi, 228° SW
O'Brien County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 29.0 mi, 315° NW
Milford Pioneer Theatre (Cinema) — 30.3 mi, 009° N
Robert Emmet Statue (Monument) — 32.4 mi, 062° NE
Gull Point State Park (State Park) — 32.9 mi, 009° N
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 33.4 mi, 062° NE
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 35.1 mi, 010° N
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 010° N
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 35.3 mi, 058° NE
Pearson Lakes Art Center (Arts Centre) — 35.3 mi, 010° N
Fighter jets (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 224° SW
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 42.0 mi, 132° SE
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.6 mi, 068° E · 5,668 acres

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