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Lowden Iowa Map

Explore Lowden, 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 Lowden, Iowa

How to Use This Lowden, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.857522
Longitude	-90.928204
Population	807
Density	290.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52255
Area Code	712
County Seat	Tipton
School District	North Cedar Community School District

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About Lowden, Iowa

Lowden is a locality in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 807. The population density is 290.4 people per km². Lowden is located at 41.8575°N, 90.9282°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lowden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52255.

Lowden occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the shadow of any distant peak. It lies 29.3 miles northwest of Davenport, IA (from Davenport, IA: bearing 322°T), and is situated 19.9 miles southwest of Maquoketa. Yankee Run carves a subtle, winding path through the local topography, its presence marked by the deepening of green along the banks where the grasses grow dense and tall. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the landscape dissolves into a vast, ordered geometry of tilled fields that catch the pale, slanted light of late afternoon. A few miles away, the quiet stillness of Bullhead Lake provides a singular, reflective pause in the rhythm of the land, while the nearby Townsend Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary for the native prairie grasses and migratory birds that define this inland geography.

Lowden remains a testament to the industry of those who settled these plains, grounding its economy in the cyclical demands of the harvest and the steady labor of the local rail and trade connections. The architecture of the streets carries the weight of a heritage built by German and Scandinavian hands, favoring solid brick and wide, sensible porches that look out over the soybean and corn rows. Life here moves with an unshowy, literate civility, where the pace is set by the changing colors of the crops and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. There is a distinct, quiet beauty in the way the dusk settles over the grain silos, casting long, geometric shadows across the earth and signaling the end of another day in a place that values the weight of its own steady, internal gravity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Townsend Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 204° SW
Townsend Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 213° SW
Massillon County Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 007° N
Walnut Grove Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 044° NE
Syracuse Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 103° E
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 128° SE
Mary, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 129° SE
Wyoming Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 344° N
Olin Heritage Center (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 311° NW
Barber Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.1 mi, 110° E
Maquoketa Caves State Park (State Park) — 19.1 mi, 022° N
William Maxon's Home Memorial (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 232° SW
Delmar Depot Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 059° NE
Clinton Engines Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 044° NE
Central Community Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 097° E
Memorial Hill (Monument) — 23.3 mi, 116° SE
Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 127° SE
Wapsipinicon State Park (State Park) — 23.9 mi, 312° NW
Travelers Rest (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 239° SW
Birthplace Cottage (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 239° SW
Statue of Isis (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 239° SW
Luce Gallery (Gallery) — 26.0 mi, 281° W
Kimmel Theater (Theatre) — 26.1 mi, 281° W
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 28.4 mi, 144° SE
Muscatine Art Center (Arts Centre) — 30.0 mi, 192° S
Mark Twain Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 30.3 mi, 191° S
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.5 mi, 015° N · 2,440 acres
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 30.6 mi, 148° SE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.0 mi, 107° E · 274k acres
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 38.9 mi, 055° NE · 3,776 acres

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