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Maloy Iowa Map

Explore Maloy, 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 Maloy, Iowa

How to Use This Maloy, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.674435
Longitude	-94.412181
Population	22
Density	13.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50836
Area Code	319
County Seat	Mount Ayr
School District	Mount Ayr Community School District

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About Maloy, Iowa

Maloy is a locality in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 22. The population density is 13.7 people per km². Maloy is located at 40.6744°N, 94.4122°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Maloy is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50836.

Maloy emerges from the expansive, tilled horizon where the Platte River winds through the heavy soil of the plains. It lies 33.2 miles northeast of Maryville, MO (from Maryville, MO: bearing 47°T), and is situated 26.7 miles south of Creston. The landscape surrounding Maloy is defined by a quiet, persistent flatness that shifts only into slight, rhythmic swells, broken occasionally by the reach of the distant Pinhook Hills that silhouette the western sky. During the late hours of the afternoon, the light turns a deep, bruised gold, casting long shadows across the rows of corn and soybeans that dominate the view. To the north, the Mt Ayr Wildlife Management Area offers a tract of wilder, uncultivated ground, while Walnut Creek Lake sits four miles away, a calm mirror for the changing Iowa clouds that drift continuously over the open fields.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the economy, a legacy of the settlers who first broke the prairie sod to claim this fertile ground. The life of Maloy is measured in the cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that demands a steady, unshowy patience from those who tend the earth. While the days move with a spare and deliberate pace, there is a literate civility in the way the land is maintained, a reflection of the heritage that shaped these scattered settlements. History here is found not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the fences and the narrow roads that trace the river’s path, connecting the people of Maloy to the wider, quiet expanse of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mt Ayr Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 088° E
Mt. Ayr Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 081° E
Sands Timber (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 234° SW
Boone Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 182° S
French Nature Preserve Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 281° W
Fogle Lake Park (Local Park) — 10.2 mi, 019° N
Winemiller Farm (Subterra 102) (State Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 291° W
Lake of Three Fires State Park (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 286° W
Taylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 268° W
Sowards Ford Access (State Recreation Area) — 20.0 mi, 166° S
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 004° N
Kline Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 337° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.3 mi, 190° S · 3,906 acres
Adams County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 27.4 mi, 322° NW
Green Valley State Park (State Park) — 29.1 mi, 003° N
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 29.2 mi, 092° E
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 092° E
Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 092° E
Nodaway Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 276° W
The Rose Theatre (Theatre) — 33.1 mi, 227° SW
Clarinda Treatment Complex Museum (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 280° W
Centennial Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 33.3 mi, 228° SW
Olson/Linn Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 301° NW
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 41.2 mi, 053° NE
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 41.9 mi, 301° NW
Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 53.5 mi, 155° SE
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.6 mi, 228° SW · 15k acres
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 61.4 mi, 339° N
Tree on the road (Attraction) — 61.4 mi, 339° N
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 65.0 mi, 043° NE

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