Marcus Iowa Map
Explore Marcus, 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 Marcus, Iowa
How to Use This Marcus, Iowa Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Marcus, 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 Marcus.
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 | Marcus |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Cherokee County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.82582 |
| Longitude | -95.807513 |
| Population | 1,079 |
| Density | 272.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 51035 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| County Seat | Cherokee |
| School District | Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District |
About Marcus, Iowa
Marcus is a locality in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,079. The population density is 272.5 people per km². Marcus is located at 42.8258°N, 95.8075°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Marcus is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51035.Marcus occupies a vast, sun-drenched expanse where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising, broken only by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 18.3 miles east of Le Mars, IA (from Le Mars, IA: bearing 83°T), and is situated 17.8 miles southeast of Orange City. Fiddle Creek traces a narrow, shaded path through the terrain just a mile away, its banks providing a quiet sanctuary of willow and brush against the intensity of the open plains. Beyond the cultivated rows, the air holds a persistent, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of every silo and farmhouse, especially at dusk when the sky bleeds into deep indigo and violet. Four miles to the east, the Rufus B. Hatch Memorial Grassland offers a modest preserve of native prairie, where the tall grasses sway in a perennial, whispering dance that echoes the landscape as it existed long before the plow.
Marcus serves as a deliberate pivot point for the surrounding agricultural economy, functioning as a steady hub where the toil of the harvest is weighed and distributed. The heritage of those who first broke this soil lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and a culture defined by an unshowy, pragmatic civility. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal cycles of planting and dormancy, a pace that demands patience and a deep familiarity with the unpredictable weather of the plains. While the distant silhouette of Pilot Rock marks the far edge of the region's geography, the people of Marcus find their own center in the local work of maintaining the land, occasionally seeking a moment of stillness at Leos Pond to watch the light settle over the water.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Rufus B. Hatch Memorial Grassland (Local Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 293° NW
- Mac's Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 144° SE
- Meriden Roadside Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 103° E
- T.H. Steele Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 074° E
- Mill Creek State Park (Local Park) — 12.8 mi, 032° NE
- Tallman Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 112° E
- Sanford Museum and Planetarium (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 112° E
- Mill Creek Bridge Access (State Recreation Area) — 14.4 mi, 103° E
- Quimby Centenial Train Mural (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 148° SE
- Firefighter Memorial Benches (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 148° SE
- Main Street Theatres Holland Plaza (Cinema) — 17.0 mi, 315° NW
- Kiddie Barn (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 264° W
- Le Mars Community Theatre (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 263° W
- Waterman Prairie Complex (State Conservation Area) — 18.4 mi, 075° E
- Plymouth County Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 262° W
- Washta Access (State Recreation Area) — 19.6 mi, 169° S
- Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.0 mi, 061° NE · 12k acres
- Fighter jets (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 177° S
- Sheldon Prairie Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 355° N
- Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 313° NW
- Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 25.6 mi, 313° NW
- TePaske Theatre (Theatre) — 25.6 mi, 315° NW
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 26.0 mi, 017° N
- Old Town (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 209° SW
- Train (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 209° SW
- J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 33.0 mi, 113° SE
- Buena Vista County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 112° E
- Stone State Park (State Park) — 38.0 mi, 240° SW
- Ponca State Park (State Park) — 47.5 mi, 254° W
- Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 58.3 mi, 263° W · 870 acres
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About This Marcus Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marcus, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.82582, -95.807513. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Marcus includes the ZIP code (51035), telephone area code (563), county seat of Cherokee County (Cherokee), and school district assignment (Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
