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Matlock Iowa Map

Explore Matlock, 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 Matlock, Iowa

How to Use This Matlock, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.243866
Longitude	-95.935297
Population	74
Density	75.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51244
Area Code	563
County Seat	Orange City
School District	Sheldon Community School District

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About Matlock, Iowa

Matlock is a locality in Sioux County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 74. The population density is 75.6 people per km². Matlock is located at 43.2439°N, 95.9353°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Matlock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51244.

Matlock emerges from the horizon as a collection of quiet silhouettes defined by the endless, rhythmic repetition of tilled earth and seasonal grain. It lies 33.2 miles north-northeast of Le Mars, IA (from Le Mars, IA: bearing 20°T), and is situated 5.9 miles northwest of Sheldon. The landscape surrounding Matlock is a vast, horizontal expanse where the sky claims the majority of the view, pressing down upon the dark, fertile soil with a weight that turns the light at dusk into a deep, bruised violet. Only a mile away, the quiet currents of Otter Creek carve a narrow, verdant vein through the monotony of the fields, offering a brief reprieve of trees and shade to the otherwise open prairie. To the west, the land begins to gather itself into the subtle, structural folds of the Loess Hills, while nineteen miles distant, the modest elevation of Hawkeye Point marks the highest aspiration of the local topography.

Agriculture functions as the primary pulse of the local economy, with the lives of residents tied to the slow, deliberate turning of the planting and harvest cycles. Settled by pioneers who brought with them the industrious, stoic traditions of Northern Europe, the area retains a character of unshowy, literate civility that persists despite the isolation of the plains. Recreational life often draws people toward the Otter Creek Public Hunting Area, where the tall grasses and riparian corridors provide a sanctuary for local wildlife and a quiet space for reflection. Though Lake Bella remains a distant destination twenty-four miles away, the residents of Matlock find their own particular beauty in the way the morning mist clings to the furrows of the soybean rows, turning the entire world into a muted, gray-silver canvas before the sun climbs high enough to burn the dew away.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Otter Creek Public Hunting Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 303° NW
Otter Creek (Local Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 270° W
Hills Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 132° SE
Sheldon Prairie Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 137° SE
Strouth Wildlife Management Area (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 065° NE
Lyon County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 335° NW
Ed Winkel Memorial Trail (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 036° NE
O'Brien County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 106° E
McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 041° NE
TePaske Theatre (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 227° SW
The Gift (Public Artwork) — 16.2 mi, 227° SW
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 16.6 mi, 227° SW
Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 226° SW
Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 318° NW
Rock Island Depot Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 318° NW
Main Street Theatres Holland Plaza (Cinema) — 17.9 mi, 199° S
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.8 mi, 045° NE · 12k acres
Inwood Iowa Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 280° W
Big Sioux River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.4 mi, 252° W
Tower (Viewpoint) — 29.4 mi, 332° NW
Newton Hills (State Recreation Area) — 31.3 mi, 266° W
Canton Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 31.3 mi, 281° W
Calliope Village (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 240° SW
Kiddie Barn (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 200° S
Le Mars Community Theatre (Theatre) — 33.1 mi, 201° S
Blue Mounds State Park (State Park) — 33.3 mi, 339° N
Blood Run Site (Historic Ruins) — 35.9 mi, 296° NW
Gull Point State Park (State Park) — 38.9 mi, 077° E
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 56.2 mi, 340° N · 302 acres

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