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Maurice Iowa Map

Explore Maurice, 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 Maurice, Iowa

How to Use This Maurice, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.966376
Longitude	-96.180577
Population	265
Density	170.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51036
Area Code	563
County Seat	Orange City
School District	MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District

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About Maurice, Iowa

Maurice is a locality in Sioux County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 265. The population density is 170.0 people per km². Maurice is located at 42.9664°N, 96.1806°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Maurice is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51036.

Maurice holds its ground against the vast, open sky of the upper Midwest, defined by the quiet passage of the West Branch Floyd River as it cuts a slender, winding path through the dark, fertile earth. It lies 11.9 miles north of Le Mars, IA (from Le Mars, IA: bearing 356°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south of Sioux Center. The landscape surrounding Maurice unfolds in a grand, geometric progression of emerald corn and gold-tinted soybeans, where the horizon remains a thin, sharp line interrupted only by the occasional grain elevator or a cluster of wind-swept trees. During the late afternoon, the light here takes on a heavy, honeyed quality, casting long shadows that emphasize the subtle, rhythmic swells of the prairie soil that define the local topography. It is a terrain of immense scale, where the air feels scrubbed clean by the constant, shifting winds that move across the plains with a persistent, low-frequency hum.

Settled as a product of the relentless expansion of the rail lines, Maurice maintains an economy deeply anchored in the cycles of the harvest and the steady, unadorned labor of the agricultural heartland. The heritage of the region remains visible in the sturdy, deliberate architecture of the local dwellings, reflecting the pragmatic traditions of those who first broke the sod to cultivate this demanding expanse. While the pace of life remains tethered to the seasons, residents find recreation in the wider landscape, often traveling toward the Puddle Jumper Trail for a measured walk or visiting Veterans Memorial Park to find a moment of stillness under the canopy. Though distant from the expansive water of Pavlik Lakes, the identity of Maurice remains forged in the relationship between the people and the persistent, quiet endurance of the soil beneath their boots.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 066° NE
Floyd River WIldlife (Local Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 122° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 074° E
Main Street Theatres Holland Plaza (Cinema) — 7.1 mi, 072° E
Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 002° N
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 7.8 mi, 001° N
The Gift (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 004° N
TePaske Theatre (Theatre) — 8.4 mi, 005° N
Moller Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 312° NW
Kiddie Barn (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 174° S
Le Mars Community Theatre (Theatre) — 11.9 mi, 176° S
Plymouth County Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 177° S
Rock Sioux Access (State Recreation Area) — 15.7 mi, 300° NW
Calliope Village (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 281° W
Big Sioux River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 311° NW
Petry Harmelink (State Conservation Area) — 17.4 mi, 273° W
Sheldon Prairie Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 048° NE
Newton Hills (State Recreation Area) — 25.4 mi, 312° NW
Inwood Iowa Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 332° NW
Broken Kettle Grassland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 27.4 mi, 227° SW
Lyon County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 019° N
Dick and Gertrude Havelaar (Monument) — 30.5 mi, 265° W
Canton Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 31.1 mi, 324° NW
Stone State Park (State Park) — 31.2 mi, 208° SW
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 32.1 mi, 208° SW
Union County Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 234° SW
Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex (Museum) — 32.3 mi, 001° N
Ponca State Park (State Park) — 35.3 mi, 229° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.1 mi, 088° E · 12k acres
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 42.6 mi, 246° SW · 870 acres

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