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Oakville Iowa Map

Explore Oakville, 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 Oakville, Iowa

How to Use This Oakville, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.099756
Longitude	-91.04459
Population	200
Density	185.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52646
Area Code	712
County Seat	Wapello
School District	Wapello Community School District

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About Oakville, Iowa

Oakville is a locality in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 200. The population density is 185.2 people per km². Oakville is located at 41.0998°N, 91.0446°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oakville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52646.

Oakville occupies a low-lying stretch of the Mississippi River valley, where the earth hums with the heavy, dark fertility of the Midwestern alluvial plain. It lies 20.5 miles north of Burlington, IA (from Burlington, IA: bearing 10°T), and is situated 16.8 miles west-southwest of Aledo. The Dead Slough carves a deliberate, sluggish path through the landscape, its stagnant waters reflecting the shifting gray and amber hues of the sky above the flat, horizon-spanning fields. At the Cappy Russell Access, the land yields to the quiet intrusion of the river’s influence, offering a sparse, raw space where the wind carries the scent of wet silt and drying corn husks. Two miles to the west, Sunfish Lake sits as a still, glassy eye amidst the expanse, its surface undisturbed by the mechanical drone of the tractors that define the local rhythm.

Oakville emerged from the labor of settlers who recognized the potential in this deep, unyielding soil, turning the prairie into a grid of intensive soybean and corn production. The local economy remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of the plow and the harvest, a persistence that leaves the streets quiet for long stretches of the day. While the massive timber stands of Big River State Forest remain nine miles away, the character of the locality is defined by this closer, human-tended geography, where the architecture is utilitarian and the pace is set by the sun’s arc. Life here moves with an unshowy, literate civility, grounded in a heritage that values the weight of a day’s work and the simple, stark beauty of the plains under a wide-open Iowa sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cappy Russell Access (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 301° NW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.2 mi, 279° W · 24k acres
Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 358° N
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 356° N
Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 017° N
4th Pumping Plant Rec. Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 121° SE
Luckenbill Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 195° S
Mississippi River - Muscatine (Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 353° N
Putney's Landing (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 128° SE
Hoover Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 300° NW
Louisa County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 306° NW
Delabar State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 149° SE
Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 268° W
Oquawka State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 15.0 mi, 173° S
Zion School Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 218° SW
Chief Taimah Memorial Site (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 189° S
Heritage Center Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 189° S
Garrett-Phelps House Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 189° S
Snake Alley (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 189° S
Fire Bell (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 189° S
Metal Flower (Public Artwork) — 20.7 mi, 307° NW
Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 199° S
Little Theater (Theatre) — 20.8 mi, 199° S
Ellison Creek Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 22.5 mi, 176° S
Mark Twain Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.6 mi, 001° N
Muscatine Art Center (Arts Centre) — 23.0 mi, 359° N
Ellison (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 27.1 mi, 147° SE
Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 28.1 mi, 251° W
CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 204° SW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.4 mi, 046° NE · 274k acres

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