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Odebolt Iowa Map

Explore Odebolt, 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 Odebolt, Iowa

How to Use This Odebolt, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.312207
Longitude	-95.25055
Population	994
Density	371.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51458
Area Code	563
County Seat	Sac City
School District	Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District

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About Odebolt, Iowa

Odebolt is a locality in Sac County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 994. The population density is 371.9 people per km². Odebolt is located at 42.3122°N, 95.2506°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Odebolt is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51458.

Odebolt occupies a vast, hushed expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything save for the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator or a line of cottonwoods. It lies 22.8 miles south of Storm Lake, IA (from Storm Lake, IA: bearing 185°T), and is situated 26.0 miles northwest of Carroll. The land stretches out in a rhythmic, undulating geometry of tilled soil, a dark and heavy loam that turns to black velvet under the weight of a summer storm. Only a mile away, Odebolt Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the silt, its water moving with a slow, deliberate gravity that mirrors the pace of the surrounding fields. Beyond the town limits, the terrain rises toward the distant shadows of Gun Shot Hill, while the quiet canopy of The Maples offers a rare, shaded sanctuary from the relentless sweep of the wind. Even the light here feels different, flattening out in the late afternoon to cast long, golden fingers across the furrows, revealing a land that is as patient as it is productive.

Odebolt grew from the ambition of the early settlers who saw in this fertile dirt the promise of a permanent life, building an economy that remains tethered to the cycles of the seed and the harvest. These fields produce a wealth of corn and soybeans that feeds far beyond the state borders, sustaining a culture of quiet, unshowy industry that values the steady hand over the hurried pace. While the bustle of larger hubs stays distant, the local character is defined by a lingering, pragmatic civility and a history etched by generations of families who have worked this soil since the breaking of the prairie sod. On clear days, those who look toward the horizon might imagine the rise of the Loess Hills to the west, though most attention stays focused on the immediate task at hand—the maintenance of the machinery, the monitoring of the crop, and the simple, persistent rhythm of life in a place that has long since mastered the art of being exactly where it is.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Odebolt Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 267° W
The Maples (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 175° S
Reiff Park and Wildlife Area (Local Park) — 9.8 mi, 029° NE
Lake View Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 092° E
Black Hawk Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 094° E
Black Hawk State Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 094° E
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 097° E
Sac County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.4 mi, 042° NE
Kiowa Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 10.4 mi, 042° NE
Kiowa Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 043° NE
Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 091° E
Newcom Dale Riggleman Natural Resource Area (Local Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 188° S
Moorehead Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 280° W
Burrow's Pond Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 13.0 mi, 031° NE
Sac City Access (State Recreation Area) — 14.8 mi, 065° NE
Memorial Statue (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 060° NE
White Horse Access (State Recreation Area) — 17.6 mi, 093° E
War Memorial (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 154° SE
State Theatre (Cinema) — 19.3 mi, 309° NW
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 21.1 mi, 195° S
Log Cabin Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 009° N
Living Heritage Tree Museum (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 006° N
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 22.7 mi, 005° N
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 26.0 mi, 131° SE
Fighter jets (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 292° W
Firefighter Memorial Benches (Monument) — 29.6 mi, 318° NW
Pawnee Recreation Area Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 35.6 mi, 259° W
Dunham Barn (Attraction) — 36.1 mi, 212° SW
McClean Museum (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 209° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.7 mi, 350° N · 12k acres

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