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Palo Iowa Map

Explore Palo, 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 Palo, Iowa

How to Use This Palo, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.066108
Longitude	-91.795458
Population	1,407
Density	492.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52324
Area Code	712
County Seat	Cedar Rapids
School District	Cedar Rapids Community School District

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About Palo, Iowa

Palo is a locality in Linn County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,407. The population density is 492.1 people per km². Palo is located at 42.0661°N, 91.7955°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Palo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52324.

Palo occupies a quiet stretch of the Iowa prairie where the horizon remains broad and unbroken, save for the rhythmic rise of the land. It lies 8.7 miles west-northwest of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west-northwest of Hiawatha. Dry Creek carves a shallow, deliberate path through the earth here, its waters carving a subtle boundary that defines the local topography. Only a mile away, the surface of Mud Lake reflects the changing sky, appearing as a dark, still eye in the landscape. To the west, the distant shadow of The Hogback rises against the light, marking the boundary of the terrain. Palo Memorial Park offers an open expanse of green, a place where the wind carries the scent of turned soil and the stillness of the plains settles into the marrow of the afternoon.

Palo remains anchored to the patterns of the agrarian cycle, with the surrounding fields acting as the primary engine for the local economy. The heritage of the settlers who worked this ground persists in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the deliberate, measured pace of daily affairs. Life in Palo follows the long, golden shadows cast by the sun as it drifts over the corn and soybean rows, a cycle that demands both patience and a quiet, sustained attention to the season at hand. There is a specific, muted dignity in how the residents maintain their routines, a sense of belonging to a land that requires little from those who live upon it other than the labor of the day and a respect for the vast, open space that surrounds them.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Drake Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 180° S
Palo Marsh Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 001° N
Chain-o-lakes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 087° E
Chain Lakes Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 144° SE
Dry Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 262° W
Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 342° N
Wood Duck Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 006° N
Witch's Basement (Historic Ruins) — 6.8 mi, 128° SE
In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 203° SW
Tuma Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.8 mi, 075° E
Westside Rising (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 132° SE
Blessed Art Thou Arch (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 121° SE
Sister Catherine McAuley (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 121° SE
Studio 17 of the Eastern Iowa ARTS Academy (Arts Centre) — 8.7 mi, 124° SE
History Center (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 130° SE
The 5th Realm (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 108° E
Gilded Pear Gallery (Gallery) — 9.1 mi, 130° SE
Modern Gallery And Framing (Gallery) — 9.1 mi, 131° SE
Collins Road Theatres (Cinema) — 9.2 mi, 106° E
Pix Fiz (Gallery) — 9.8 mi, 131° SE
Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.4 mi, 134° SE
Hawkeye Downs Speedway (Stadium) — 10.8 mi, 147° SE
Iowa Baseball Museum of Norway (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 210° SW
Vinton Railroad Depot and Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 301° NW
The Fun Station (Theme Park) — 13.9 mi, 150° SE
Palisades-Kepler State Park (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 124° SE
Springville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 091° E
Lake Macbride State Park (State Park) — 21.3 mi, 148° SE
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.4 mi, 216° SW · 24k acres

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