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Patterson Iowa Map

Explore Patterson, 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 Patterson, Iowa

How to Use This Patterson, Iowa Map

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

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	Patterson
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Des Moines County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.348429
Longitude	-93.877594
Population	176
Density	150.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	52601, 50218
Area Code	712, 515
County Seat	Burlington
School District	Winterset Community School District

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About Patterson, Iowa

Patterson is a locality in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 176. The population density is 150.7 people per km². Patterson is located at 41.3484°N, 93.8776°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Patterson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 52601, 50218.

Patterson emerges from the flat, earnest horizon of the Iowa plains where the earth holds the weight of long summers and the quiet persistence of tilled soil. It lies 4.9 miles south-southwest of Burlington, IA (from Burlington, IA: bearing 197°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south of West Burlington. Spring Creek carves a meditative path through the landscape, its slow, dark water tracing the edges of the Blackhawk Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, where the land remains reclaimed by native grasses and thickets. Patterson Lake mirrors the expansive, pale sky, reflecting the transition of light as it shifts from the sharp clarity of noon to the long, violet shadows of dusk. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into subtle, sweeping swells that draw the eye toward the distant silhouette of Gittings Mound, a lonely sentinel against the vast Midwestern expanse.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Patterson, grounding the daily rhythm in the seasonal cycles of planting and the heavy, golden harvest of corn and soybeans. The economy here remains tethered to the health of the soil and the stewardship of the Blackhawk Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, which protects the integrity of the local ecosystem. Men and women carry on a tradition of quiet, unshowy labor, their lives shaped by the same pragmatic endurance that defined the settlers who first turned this prairie sod. In the stillness of the afternoon, one might catch the scent of damp earth and drying stalks, a reminder that the character of Patterson is measured not by the velocity of progress, but by the steady, literate civility of those who cultivate the land and honor the quietude of Mooney Pocket, four miles distant, where the wind seems to settle and hold its breath.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jensen Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 117° SE
Hanson Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 283° W
Middle River Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 252° W
Great Western Trail (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 067° NE
John Wayne (Public Artwork) — 7.1 mi, 262° W
Badger Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 350° N
Badger Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 348° N
Two Rivers Access (State Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 341° N
Walnut Woods State Park (State Park) — 14.2 mi, 025° NE
Lake Ahquabi State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 104° E
Hooper Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 109° E
Blue Zoo (Aquarium) — 15.4 mi, 014° N
Funny Bone Comedy Club (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 018° N
Warren County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 088° E
Whitley Memorial (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 106° E
Jordan Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 014° N
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 16.2 mi, 085° E
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 16.4 mi, 087° E
Olson-Larson Galleries (Gallery) — 17.6 mi, 030° NE
Giraffe Feeding (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 048° NE
Des Moines Art Center (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 032° NE
1700 Tanning Rack (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 015° N
1700 Drying Rack (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 015° N
Adel Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 338° N
EMC Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.2 mi, 040° NE
George Washington Carver and Henry Wallace (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 032° NE
Character Counts Pillars (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 020° N
Iowa Hall of Pride (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 038° NE
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.0 mi, 064° NE · 12k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.4 mi, 068° E · 12k acres

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