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Peterson Iowa Map

Explore Peterson, 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 Peterson, Iowa

How to Use This Peterson, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.918033
Longitude	-95.343889
Population	322
Density	239.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51047
Area Code	563
County Seat	Spencer
School District	Sioux Central Community School District

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About Peterson, Iowa

Peterson is a locality in Clay County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 322. The population density is 239.5 people per km². Peterson is located at 42.9180°N, 95.3439°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Peterson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51047.

Peterson anchors itself within the undulating expanse of the Iowa prairie where the Little Sioux River carves a deliberate, winding path through the valley floor. It lies 18.4 miles south-southwest of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 213°T), and is situated 15.7 miles northeast of Cherokee. The landscape radiates outward in a grid of precise, tilled furrows, defined by the seasonal transformation of corn and soybeans that mirror the shifting intensity of the Midwestern sun. Wanata Park provides a verdant corridor along the riverbanks, offering a quiet sanctuary where the heavy, humid air of midsummer clings to the dense woodland canopy. Across the horizon, the land stretches in vast, muted tones of green and gold, broken only by the occasional silhouette of a farmstead or the distant, stoic presence of Pilot Rock rising nineteen miles away like a singular, grounded sentinel.

Peterson carries the weight of a frontier history rooted in the grit of early settlers who recognized the agricultural potential of these fertile bottomlands. The regional economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of daily commerce and community interaction. While Storm Lake sits twenty miles to the east as a regional focal point, the life of the local inhabitants remains inextricably linked to the currents of the Little Sioux River and the persistent, unshowy labor of the fields. There is a distinct, literate civility here, a quiet pride in the Scandinavian and German threads of the local heritage that persist in the architecture and the cautious, thoughtful manner of the people who call Peterson their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wanata Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 173° S
Bertram Reservation (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 066° NE
Gary Christiansen Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 179° S
Buena Vista County Conservation Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 179° S
Thompson Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 321° NW
Waterman Prairie Complex (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 295° NW
Bluebird Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 106° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.5 mi, 317° NW · 12k acres
Soo Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 247° SW
Sioux Rapids Area Historical Association Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 100° E
Sanford Museum and Planetarium (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 222° SW
Tallman Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 226° SW
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 17.3 mi, 033° NE
Parker Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 034° NE
L.M. & O. Railroad Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 103° E
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 20.5 mi, 160° S
O'Brien County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 320° NW
Quimby Centenial Train Mural (Public Artwork) — 25.0 mi, 217° SW
Firefighter Memorial Benches (Monument) — 25.0 mi, 217° SW
Milford Pioneer Theatre (Cinema) — 29.7 mi, 019° N
Gull Point State Park (State Park) — 32.0 mi, 015° N
Bike Monument (Monument) — 32.4 mi, 015° N
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 34.6 mi, 019° N
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 34.6 mi, 018° N
Pearson Lakes Art Center (Arts Centre) — 34.7 mi, 018° N
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 068° E
Fighter jets (Attraction) — 38.1 mi, 216° SW
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 38.7 mi, 064° NE
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 46.9 mi, 130° SE
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.5 mi, 071° E · 5,668 acres

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