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Plainview Iowa Map

Explore Plainview, 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 Plainview, Iowa

How to Use This Plainview, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.668361
Longitude	-90.782645
Population	19
Density	13.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	52773
Area Code	712
County Seat	Davenport
School District	Davenport Community School District

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About Plainview, Iowa

Plainview is a locality in Scott County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 19. The population density is 13.3 people per km². Plainview is located at 41.6684°N, 90.7826°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52773.

Plainview emerges from the expansive horizon as a quiet grid of streets anchored firmly within the deep, dark loam of the Midwest. It lies 14.6 miles northwest of Davenport, IA (from Davenport, IA: bearing 313°T), and is situated 17.8 miles northwest of Moline. The land surrounding Plainview stretches in unending reaches of soybean and corn, where the flat, fertile earth catches the low, golden light of late afternoon, casting long shadows that emphasize the subtle swells of the prairie. A mile to the east, the water of Mud Creek traces a slow, meandering path through the silt, while the denser canopy of Cameron Woods State Preserve offers a sanctuary of timber just three miles away. On the clearest days, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Army Ridge Bluffs marks the far western edge of the world, providing a rugged contrast to the orderly, tilled fields that define the immediate landscape.

Plainview bears the quiet mark of its settlers, who arrived with a resolve to cultivate the heavy soil and establish a rhythm dictated by the harvest. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the earth, as the heavy machinery of modern agriculture moves through the fields with a steady, mechanical hum that defines the local atmosphere. Life here is colored by an unshowy, literate civility, a heritage passed down through generations who have long valued the slow, deliberate pace of rural existence. Residents often find their respite at the edge of Lamps Pond, four miles distant, where the stillness of the water reflects a sky that feels vast and unburdened. This is a place where the work of the day is measured in acres and the evenings are kept by the cooling air that drifts across the plains, cooling the asphalt and settling the dust of the afternoon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cameron Woods State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 112° E
Buena Vista Public Use Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 030° NE
Wapsi River Environmental Education Center (Local Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 358° N
Sherman Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 359° N
Allen's Grove Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 043° NE
Mary, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 348° N
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 349° N
Barber Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 048° NE
Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 096° E
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 13.6 mi, 136° SE
Memorial Hill (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 078° E
Wildcat Den State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 202° S
Soldier's Monument (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 131° SE
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 14.5 mi, 182° S
Mississippi River - Moline (Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 139° SE
Irish Memorial (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 134° SE
Hennepin Canal (State Recreation Area) — 15.5 mi, 146° SE
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 130° SE
Central Community Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 050° NE
Fryxell Geology Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 133° SE
The Oculus (Viewpoint) — 17.3 mi, 126° SE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.7 mi, 117° SE · 274k acres
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 107° E
Muscatine Art Center (Arts Centre) — 21.4 mi, 221° SW
Pearl Bottom Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 219° SW
Lone Star (towboat) (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 102° E
Scott County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 102° E
Delmar Depot Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 021° N
Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 33.3 mi, 068° E
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.8 mi, 210° SW · 24k acres

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