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Radcliffe Iowa Map

Explore Radcliffe, 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 Radcliffe, Iowa

How to Use This Radcliffe, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.315261
Longitude	-93.434376
Population	555
Density	214.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50230
Area Code	515
County Seat	Eldora
School District	Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District

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About Radcliffe, Iowa

Radcliffe is a locality in Hardin County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 555. The population density is 214.9 people per km². Radcliffe is located at 42.3153°N, 93.4344°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Radcliffe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50230.

Radcliffe exists as a quiet geometry of grid-lines pressed into the vast, dark soil of the central Iowa plains. It lies 21.6 miles north-northeast of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 26°T), and is situated 17.1 miles south-southwest of Iowa Falls. The landscape here is defined by the absolute horizontality of the earth, where the sky claims more space than the land itself and the light at dusk turns the fields into an expanse of muted, bruised copper. Honey Creek traces a thin, verdant vein through the surrounding soybean and corn rows, its presence marked only by the slightly deeper green of brush and the sudden, sharp call of birds rising from the reeds. Residents often walk the paths of Ruempers Trail, where the tall grasses sway in a rhythm that seems to slow the pulse of the day, offering a momentary reprieve from the relentless productivity of the surrounding acreage.

Radcliffe bears the quiet mark of Scandinavian and German settlers who broke this prairie sod, their influence lingering in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the deliberate, understated manners of the people. The local economy remains anchored to the black loam that feeds the silos, a cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of life far more than any clock. While the distant silhouette of Mormon Ridge is far beyond the horizon, the people here maintain a grounded perspective, looking toward the regional centers for education or industry while keeping their focus on the immediate needs of the neighborhood. Life in Radcliffe moves with a predictable, civil gravity, sustained by the deep-rooted knowledge that the strength of the place lies not in grand gestures, but in the persistent, quiet cultivation of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Radcliffe Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 121° SE
Ruempers Trail (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 139° SE
Hubbard Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 095° E
McCoy School House (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 096° E
Meier Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 094° E
Little Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 253° W
Erickson Park Monument (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 196° S
Story City Carousel (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 222° SW
I-35 Prairie (Scenic View) (State Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 207° SW
Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 030° NE
Dow House (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 031° NE
Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 031° NE
Union Depot (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 032° NE
Civil War Statue (Public Artwork) — 17.4 mi, 080° E
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 17.5 mi, 080° E
Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 17.9 mi, 078° E
Eldora Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 080° E
Acorn Music Hall (Theatre) — 20.7 mi, 206° SW
North Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 20.8 mi, 208° SW
Reed-Niland Corner (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 163° S
Boone Forks Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.3 mi, 275° W
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 22.0 mi, 205° SW
Ames City Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.1 mi, 205° SW
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.3 mi, 212° SW
Elwood the Gnome (Attraction) — 23.6 mi, 206° SW
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 26.9 mi, 272° W
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 249° W
Ledges State Park (State Park) — 30.6 mi, 227° SW
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.5 mi, 173° S · 12k acres
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.8 mi, 118° SE · 24k acres

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