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Rathbun Iowa Map

Explore Rathbun, 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 Rathbun, Iowa

How to Use This Rathbun, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.801123
Longitude	-92.88881
Population	43
Density	77.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52544
Area Code	712
County Seat	Centerville
School District	Centerville Community School District

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About Rathbun, Iowa

Rathbun is a locality in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 43. The population density is 77.6 people per km². Rathbun is located at 40.8011°N, 92.8888°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rathbun is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52544.

Rathbun emerges from the expansive, tilled geometry of the Iowa plains where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the dark, fertile earth. It lies 29.2 miles west-southwest of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 239°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north of Centerville. Walnut Creek cuts a quiet, persistent furrow through the landscape, its banks lined with the tangled brush and hardwoods that break the monotony of endless corn and soybean rows. In the cooling light of late afternoon, the shadows lengthen across the fields, lending a sudden, somber depth to the land that feels both ancient and entirely indifferent to the passing of human time. The air here holds the dry, metallic scent of turned soil, and looking toward the far distance, one might discern the faint, hazy suggestion of White Oak Ridge rising like a bruised thumb against the pale western sky.

Rathbun remains defined by the rhythmic labor of agriculture and the seasonal pulse of the nearby reservoir, Rathbun Lake, which serves as a sprawling, glass-still anchor for the region. The economy moves in sync with the planting and harvest cycles, though the proximity of Rathbun Lake draws a steady migration of transients who seek the stillness of the water as a relief from the unyielding flatness of the surrounding prairie. History here is kept in the quiet maintenance of fence lines and the unshowy persistence of families who have occupied these acres for generations. Life in Rathbun follows a measured, unspoken tempo, defined by the stark clarity of the seasons and the heavy, honest labor required to coax a living from the stubborn, black loam.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rathbun Lake (Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 338° N
Rathbun Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 338° N
Fuller Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 262° W
Rathbun Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 299° NW
Unknown Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 179° S
Honey Creek State Park (State Park) — 4.0 mi, 341° N
Fairgrounds Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 173° S
Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 170° S
Honey Creek Resort (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 341° N
The Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 4.8 mi, 170° S
Historical and Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 171° S
Lelah Bradley Park & Reserve (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 176° S
Upper City Reservoir (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 179° S
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 229° SW
Moravia Wabash Depot Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 028° NE
Stephens State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.2 mi, 062° NE
Sedan Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 149° SE
Moulton Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 124° SE
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 14.9 mi, 337° NW
Monroe County Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 015° N
Gone West Memorial (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 052° NE
Curtis King (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 043° NE
Steam locomotive (Monument) — 29.0 mi, 059° NE
Saint John Auditorium (Theatre) — 30.8 mi, 057° NE
South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 37.3 mi, 175° S
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 41.4 mi, 358° N
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 41.8 mi, 357° N
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 41.9 mi, 358° N
Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 44.9 mi, 159° S
Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 45.3 mi, 159° S

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