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Richland Iowa Map

Explore Richland, 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 Richland, Iowa

How to Use This Richland, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.185571
Longitude	-91.992953
Population	542
Density	202.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52585
Area Code	712
County Seat	Sigourney
School District	Pekin Community School District

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About Richland, Iowa

Richland is a locality in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 542. The population density is 202.4 people per km². Richland is located at 41.1856°N, 91.9930°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Richland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52585.

Richland emerges from the vast, tilled expanse of the Iowa plains as a quiet convergence of fertile soil and wide, open horizons. It lies 24.6 miles east-northeast of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 12.3 miles north of Fairfield. The landscape surrounding Richland is defined by the steady, industrious rhythm of agriculture, where the earth is partitioned into precise geometric grids of soybean and corn that stretch toward a distant, hazy skyline. Only a mile away, the quiet currents of Richland Creek carve a slender, shaded path through the loam, providing a necessary reprieve of willow and cottonwood from the relentless sun. Those seeking the stillness of deeper waters might travel eleven miles to Reservoir Number Two, yet the true character of the terrain remains rooted in the expansive, sun-drenched fields that hold the warmth of the day long after the shadows have lengthened.

History in Richland is written in the sturdy architecture of its storefronts and the enduring patience of its inhabitants, whose lives remain tethered to the cycles of the harvest. The regional economy leans heavily upon the productivity of the surrounding acreage, a legacy of the settlers who recognized the resilience of this prairie ground and built their livelihoods upon its bounty. Nearby, the Pool Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for the local fauna, serving as a reminder of the wilder, uncultivated Iowa that existed long before the first plow broke the sod. Life in Richland moves with a deliberate, unadorned civility, echoing a heritage of hard work and quiet observation that persists in the way the light catches the dust on a country road or the steady, communal pace of a town that measures its time by the turning of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pool Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 269° W
Bond Hill Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 010° N
Lake Darling State Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 087° E
Rubio Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 049° NE
Rubio Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 026° NE
Skunk River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 011° N
Brinton Timber (Local Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 069° E
South Skunk River Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 294° NW
Festival Hall (Theatre) — 11.7 mi, 173° S
Dalby Hall (Rich and Gail Dalby Meeting Hall) (Theatre) — 11.7 mi, 173° S
The Art House (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 175° S
Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 304° NW
Belva Deer Recreation Area (Local Park) — 14.6 mi, 333° NW
Johnny Clock Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 138° SE
Conger House Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 064° NE
English Valley History Center (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 349° N
What Cheer Brick School Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 309° NW
Steam locomotive (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 242° SW
Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 27.4 mi, 123° SE
Curtis King (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 258° W
Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk (Monument) — 29.5 mi, 046° NE
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park (State Park) — 31.7 mi, 177° S
Brush and Barrel (Arts Centre) — 40.0 mi, 031° NE
Marcus Sycamore Cinema (Cinema) — 40.2 mi, 038° NE
Coral Ridge Ice Arena (Stadium) — 40.4 mi, 030° NE
Iowa City Pedestrian Mall (Attraction) — 40.5 mi, 036° NE
World’s Largest Wooden Nickel (Attraction) — 42.2 mi, 033° NE
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.8 mi, 357° N · 24k acres
Colony Acres (Attraction) — 42.9 mi, 028° NE
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.7 mi, 155° SE · 10k acres

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