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Rock Falls Iowa Map

Explore Rock Falls, 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 Rock Falls, Iowa

How to Use This Rock Falls, Iowa Map

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

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	Rock Falls
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Cerro Gordo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.207465
Longitude	-93.084647
Population	150
Density	279.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	50467, 50401
Area Code	515
County Seat	Mason City
School District	Central Springs Community School District

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About Rock Falls, Iowa

Rock Falls is a locality in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 150. The population density is 279.8 people per km². Rock Falls is located at 43.2075°N, 93.0846°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rock Falls is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 50467, 50401.

Rock Falls occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the persistent, rhythmic movement of the Shell Rock River, which carves a path through the flat, fertile earth. It lies 6.9 miles east-northeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 58°T), and is situated 15.6 miles east-northeast of Clear Lake. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, dominated by the repetitive geometry of tilled fields that shift from the deep, verdant green of soybean crops in summer to the brittle, golden stalks of corn by autumn. Wilkinson Pioneer Park serves as a natural anchor for the landscape, offering a place where the air hangs heavy and sweet with the scent of damp soil and river silt. At dusk, the light stretches thin across the plains, turning the sky a pale, bruised violet and casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the stark, unadorned beauty of the prairie.

Agriculture remains the pulse of the local economy, a legacy of the settlers who first broke this sod and recognized the inherent promise in the dark, rich loam. The history of Rock Falls is etched into the modest structures and the deliberate pace of life, where the values of industry and a reserved, literate civility persist despite the changing seasons. Residents maintain a steady focus on the land, their lives governed by the cycles of planting and harvest rather than the frantic velocity of distant metropolitan centers. It is a place where the silence of the flat expanse allows for a rare clarity of thought, and where the proximity to the river provides a constant, murmuring reminder of a landscape that has remained largely unchanged by the clamor of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wilkinson Pioneer Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 157° SE
White Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 359° N
Shellrock River Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 153° SE
Highland Park Golf Course (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 247° SW
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 254° W
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 6.0 mi, 247° SW
Northwestern Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 6.6 mi, 246° SW
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 236° SW
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 237° SW
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 235° SW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 237° SW
Harmony in Light (Public Artwork) — 7.1 mi, 235° SW
Manly Caboose Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 314° NW
Claybanks Forest State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 170° S
Rock Island Caboose (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 312° NW
Fossil & Prairie Park State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 157° SE
Cedar Valley Memories Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 067° NE
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 14.8 mi, 069° E
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 247° SW
Swensrud School Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 338° N
Worth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 338° N
Pioneer Kitchen Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 147° SE
Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 24.1 mi, 300° NW
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 28.3 mi, 278° W
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 32.7 mi, 008° N
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 35.5 mi, 338° N
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 45.0 mi, 137° SE

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