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Rodman Iowa Map

Explore Rodman, 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 Rodman, Iowa

How to Use This Rodman, Iowa Map

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

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	Rodman
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Palo Alto County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.028579
Longitude	-94.531087
Population	31
Density	82.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50597
Area Code	319
County Seat	Emmetsburg
School District	West Bend-Mallard Community School District

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About Rodman, Iowa

Rodman is a locality in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 31. The population density is 82.0 people per km². Rodman is located at 43.0286°N, 94.5311°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rodman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50597.

Rodman stretches across the flat, expansive horizon of north-central Iowa, a place where the sky commands more attention than the earth itself. It lies 31.9 miles east-southeast of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 104°T), and is situated 9.6 miles southeast of Emmetsburg. The landscape is defined by the rigorous geometry of agriculture, where endless fields of corn and soybeans meet the sky in a sharp, unbroken line that shifts from deep emerald to harvest gold with the turning of the seasons. Cylinder Creek meanders through the periphery, a quiet ribbon of water that offers a brief, shaded reprieve from the sun-drenched intensity of the open plains. In the soft light of dusk, the air carries a crisp, earthen stillness, and the distant, dark silhouettes of the Robert Mulrony Recreation Wildlife Area mark the only significant interruption in an otherwise perfectly level world.

Rodman grew from the ambition of the railroad era, serving as a vital point of transit for the grain that fueled the regional economy. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the harvest, reflecting a heritage built on the sturdy, pragmatic values of early settlers who understood the patience required to cultivate this soil. While Silver Lake lies seventeen miles away, the identity of Rodman is found closer to home, in the quiet efficiency of local silos and the unshowy, literate civility of neighbors who have long looked after one another. Life here moves with a deliberate, steady pace, defined not by grand gestures or external recognition, but by the honest labor of the seasons and the enduring, quiet beauty of a prairie sunset.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Robert Mulrony Recreation Wildlife Area (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 249° W
Cylinder Heritage Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 347° N
West Fork Wetlands (Local Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 175° S
Rogers Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 255° W
Brushy Bayou Recreation-Wildlife Area (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 274° W
West Bend Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 138° SE
West Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 285° W
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 312° NW
Victorian Museum on Main (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 309° NW
Palo Alto County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 309° NW
Robert Emmet Statue (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 307° NW
House of Dolls Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 307° NW
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 327° NW
Ambrose A. Call State Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 084° E
Kossuth Lajos (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 079° E
Willows Access (State Recreation Area) — 16.3 mi, 162° S
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 038° NE
Seneca Access (State Recreation Area) — 19.6 mi, 014° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.8 mi, 091° E · 12k acres
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.9 mi, 057° NE · 5,668 acres
MIA-POW Display (Monument) — 28.8 mi, 059° NE
Fort Defiance State Park (State Park) — 29.9 mi, 327° NW
Estherville Meteorite Sculpture (Monument) — 29.9 mi, 330° NW
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 30.1 mi, 328° NW
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 32.4 mi, 283° W
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 34.0 mi, 330° NW
Milford Pioneer Theatre (Cinema) — 37.3 mi, 303° NW
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 39.0 mi, 310° NW
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 39.3 mi, 310° NW
Pearson Lakes Art Center (Arts Centre) — 39.3 mi, 310° NW

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