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Rolfe Iowa Map

Explore Rolfe, 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 Rolfe, Iowa

How to Use This Rolfe, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.81275
Longitude	-94.52692
Population	509
Density	186.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50581
Area Code	319
County Seat	Pocahontas
School District	Pocahontas Area Community School District

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About Rolfe, Iowa

Rolfe is a locality in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 509. The population density is 186.6 people per km². Rolfe is located at 42.8128°N, 94.5269°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rolfe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50581.

Rolfe rises from the flat, fertile expanse of the Des Moines Lobe, a place where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to claim the entirety of the world. It lies 28.4 miles northwest of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 320°T), and is situated 17.0 miles west-northwest of Humboldt. Pilot Creek carves a deliberate, quiet path near the outskirts, its waters nourishing the heavy, dark soil that defines the character of the surrounding plains. The Three Rivers Trail offers a linear passage through this landscape, providing a grounding stillness where the wind moves through prairie grasses with a steady, whispering persistence. During the transition of dusk, the light loses its sharp edges, casting a soft, amber glow over the fields of corn and soybeans that dominate the view in every direction.

Rolfe emerged from the mid-nineteenth-century expansion, built upon a foundation of agricultural industry that remains the pulse of daily life. The economy here is tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the seasons, as the planting and harvesting of crops dictate the pace of commerce and the movement of goods. While the nearby Lizard Lake provides a subtle variation to the flat terrain, the identity of the people remains firmly rooted in the discipline of the land and a quiet, literate civility inherited from early settlers. Life here operates with an understated clarity, where the social connections are forged in the shared labor of the harvest and the enduring presence of the Midwestern plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Three Rivers Trail (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 119° SE
Feldman Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 286° W
Schlensig Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 064° NE
Martin Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 084° E
Hams Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 055° NE
Willows Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 097° E
Poduska Farm (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 240° SW
Bradgate Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 104° E
Fleege Farm (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 254° W
Pocahontas Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.7 mi, 231° SW
Lizard Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 171° S
Pocahontas County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.8 mi, 291° W
West Bend Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 022° N
Humboldt County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 110° E
Cylinder Heritage Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 356° N
Robert Emmet Statue (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 340° N
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 342° N
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 192° S
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 24.6 mi, 345° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.8 mi, 057° NE · 12k acres
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 27.2 mi, 140° SE
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 020° N
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.5 mi, 034° NE · 5,668 acres
Eagle Grove War Memorial (Monument) — 33.3 mi, 108° E
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 36.6 mi, 141° SE
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 36.6 mi, 251° W
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 143° SE
MIA-POW Display (Monument) — 38.4 mi, 040° NE
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 38.6 mi, 305° NW
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 39.1 mi, 196° S

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