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Rose Hill Iowa Map

Explore Rose Hill, 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 Rose Hill, Iowa

How to Use This Rose Hill, Iowa Map

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

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	Rose Hill
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Mahaska County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.321953
Longitude	-92.462132
Population	157
Density	426.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52586
Area Code	712
County Seat	Oskaloosa
School District	Oskaloosa Community School District

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About Rose Hill, Iowa

Rose Hill is a locality in Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 157. The population density is 426.9 people per km². Rose Hill is located at 41.3220°N, 92.4621°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rose Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52586.

Rose Hill emerges from the vast, planar expanse of the Midwest as a singular gathering of homesteads anchored in the deep, fertile loam of the prairie. It lies 9.6 miles east of Oskaloosa, IA (from Oskaloosa, IA: bearing 79°T), and is situated 21.0 miles north of Ottumwa. Beyond the immediate cluster of buildings, the landscape stretches toward the horizon in a rhythmic succession of tilled furrows, where the dark soil promises a seasonal bounty of corn and soybeans. The air here holds a distinct, crisp weight, particularly at dusk when the low light catches the golden stalks and casts long, violet shadows across the fields. Only a mile away, the quiet current of Middle Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the vegetation, offering a modest sanctuary for the local fauna. A mile in the opposite direction, the Rose Hill Access provides a necessary threshold between the rigid order of cultivated agriculture and the untamed, swaying grasses of the preserve.

Rose Hill maintains a quiet, enduring character shaped by generations of families who have worked this land with a stoic, unshowy diligence. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, a rhythm that dictates the pace of life from the early spring planting until the final collection of the grain. While life here is largely defined by the demands of the soil, the proximity to the wider regional currents allows for a steady, if understated, connection to the broader intellectual and cultural life of the state. Those seeking a respite from the intensity of the fields often find their way toward the serene waters of Lake Ponderosa, which lies nineteen miles distant and serves as a primary point of reflection for the region. The persistence of Rose Hill rests in this balance: a commitment to the tangible labor of the land, tempered by the quiet civility of a people who find beauty in the unchanging, expansive sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rose Hill Access (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 180° S
Rose Hill Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 198° S
Lake Keomah State Park (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 248° W
Glendale Access (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 280° W
What Cheer Brick School Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 047° NE
Hayesville Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 119° SE
Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 275° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.5 mi, 253° W
Chief Mahaska Statue (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 259° W
The Morgan Cabin (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 256° W
Hawthorn Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 002° N
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 255° W
Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 099° E
South Skunk River Access (State Recreation Area) — 14.7 mi, 114° SE
Curtis King (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 191° S
Bluff Creek OHV Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.3 mi, 240° SW
Saint John Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 170° S
Iowa Heartland History Connection (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 173° S
Vermeer Museum and Global Pavilion (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 286° W
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 284° W
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 24.4 mi, 283° W
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 24.8 mi, 283° W
Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 26.6 mi, 312° NW
Lake Darling State Park (State Park) — 29.6 mi, 108° E
Jacob Krumm East Access (Nature Reserve) — 31.2 mi, 328° NW
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 31.3 mi, 328° NW
The Art House (Public Artwork) — 33.9 mi, 131° SE
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.7 mi, 015° N · 24k acres
HA Lynn Football Stadium (Stadium) — 40.0 mi, 310° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.1 mi, 290° W · 12k acres

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