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Rowley Iowa Map

Explore Rowley, 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 Rowley, Iowa

How to Use This Rowley, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.369989
Longitude	-91.844062
Population	270
Density	268.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52329
Area Code	712
County Seat	Independence
School District	Independence Community School District

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About Rowley, Iowa

Rowley is a locality in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 270. The population density is 268.7 people per km². Rowley is located at 42.3700°N, 91.8441°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rowley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52329.

Rowley sits amidst an expansive, rhythmic geometry of tilled earth where the horizon pulls the sky taut over endless rows of soybeans and corn. It lies 26.4 miles north-northwest of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 332°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-southeast of Independence. The land here is a quiet expanse of prairie, defined by the subtle, persistent presence of Rowley Fen, a local treasure that preserves the ancient, unplowed character of the soil. Just a mile away, Sand Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the silt, its waters reflecting the shifting gray and gold of the Iowa heavens. The air carries the scent of damp loam and the faint, metallic tang of the distant, far-off silhouette of The Hogback, which marks the edge of the world against the deepening twilight.

Rowley emerged from the industrious aspirations of settlers who saw promise in the deep, dark fertility of the plains, establishing a livelihood rooted in the steady cycles of the harvest. The economy remains tethered to this agrarian pulse, a disciplined enterprise of machinery and season that dictates the pace of the day. Life here moves with a deliberate, literate civility, far removed from the clamor of the modern sprawl, yet connected to a broader tradition of Midwestern quietude. Residents find a singular peace in the stillness of the afternoon, watching the light slant across the fields, knowing that the nearest respite at Ice House Lake lies thirteen miles away, a distant mirror for a landscape that prefers the honest labor of the furrow to the artifice of the decorative.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rowley Fen (Local Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 303° NW
Guy Grover Timber & Tree Plantings (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 043° NE
Iron Bridge Access (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 039° NE
Cedar Rock (State Park) — 3.1 mi, 056° NE
Pine Creek Wildlife Area (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 053° NE
Cedar Rock Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 052° NE
Three Elms Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 344° N
Troy Mills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 121° SE
Riverwalk Parks Community Bandshell (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 340° N
Iowa's Largest Frying Pan (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 245° SW
Minnie Estema Access (State Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 229° SW
Richardson-Jakway House (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 021° N
Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.2 mi, 178° S
Vinton Railroad Depot and Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 213° SW
FFA Historical and Ag Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 258° W
Oelwein Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 351° N
Backbone State Park (State Park) — 21.3 mi, 041° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 068° E
Red Barn Model Railroad Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 045° NE
Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 038° NE
Manchester Fish Hatchery (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 074° E
Lokolo (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 282° W
Collins Road Theatres (Cinema) — 26.1 mi, 154° SE
Witch's Basement (Historic Ruins) — 26.3 mi, 163° S
Butterfly Wings (Public Artwork) — 26.4 mi, 152° SE
Campbell Steele Callery (Gallery) — 26.4 mi, 152° SE
POW Memorial (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 289° W
USS Frank E. Evans D7540 (Monument) — 26.7 mi, 289° W
Wilder Memorial Museum (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 036° NE
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.3 mi, 195° S · 24k acres

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