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Shambaugh Iowa Map

Explore Shambaugh, 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 Shambaugh, Iowa

How to Use This Shambaugh, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.65888
Longitude	-95.031922
Population	159
Density	169.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51651
Area Code	641
County Seat	Clarinda
School District	South Page Community School District

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About Shambaugh, Iowa

Shambaugh is a locality in Page County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 159. The population density is 169.1 people per km². Shambaugh is located at 40.6589°N, 95.0319°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shambaugh is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51651.

Shambaugh occupies a quiet stretch of Page County where the West Nodaway River carves a slow, deliberate path through the fertile dark earth. It lies 23.2 miles north-northwest of Maryville, MO (from Maryville, MO: bearing 339°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south of Clarinda. The landscape around Shambaugh is defined by an expansive horizon, where the flat, tilled fields of corn and soybeans meet the sky in a clean, uncompromising line. On certain evenings, the light catches the moisture in the air, turning the fields a deep, bruised violet before the sun vanishes behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Pinhook Hills. The terrain holds a heavy, expectant stillness, broken only by the occasional rustle of dry stalks or the sudden, sharp movement of a hawk circling above the riverbank.

Settled by pioneers who recognized the value of the rich, alluvial soil, Shambaugh remains anchored to the agricultural cycles that have dictated the pace of life here for generations. The local economy persists as a reflection of this agrarian heritage, where the rhythm of the seasons determines the movement of grain trucks and the quiet bustle of the harvest. A few miles away, the quiet waters of Schenck Lake and the open spaces of Ross Park provide a reprieve from the labor of the fields, offering a place where the land feels less like a workspace and more like a sanctuary. Life here is marked by an unshowy consistency, a steady adherence to the work at hand that persists long after the machinery has been parked for the night.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ross Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 134° SE
Ross Bros/PF Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 140° SE
Vernon J. Baker (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 357° N
Sister Cities (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 357° N
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 357° N
Harland-McMannama Conservation Center (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 015° N
Siam Tract (Local Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 111° E
Clarinda Treatment Complex Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 359° N
Nodaway Valley Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 018° N
Tarkio Prairie Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 221° SW
Taylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 088° E
Lake of Three Fires State Park (State Park) — 17.5 mi, 080° E
Olson/Linn Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 009° N
Rapp Park & Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 299° NW
Greater Shenandoah Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 293° NW
Bilby Ranch Lake Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.2 mi, 195° S
Viking Lake State Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 359° N
Bobby Bearcat (Public Artwork) — 22.5 mi, 160° S
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 22.6 mi, 351° N
The Rose Theatre (Theatre) — 23.0 mi, 159° S
The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & World War II Memorial Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 336° NW
Sinister Sidney (Attraction) — 32.2 mi, 281° W
Muir House Historical Marker (Attraction) — 37.4 mi, 241° SW
Brownville Historical Marker (Attraction) — 37.4 mi, 241° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.7 mi, 133° SE · 3,906 acres
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.3 mi, 197° S · 15k acres
PSC Theatre & Auditorium (Theatre) — 38.9 mi, 251° W
Earth Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 41.9 mi, 271° W
Reasoner School (Historic Ruins) — 43.2 mi, 306° NW
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 43.3 mi, 052° NE

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