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Sheffield Iowa Map

Explore Sheffield, 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 Sheffield, Iowa

How to Use This Sheffield, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.893302
Longitude	-93.215202
Population	1,130
Density	78.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50475
Area Code	515
County Seat	Hampton
School District	West Fork Community School District

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About Sheffield, Iowa

Sheffield is a locality in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,130. The population density is 78.4 people per km². Sheffield is located at 42.8933°N, 93.2152°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sheffield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50475.

Sheffield emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a cluster of grain elevators and sturdy brick facades rising against the vast, open sky of the Iowa prairie. It lies 18.0 miles south of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 182°T), and is situated 18.8 miles south-southeast of Clear Lake. Bailey Creek winds its quiet path through the surrounding fields, a narrow ribbon of water that anchors the landscape to the deep, dark soil of the plains. Beyond the immediate grid of streets, the earth rolls in slow, rhythmic swells of soybean and corn, absorbing the golden light of late afternoon until the shadows stretch long and thin across the tilled rows. Residents often find solace in the nearby Ingebretson Memorial Grove, where the density of the trees provides a sharp, cool contrast to the relentless exposure of the surrounding farmland.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of Sheffield, reflecting a heritage defined by the labor of those who cleared the sod and built the foundations of this regional economy. The rhythm of the work year dictates the pace of life, moving from the quiet tension of spring planting to the mechanical hum of the autumn harvest. This unshowy, literate civility persists in the way neighbors gather at local cafes to discuss the shifting weather or the complexities of the soil. While the distant height of Fort Sumter Rock remains a mere whisper on the edge of memory and Spring Lake sits far enough away to belong to another day’s journey, the identity of Sheffield remains firmly rooted in the immediate, hardworking reality of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ingebretson Memorial Grove (Local Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 280° W
Sheffield Game Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 287° W
Linn Grove Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 008° N
Robinson Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 171° S
Beeds Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 186° S
Beed's Lake State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 187° S
West Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 124° SE
Franklin County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 181° S
Cerro Gordo County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.9 mi, 310° NW
West Fork Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.2 mi, 125° SE
Union Hills Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 12.9 mi, 314° NW
Railroad ROW (State Recreation Area) — 14.4 mi, 273° W
Dumont Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 129° SE
Dumont Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 129° SE
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 330° NW
Harmony in Light (Public Artwork) — 17.7 mi, 002° N
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 17.7 mi, 003° N
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 002° N
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 002° N
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 004° N
Pioneer Kitchen Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 074° E
Marble Rock Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 074° E
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 19.4 mi, 003° N
Jenison-Meacham Memorial Art Center and Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 268° W
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 20.2 mi, 004° N
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 33.4 mi, 320° NW
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 33.8 mi, 037° NE
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 37.3 mi, 171° S
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 38.9 mi, 107° E
Neumann Auditorium (Theatre) — 38.9 mi, 107° E

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