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Sheldahl Iowa Map

Explore Sheldahl, 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 Sheldahl, Iowa

How to Use This Sheldahl, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.864431
Longitude	-93.697166
Population	297
Density	143.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50243
Area Code	515
County Seat	Nevada
School District	North Polk Community School District

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About Sheldahl, Iowa

Sheldahl is a locality in Story County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 297. The population density is 143.0 people per km². Sheldahl is located at 41.8644°N, 93.6972°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sheldahl is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50243.

Sheldahl emerges from the vast, planar expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything save for the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator or a cluster of wind-tossed oaks. It lies 10.4 miles north-northwest of Ankeny, IA (from Ankeny, IA: bearing 333°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north of Polk City. The earth here is a deep, fertile dark loam that dictates the slow pulse of the seasons, turning from the sharp, frozen gray of winter to the heavy, humid green of high summer. Turkey Creek meanders through the periphery, cutting a quiet, earthen path through the landscape that catches the low, slanted light of dusk, turning the water into a ribbon of polished pewter. The air carries the faint, dry scent of tilled soil and distant chaff, a reminder that the land is not merely a view to be observed, but a living medium that requires constant, methodical attention.

Sheldahl retains the modest, utilitarian architecture of an agricultural settlement, where houses sit squarely against the sky and the streets follow the rigid, geometric logic of the original plat. The High Trestle Trail serves as a prominent artery for the locality, drawing those who seek to traverse the quiet corridors of the countryside on foot or by bicycle. While the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the output of the surrounding fields, there is a quiet, literate civility to the way the days unfold, grounded in a heritage that values industry over ornament. Even as the modern world pushes against its borders, Sheldahl remains an unshowy presence, content to let the shadows of the clouds drift slowly across the cornrows while the distant, singular stillness of the plains asserts itself against the encroaching mechanical hum of the century.

Nearby Outdoor Places

High Trestle Trail (State Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 130° SE
Sheldahl Cemetery (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 168° S
Slater round about (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 026° NE
Ankeny to Woodward Trail (State Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 357° N
Heart of Iowa Nature Trail (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 021° N
Saylorville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 215° SW
Big Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 215° SW
Big Creek State Park (State Park) — 3.3 mi, 219° SW
Big Creek Lake (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 219° SW
Lee Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 061° NE
Aborted Babies Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 280° W
Saylorville Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 202° S
Madrid Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 277° W
Big Creek Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 188° S
Kids Create (Arts Centre) — 6.5 mi, 187° S
Eric Jacobs Memorial (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 154° SE
Monolith (Public Artwork) — 9.7 mi, 018° N
Ankeny Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 153° SE
Elwood the Gnome (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 017° N
Brunnier Art Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 016° N
Lush Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.7 mi, 013° N
Ames City Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.9 mi, 020° N
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 12.0 mi, 021° N
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.4 mi, 007° N
Ledges State Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 313° NW
North Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 13.3 mi, 017° N
Pole Position Raceway (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 198° S
Flix Brewhouse (Cinema) — 16.1 mi, 181° S
1700 Drying Rack (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 194° S
1700 Tanning Rack (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 194° S

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