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Sidney Iowa Map

Explore Sidney, 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 Sidney, Iowa

How to Use This Sidney, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.748334
Longitude	-95.647496
Population	1,070
Density	301.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51652
Area Code	641
County Seat	Sidney
School District	Sidney Community School District

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About Sidney, Iowa

Sidney is a locality in Fremont County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,070. The population density is 301.3 people per km². Sidney is located at 40.7483°N, 95.6475°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sidney is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51652.

Sidney emerges from the loess-heavy earth as a quiet testament to the persistence of the American interior, where the horizon stretches wide and unburdened across a landscape defined by the rhythmic geometry of tilled fields. It lies 37.2 miles south-southeast of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 163°T), and is situated 12.1 miles east-northeast of Nebraska City. The sky here possesses a vast, pale clarity, pressing down upon the undulating terrain that rises into the soft, wind-sculpted bluffs of the Loess Hills. Near the town, the landscape offers a subtle complexity, with the modest flow of Neeley Creek carving a path through the soil three miles away, while the distant, hazy silhouette of King Hill punctuates the southern skyline fifteen miles off. The air at dusk carries a dry, earthen scent, particularly near the Fremont County Recreation Area & Golf Course, where the cooling ground releases the heat absorbed during the long, sun-drenched hours of the day.

Sidney preserves a distinct character shaped by the cyclical demands of agriculture and the legacy of early settlers who found promise in the deep, fertile dust of the plains. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal harvest, a slow and deliberate pace that echoes the steady industry of soybean and corn production fundamental to the regional economy. Beyond the immediate fields, the Waubonsie State Park Trail offers a five-mile passage for those seeking the solitude of the woods, while the basin of Dutch Hollow sits seven miles away, a shallow depression in the land that captures the runoff of the seasons. Even the quiet presence of Forneys Lake, ten miles distant, reminds the traveler that the water here is held in the stillness of the land rather than the movement of the tides, grounding Sidney in a geography that is profoundly, immutably inward.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fremont County Historical Society (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 115° SE
Sinister Sidney (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 091° E
Fremont County Recreation Area & Golf Course (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 175° S
Riverton Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 107° E
Waubonsie State Park (State Park) — 3.9 mi, 199° S
Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 253° W
Waubonsie Access (State Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 244° SW
Earth Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 11.2 mi, 240° SW
Old Freighters Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 248° W
Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 246° SW
Osage Orange Grove (Viewpoint) — 12.8 mi, 249° W
J. Sterling Morton Monument (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 249° W
Greater Shenandoah Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 085° E
Kansas Bend (State Recreation Area) — 15.7 mi, 194° S
PSC Theatre & Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 193° S
Peru State College Historical Marker (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 193° S
Reasoner School (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 352° N
Davies Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.0 mi, 348° N
Cass County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 326° NW
Brownville Historical Marker (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 181° S
Muir House Historical Marker (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 181° S
Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center (Monument) — 25.0 mi, 168° S
Woodland Fairy Tea Party (Attraction) — 29.4 mi, 326° NW
Summit (Cinema) — 31.9 mi, 328° NW
Indian Cave State Park (State Park) — 32.0 mi, 171° S
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.1 mi, 156° SE · 15k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.1 mi, 342° N · 7,936 acres

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