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Smithland Iowa Map

Explore Smithland, 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 Smithland, Iowa

How to Use This Smithland, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.229157
Longitude	-95.930843
Population	181
Density	217.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51056
Area Code	563
County Seat	Sioux City
School District	Westwood Community School District

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About Smithland, Iowa

Smithland is a locality in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 217.7 people per km². Smithland is located at 42.2292°N, 95.9308°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Smithland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51056.

Smithland occupies a quiet reach of the Iowa landscape where the flat, productive earth begins to rise into the textured folds of the Loess Hills. It lies 30.4 miles southeast of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 128°T), and is situated 16.4 miles north-northeast of Onawa. The horizon here is vast and open, defined by the seasonal shifting of corn and soybean fields that stretch toward the western edge of the county. Within the immediate vicinity, the terrain dips into the low basin of Smoky Hollow, while the nearby Fowler Forest Preserve offers a dense, wooded contrast to the otherwise expansive, tilled horizon. The Little Sioux River moves with a measured, deliberate pace just a mile away, its presence marked by a slight cooling in the air and a subtle change in the vegetation along its banks. At dusk, the light catches the dust motes above the fields, turning the sky a bruised, contemplative violet that lingers long after the sun has retreated behind the silhouettes of the trees.

Smithland persists as a place where the labor of the soil remains the primary measure of the passing year, anchoring the local economy to the cycles of harvest and planting. The community retains the quiet, sturdy character of its early settlers, who found in this basin a resilience that has outlasted the shifts in regional trade and industry. Life in Smithland moves with an unpretentious pace, governed by the requirements of the farm and the shared, understated sociability of the plains. While the distant Horseshoe Lake provides a point of seasonal gathering for those seeking the quiet stillness of water, the true character of the place is found in the way its residents observe the subtle transitions of the seasons. There is an intellectual stillness in the air, a quality of patience that suggests a people who have learned to find enough in the simple, rigorous rhythm of their own geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Smithland Town Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 183° S
Fowler Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 270° W
Southwood Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 251° W
Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 274° W
Johnston Recreation Area (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 174° S
Pawnee Recreation Area Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 1.5 mi, 183° S
Inkpaduta Historical Marker (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 010° N
Peter's Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 197° S
Table Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 278° W
Loess Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 185° S
Monona County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 213° SW
Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 213° SW
Lewis and Clark State Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 223° SW
Tree Shelter (Public Artwork) — 17.5 mi, 223° SW
Fighter jets (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 024° NE
Train (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 339° N
Old Town (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 339° N
Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 245° SW
Moorhead Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 21.6 mi, 169° S
Preparation Canyon State Park (State Park) — 22.7 mi, 179° S
Moorehead Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 072° E
AMC Movie Theatres (Cinema) — 26.2 mi, 305° NW
State Theatre (Cinema) — 26.6 mi, 048° NE
First Bride's Grave (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 305° NW
O'Connor House Museum Complex (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 282° W
Orpheum Theater (Theatre) — 30.4 mi, 307° NW
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.0 mi, 183° S · 16k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.5 mi, 183° S · 7,936 acres

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