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Stanwood Iowa Map

Explore Stanwood, 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 Stanwood, Iowa

How to Use This Stanwood, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.893072
Longitude	-91.150713
Population	637
Density	309.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52337
Area Code	712
County Seat	Tipton
School District	North Cedar Community School District

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About Stanwood, Iowa

Stanwood is a locality in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 637. The population density is 309.0 people per km². Stanwood is located at 41.8931°N, 91.1507°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Stanwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52337.

Stanwood occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 24.9 miles east-southeast of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 113°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north of Tipton. The land around Stanwood is defined by the steady, rhythmic labor of agriculture, characterized by vast, geometric fields of corn and soybeans that shift in color from the vibrant, tender green of early spring to the deep, weathered gold of harvest. To the south, the gentle flow of Rock Creek provides a subtle break in the flat topography, its banks harboring small clusters of hardwoods that offer a cool respite from the heat of the summer sun. Within the local limits, City Park serves as a central gathering point, providing a green refuge where the pace of life slows to match the swaying of prairie grasses and the distant, low hum of machinery working the soil.

Generations of settlers established the foundations of Stanwood with a focus on the fertile potential of the black prairie loam, creating a community deeply rooted in the traditions of the Midwest. The local economy remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of the land, reflecting a heritage shaped by those who valued self-reliance and a persistent, industrious spirit. While the landscape is largely defined by the quiet repetition of tilled earth, the proximity of the region to academic centers fosters an environment of understated intellectual curiosity and civic engagement. Residents move through their days with a pragmatic grace, finding beauty in the stark, clean lines of the barns and the way the late afternoon light catches the dust rising from a gravel road, long before the shadows stretch toward Hogs Den Hollow or the distant, faint silhouette of Goose Rock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 090° E
Rock Creek Timber (Local Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 204° SW
East End (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 278° W
Muskrat Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 335° NW
Olin Heritage Center (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 004° N
Mink Run Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 266° W
Townsend Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 121° SE
Wyoming Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 033° NE
Luce Gallery (Gallery) — 14.3 mi, 280° W
Kimmel Theater (Theatre) — 14.4 mi, 279° W
William Maxon's Home Memorial (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 194° S
Wapsipinicon State Park (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 334° NW
National Motorcycle Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 338° N
Abbe Creek School Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 282° W
Anamosa State Penitentiary Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 335° NW
Hoover Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 17.2 mi, 220° SW
Travelers Rest (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 212° SW
Jesse and Hulda Hoover (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 215° SW
Birthplace Cottage (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 213° SW
Statue of Isis (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 213° SW
House of the Maples (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 213° SW
Mary, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 18.6 mi, 112° E
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 112° E
Coralville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 253° W
Lake Macbride State Park (State Park) — 19.4 mi, 253° W
Campbell Steele Callery (Gallery) — 25.0 mi, 293° NW
FilmScene at The Chauncey (Cinema) — 25.4 mi, 231° SW
Marcus Sycamore Cinema (Cinema) — 25.4 mi, 227° SW
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.1 mi, 035° NE · 2,440 acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.1 mi, 038° NE · 274k acres

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