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Tama Iowa Map

Explore Tama, 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 Tama, Iowa

How to Use This Tama, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.966658
Longitude	-92.576859
Population	3,130
Density	406.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52339
Area Code	712
County Seat	Toledo
School District	South Tama County Community School District

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About Tama, Iowa

Tama is a locality in Tama County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,130. The population density is 406.8 people per km². Tama is located at 41.9667°N, 92.5769°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tama is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52339.

Tama emerges from the vast expanse of the Iowa prairie as a grid of quiet streets carved directly into the fertile, heavy soil. It lies 17.9 miles east-southeast of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 108°T), and is situated 17.2 miles north-northeast of Grinnell. Beyond the residential edges, the landscape stretches into an oceanic reach of corn and soybean fields, where the sky claims more space than the earth itself. The moisture-laden air clings to the skin on humid afternoons, carrying the scent of rich, dark dirt and the subtle, metallic tang of Tama Mud Creek as it winds sluggishly through the lowlands nearby. At 4Th Street Park, the grass grows thick and resilient, providing a communal anchor where the light at dusk turns the horizon into a bruised purple, illuminating the way the shadows lengthen across the flat, open plains.

Economic life in Tama remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the persistent, unshowy industry that defines the region’s character. Generations of families with German and Scandinavian roots have shaped the local identity, leaving behind a legacy of pragmatic architecture and a reserved, literate civility that persists in the storefronts and neighborhood gatherings. While the pace of daily affairs is measured by the seasonal shift from planting to reaping, the proximity of Sportsman Lake offers a rare, still reprieve from the relentless geometry of the surrounding farmland. There is a profound, quiet beauty in the way the local rhythm holds steady, indifferent to distant trends, anchored instead by the enduring weight of the land and the simple, repetitive labor of those who keep the plains productive.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cherry Lake Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 181° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 004° N
Reinig Wildlife Refuge & Nature Study Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 335° NW
Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 108° E
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.7 mi, 109° E · 24k acres
Columbia Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 155° SE
Otter Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 098° E
Union Grove State Park (State Park) — 13.0 mi, 326° NW
Belle Plaine Area Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 107° E
Grinnell Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 207° SW
Fridley Theatres Plaza 9 (Cinema) — 17.4 mi, 281° W
Marshall County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 288° W
Weatherbee School Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 289° W
Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 204° SW
Randolph Access (State Recreation Area) — 18.5 mi, 114° SE
Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 19.4 mi, 223° SW
Jacob Krumm East Access (Nature Reserve) — 20.8 mi, 210° SW
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 21.0 mi, 211° SW
Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 30.2 mi, 207° SW
Jasper County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 30.2 mi, 207° SW
Newton Community Theatre (Theatre) — 30.2 mi, 231° SW
Capitol II (Cinema) — 30.7 mi, 233° SW
Fred Maytag Bowl (Theatre) — 31.1 mi, 232° SW
HA Lynn Football Stadium (Stadium) — 31.4 mi, 232° SW
Yuta Falls (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 023° NE
Rokava (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 023° NE
Matugani (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 023° NE
Shaman's Curse (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 023° NE
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.2 mi, 234° SW · 12k acres

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