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Templeton Iowa Map

Explore Templeton, 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 Templeton, Iowa

How to Use This Templeton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.918319
Longitude	-94.942766
Population	352
Density	301.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51463
Area Code	563
County Seat	Carroll
School District	Carroll Community School District

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About Templeton, Iowa

Templeton is a locality in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 352. The population density is 301.3 people per km². Templeton is located at 41.9183°N, 94.9428°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Templeton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51463.

Templeton occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide, defined by the relentless, geometric order of corn and soybean fields. It lies 10.9 miles south-southwest of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 201°T), and is situated 13.8 miles north of Audubon. The land here rises and falls in long, muscular swells that catch the golden light of late afternoon, casting shadows that lengthen across the dark, fertile soil. Only a mile away, the East Nishnabotna River carves a narrow, winding path through the silt, its banks lined with the gnarled silhouettes of native hardwoods. During the heat of midsummer, the air grows heavy and still, carrying the faint, dry scent of ripening grain and the distant promise of a cooling shift in the wind that often drifts in from the direction of Willow Creek Park.

Templeton carries the quiet weight of its German heritage, a history reflected in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the deliberate pace of its agricultural economy. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the seasons, shifting from the frantic machinery of harvest to the profound, snow-muffled silence of winter. Residents often look toward the subtle rise of Mount Moses on the horizon, a landmark that provides a steady reference point against the vast, open sky. While the pace is measured, the local character is defined by a deep, understated literacy and a persistent connection to the earth, grounded in a landscape where the primary concerns remain the weather, the crop cycles, and the preservation of a way of life that values consistency over spectacle.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tigges North Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 049° NE
Hausbarn (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 261° W
Great Western Park (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 259° W
Daniel Davis Timber (Local Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 102° E
Swan Lake State Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 028° NE
Farmstead Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 033° NE
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 10.8 mi, 021° N
War Memorial (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 324° NW
John James Audubon Statue (Public Artwork) — 13.6 mi, 177° S
White Rock Conservancy (Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 117° SE
Little Red Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 176° S
Elk Grove Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 131° SE
Cen + Ten Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 237° SW
Dunbar Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 079° E
Greene County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.6 mi, 076° E
Dunbar Slough Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 16.6 mi, 076° E
General Store Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 198° S
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 22.2 mi, 288° W
Prairie Rose State Park (State Park) — 24.9 mi, 212° SW
Springbrook State Park (State Park) — 25.8 mi, 112° E
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 26.4 mi, 024° NE
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 348° N
Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 27.1 mi, 226° SW
Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 27.4 mi, 349° N
Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 230° SW
Tree on the road (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 169° S
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 169° S
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 30.0 mi, 077° E
Moorhead Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 46.7 mi, 271° W
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.4 mi, 245° SW · 16k acres

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