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Terril Iowa Map

Explore Terril, 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 Terril, Iowa

How to Use This Terril, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.305795
Longitude	-94.971656
Population	334
Density	237.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51364
Area Code	563
County Seat	Spirit Lake
School District	Graettinger-Terril Community School District

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About Terril, Iowa

Terril is a locality in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 334. The population density is 237.5 people per km². Terril is located at 43.3058°N, 94.9717°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Terril is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51364.

Terril persists as a quiet grid of streets amidst the vast, geometric expanse of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the dark, heavy soil. It lies 14.3 miles northeast of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 37°T), and is situated 9.6 miles southwest of Estherville. The land here is defined by a slow, rhythmic swell of earth, a landscape of tilled fields that stretch toward the horizon in shades of ochre and deep emerald depending on the season. Only a mile away, Big Muddy Creek cuts a narrow, meandering path through the terrain, its banks lined with the tangled brush and hardy trees that provide the only vertical interruption to the flat, expansive plains. The light at dusk here carries a particular weight, catching the dust of the fields and turning the air into a shimmering, bruised violet that seems to hold the day in place long after the sun has vanished.

Terril survives as a reflection of the agrarian ambition that first broke this sod, its economy anchored to the immense productivity of the surrounding corn and soybean rows. The rhythm of life is dictated by the turning of the seasons, a cycle of planting and harvest that leaves the streets largely silent during the heat of the day. Those seeking the wider, more expansive wildness of the region often travel toward the Spring Run Wetland Complex, where the prairie reclaimed its own, or toward the distant waters of Dan Green Slough, five miles removed from the center of activity. While the Dickinson County Spine Trail lies nine miles away, the character of the place remains inward-looking and deliberate, an unshowy civility maintained by people who understand that the true measure of their home is found in the endurance of the crops and the steady, predictable turning of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spring Run Wetland Complex (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 335° NW
Spring Run Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 309° NW
Dickinson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 309° NW
Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ia (Resource Management Area) — 5.4 mi, 194° S
Dan Green Slough Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 5.4 mi, 194° S
Dewey's Pasture Complex (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 177° S
Fort Defiance State Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 043° NE
Lower Gar Lake Complex (State Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 295° NW
Gull Point State Park (State Park) — 8.6 mi, 324° NW
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 045° NE
Milford Pioneer Theatre (Cinema) — 9.1 mi, 278° W
Iowa Rock N Roll Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 297° NW
Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 297° NW
Arnolds Park Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 297° NW
Estherville Swinging Bridge (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 043° NE
Spirit Lake Massacre Monument (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 296° NW
Estherville Meteorite Center (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 046° NE
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 9.7 mi, 308° NW
Higgins Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 302° NW
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 10.0 mi, 308° NW
Pearson Lakes Art Center (Arts Centre) — 10.0 mi, 308° NW
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.4 mi, 026° NE
Bike Monument (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 293° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.7 mi, 258° W · 12k acres
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 15.4 mi, 217° SW
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 19.1 mi, 122° SE
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 130° SE
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 100° E
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.0 mi, 099° E · 5,668 acres

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