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Tipton Iowa Map

Explore Tipton, 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 Tipton, Iowa

How to Use This Tipton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.769743
Longitude	-91.127935
Population	3,149
Density	601.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52772
Area Code	712
County Seat	Tipton
School District	Tipton Community School District

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About Tipton, Iowa

Tipton is a locality in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,149. The population density is 601.0 people per km². Tipton is located at 41.7697°N, 91.1279°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tipton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52772.

Tipton asserts its presence through the vast, quiet geometry of the Midwestern plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under an immense, pale sky. It lies 22.1 miles east-northeast of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 70°T), and is situated 18.2 miles southeast of Mount Vernon. The landscape around Tipton unfolds in a rhythmic succession of tilled earth and deep-rooted cornfields that hold the heat of the afternoon sun long after the light begins to amber. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Crooked Creek carves a thin, wooded vein through the fields, providing a cool sanctuary for the local fauna, while the nearby City Park offers a shaded retreat of green grass and orderly oak trees for those seeking a respite from the intensity of the open prairie. Four miles to the distance, the stillness of Koch Lake reflects the shifting clouds, its surface a mirror for the endless, slow-moving weather patterns that define this expanse.

Settlement in Tipton grew from the practical necessity of the fertile soil, establishing an economy deeply tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the persistent labor of the land. The architecture of the center maintains a sturdy, functional grace, reflecting the heritage of those who arrived here to break the sod and organize a life around the harvest. While the bustle of the world occasionally drifts in from the nearby academic centers, the daily existence in Tipton remains anchored to a literate, unshowy civility that values the weight of a handshake and the seasonal shift of the grain. Far from the distant shadows of the Green Bay Bottoms, the local character is defined by a grounded patience, where the industrious hum of machinery and the quietude of the evening hours compose the steady, reliable melody of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 050° NE
Mitzner Property (Local Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 236° SW
Cedar Valley Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 235° SW
Rock Creek Island State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 201° S
Red Cedar Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 201° S
William Maxon's Home Memorial (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 220° SW
Townsend Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 070° E
Travelers Rest (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 238° SW
Appreciation Park (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 239° SW
Hoover Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 249° W
West Branch Heritage Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 239° SW
Birthplace Cottage (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 239° SW
Statue of Isis (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 239° SW
House of the Maples (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 238° SW
President and Mrs. Hoover Gravesite (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 239° SW
Wiese Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 180° S
Olin Heritage Center (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 357° N
Mary, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 16.1 mi, 085° E
Luce Gallery (Gallery) — 18.7 mi, 306° NW
Kimmel Theater (Theatre) — 18.8 mi, 305° NW
Lake Macbride State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 278° W
Abbe Creek School Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 306° NW
Wyoming Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 017° N
Palisades-Kepler State Park (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 296° NW
Marcus Sycamore Cinema (Cinema) — 21.6 mi, 246° SW
FilmScene at The Chauncey (Cinema) — 22.1 mi, 250° W
Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 251° W
Shambaugh Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.5 mi, 250° W
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.1 mi, 180° S · 24k acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.8 mi, 114° SE · 274k acres

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