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Udell Iowa Map

Explore Udell, 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 Udell, Iowa

How to Use This Udell, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.780849
Longitude	-92.742138
Population	28
Density	39.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52593
Area Code	712
County Seat	Centerville
School District	Moulton-Udell Community School District

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About Udell, Iowa

Udell is a locality in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 28. The population density is 39.2 people per km². Udell is located at 40.7808°N, 92.7421°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Udell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52593.

Udell rests upon the quiet, expansive plains of southern Iowa, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk settles over the fields in long, amber strokes. It lies 23.9 miles southwest of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 226°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-northeast of Centerville. The landscape is defined by its deep, fertile soil, a patchwork of corn and soybean rows that follow the contours of the earth toward the distant tree lines. Only a mile away, the Center Branch Fox River traces a slow, deliberate path through the lowlands, its banks providing a cool sanctuary of mud and willow. Four miles from the center, the dense canopy of Stephens State Forest offers a shift in texture, where the air grows heavier with the scent of damp oak and pine, and the stillness of the woods contrasts with the open, working acreage that defines the surrounding terrain.

Udell maintains an economy deeply rooted in the cycles of the harvest, a rhythm that has persisted since the early days when settlers first turned the prairie sod. While the modern pace is measured by the coming and going of seasonal machinery, the quietude of the place is punctuated by the occasional traveler heading toward the recreational waters of Rathbun Lake. There is a singular, unshowy civility here, a heritage of careful labor and local reliance that keeps the community grounded in its own history. Life moves with an observant, steady grace, reflected in the way the architecture of the older buildings mirrors the straightforward, utilitarian beauty of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stephens State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 039° NE
Sharon Bluffs State Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 218° SW
Sedan Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 190° S
Tubaugh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 015° N
Moulton Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 151° SE
Rathbun Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 295° NW
Lake Wapello State Park (State Park) — 7.3 mi, 079° E
Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 246° SW
Fairgrounds Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 7.6 mi, 249° W
The Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 244° SW
Historical and Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 244° SW
Rathbun Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 301° NW
Unknown Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 7.9 mi, 253° W
Upper City Reservoir (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 239° SW
Moravia Wabash Depot Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 331° NW
Fuller Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 275° W
Honey Creek State Park (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 302° NW
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 257° W
Gone West Memorial (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 031° NE
Davis County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 097° E
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 20.3 mi, 318° NW
Steam locomotive (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 046° NE
Curtis King (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 028° NE
Saint John Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.7 mi, 045° NE
South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 36.1 mi, 187° S
Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 41.3 mi, 168° S
Truman State Art Gallery (Gallery) — 41.7 mi, 168° S
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 43.8 mi, 348° N
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 44.2 mi, 348° N
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 44.2 mi, 347° N

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