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About Ackley, IA

Ackley sits in central Iowa farm country along the Iowa River, connected by Highway 175 and county roads. Most visitors drive up from Eldora or down from Iowa Falls, about 10 miles north. Longer routes connect to Waterloo-Cedar Falls via I-380 or west to Ames through rural farmland. The town of 1,500 becomes famous during RAGBRAI years, when over 10,000 cyclists descend on this quiet farming community.

Where is Ackley, IA on the map?

Ackley, IA is in United States, at 42.552, -93.053 - about 18 km north of Steamboat Rock, IA.

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The closest airport to Ackley, IA is Waterloo Regional Airport, 67 km (about 1 h 10 min by car).

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