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About Bristow, IA

Bristow is a small farming town in Butler County, Iowa, accessible via Highway 3 which runs right through the community. Most visitors arrive from Cedar Falls or Waterloo about 25 miles southeast, taking Highway 218 north to Highway 3 west through corn and soybean country. The town's grain elevator serves as the main landmark, visible from the highway and representing decades of agricultural tradition in this corner of Iowa's prairie landscape.

Where is Bristow, IA on the map?

Bristow, IA is in United States, at 42.774, -92.908 - about 29 km north-east of Geneva, IA.

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The closest airport to Bristow, IA is Waterloo Regional Airport, 63 km (about 59 min by car).

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