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Welcome to Pilot Rock ...

Pilot Rock is located in Butler County<1>.

Pilot Rock is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pilot Rock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pilot Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pilot Rock - it's located in Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pilot Rock.

Communities near Pilot Rock ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pilot Rock.

  • Waverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <3>
  • Parkersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
    • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <3>
  • Nashua
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Ackley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Shell Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
    • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <3>
  • Greene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Aplington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
    • Aplington is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <3>
  • Allison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
    • Allison is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pilot Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pilot Rock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pilot Rock. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pilot Rock.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilot Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Pilot Rock.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pilot Rock ...

Looking for more information about Pilot Rock? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pilot Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pilot Rock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pilot Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.