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Anthon Iowa Map

Explore Anthon, 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 Anthon, Iowa

How to Use This Anthon, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.388323
Longitude	-95.866677
Population	545
Density	298.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51004
Area Code	563
County Seat	Sioux City
School District	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District

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About Anthon, Iowa

Anthon is a locality in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 545. The population density is 298.5 people per km². Anthon is located at 42.3883°N, 95.8667°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Anthon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51004.

Anthon emerges from the deep, fertile topsoil of western Iowa, where the land stretches in vast, disciplined rows of corn and soybeans toward the horizon. It lies 28.3 miles east-southeast of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 106°T), and is situated 28.5 miles east-southeast of South Sioux City. The Little Sioux River carves a deliberate, winding path past the edge of the grid, its banks shaded by sturdy hardwoods that offer a cool respite from the heat of the plains. A few miles to the east, the stillness of Horseshoe Lake provides a quiet counterpoint to the working rhythm of the fields, while the distant, shadowed silhouette of Battle Hill marks the edge of the regional geography. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, amber clarity, catching the dust of the harvest and turning the surrounding prairie into a sea of muted gold that seems to hold the day in a lingering, breathless pause.

Anthon reflects the sturdy, pragmatic character of its settlers, who arrived to clear the timber and turn the sod into a productive landscape. The local economy remains anchored to the output of the soil, with grain elevators standing as silent, industrial sentinels over a community that values industriousness and a quiet, literate civility. Beyond the immediate fields, the wilder reaches of Curtin Timber offer a glimpse of the untamed Iowa that existed before the plow, serving as a reminder of the land’s original, rugged state. While the modern pace is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the demands of the crop, there is an enduring, unshowy stability in the way the streets are laid out, suggesting a place that has long since made peace with its own isolation and the steady, honest work of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Curtin Timber (Local Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 182° S
Little Sioux Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 035° NE
Oak Ridge Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 201° S
Copeland Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 032° NE
Sioux Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 029° NE
Fighter jets (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 035° NE
Inkpaduta Historical Marker (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 198° S
Smithland Town Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 196° S
Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 200° S
Train (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 304° NW
Old Town (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 304° NW
Washta Access (State Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 032° NE
Pawnee Recreation Area Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 12.9 mi, 195° S
Table Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 221° SW
State Theatre (Cinema) — 17.8 mi, 067° NE
Firefighter Memorial Benches (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 034° NE
Quimby Centenial Train Mural (Public Artwork) — 20.2 mi, 034° NE
Moorehead Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 099° E
AMC Movie Theatres (Cinema) — 25.1 mi, 279° W
Monona County Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 206° SW
Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 206° SW
Lewis and Clark State Park (State Park) — 28.0 mi, 213° SW
Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 227° SW
Sioux City Public Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 285° W
Orpheum Theater (Theatre) — 28.4 mi, 285° W
The Block (Gallery) — 28.6 mi, 286° W
Stone State Park (State Park) — 31.1 mi, 288° W
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.5 mi, 029° NE · 12k acres
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.2 mi, 186° S · 16k acres
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 59.4 mi, 293° NW · 870 acres

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