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Ashton Iowa Map

Explore Ashton, 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 Ashton, Iowa

How to Use This Ashton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.311362
Longitude	-95.791128
Population	436
Density	166.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51232
Area Code	563
County Seat	Sibley
School District	Sheldon Community School District

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About Ashton, Iowa

Ashton is a locality in Osceola County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 436. The population density is 166.8 people per km². Ashton is located at 43.3114°N, 95.7911°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ashton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51232.

Ashton commands a flat, expansive horizon where the sky exerts a heavy, constant influence over the black-soiled earth. It lies 34.6 miles west-northwest of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 290°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-northeast of Sheldon. Otter Creek carves a modest, winding path through the outskirts, its banks lined with dense thickets that offer the only vertical relief against the vast, tilled grid of soybean and corn fields. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, dusty gold quality, catching the edges of Ashton Wayside Park, where the wind moves through the tall grasses with a dry, rhythmic hiss. Far to the north, the elevation rises slightly toward the summit of Hawkeye Point, creating a subtle, barely perceptible tilt to the landscape that directs the drainage of the fields toward the low-lying basins.

Agriculture remains the central pulse of the local economy, a legacy maintained by generations who have organized their lives around the cycles of planting and the quiet, mechanical labor of the harvest. The cultural character of Ashton reflects the stubborn, unshowy industry of its early settlers, whose heritage persists in the sturdy, pragmatic architecture of the grain elevators that stand like sentinels above the plains. Residents often look toward the distant, more recreational horizons of Lake Bella for a change in scenery, or travel the distance to traverse the Winkel Memorial Trail when the seasons turn. Life moves with a deliberate, measured pace, defined by the seasonal shifting of the light and the enduring, quiet civility of people who recognize the value of a long, uninterrupted view.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ashton Wayside Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 105° E
Ashton Pits Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 059° NE
Strouth Wildlife Management Area (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 206° SW
Ed Winkel Memorial Trail (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 015° N
Fairgrounds Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 016° N
McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 021° N
Little Rock River Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 285° W
Sheldon Prairie Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 199° S
Lyon County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 283° W
O'Brien County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 142° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.3 mi, 039° NE · 12k acres
Lake Bella State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.8 mi, 033° NE
Peterson State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 028° NE
Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 294° NW
Rock Island Depot Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 294° NW
TePaske Theatre (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 231° SW
The Gift (Public Artwork) — 24.7 mi, 230° SW
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 25.2 mi, 231° SW
Main Street Theatres Holland Plaza (Cinema) — 25.2 mi, 211° SW
Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 230° SW
Tower (Viewpoint) — 29.9 mi, 315° NW
Gull Point State Park (State Park) — 30.9 mi, 083° E
Clark Museum of Area History (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 087° E
Blue Mounds State Park (State Park) — 32.7 mi, 324° NW
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 33.7 mi, 080° E
Pearson Lakes Art Center (Arts Centre) — 33.8 mi, 080° E
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 34.0 mi, 080° E
Canton Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 38.1 mi, 272° W
Kiddie Barn (Attraction) — 40.0 mi, 208° SW
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 54.9 mi, 332° NW · 302 acres

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