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Aurelia Iowa Map

Explore Aurelia, 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 Aurelia, Iowa

How to Use This Aurelia, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.71276
Longitude	-95.43667
Population	968
Density	368.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51005
Area Code	563
County Seat	Cherokee
School District	Alta-Aurelia Community School District

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About Aurelia, Iowa

Aurelia is a locality in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 968. The population density is 368.6 people per km². Aurelia is located at 42.7128°N, 95.4367°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Aurelia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51005.

Aurelia occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon draws a taut line across the sky, separating the heavy earth from the infinite blue. It lies 12.5 miles west-northwest of Storm Lake, IA (from Storm Lake, IA: bearing 293°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-southeast of Cherokee. The landscape unfurls in disciplined rows of corn and soybeans, a relentless geometry of agriculture that defines the spirit of the plains. A mile to the east, the quiet, silty waters of Maple Creek trace a slow path through the tallgrass, while the nearby Nester Stiles Prairie State Preserve preserves a fragment of the wild, unplowed world that once claimed the entire state. To the west, the subtle rise of the land hints at the distant Loess Hills, and six miles away, the singular, weathered mass of Pilot Rock stands as a solitary sentinel over the fields. When the light of late afternoon tilts low, it casts long, amber shadows that turn the dirt roads into ribbons of copper, illuminating the quiet industry of a place that measures time in seasons rather than seconds.

Aurelia emerged from the nineteenth-century expansion as a vital point of commerce for the surrounding grain-rich plains, its streets laid out with a pragmatic Scandinavian and German efficiency that persists in the character of its people. The local economy remains anchored to the soil, a cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of everyday life and fosters a culture of unshowy, literate civility. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the stillness of Larson Lake offers a brief respite from the machinery of the farms, providing a glassy mirror for the clouds that drift over the prairie. There is a weight to the history here, felt in the solid, unadorned architecture and the steady, rhythmic hum of grain elevators that punctuate the skyline. Aurelia remains a place where the work is demanding but the air is clear, defined by a stoic endurance that respects the land and the quiet, persistent labor required to thrive upon it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nester Stiles Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 209° SW
Larson Lake Park Area (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 065° NE
Prescott Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 017° N
Hankens Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 070° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 295° NW
Sanford Museum and Planetarium (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 294° NW
Mill Creek Bridge Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 313° NW
Tallman Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 294° NW
Soo Access (State Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 352° N
Quimby Centenial Train Mural (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 241° SW
Firefighter Memorial Benches (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 241° SW
Waterman Prairie Complex (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 356° N
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 12.6 mi, 114° SE
Buena Vista County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 112° E
Living Heritage Tree Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 114° SE
Harker House (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 113° SE
State Theatre (Cinema) — 16.4 mi, 200° S
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.3 mi, 002° N · 12k acres
Fighter jets (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 227° SW
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 32.0 mi, 026° NE
Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 34.4 mi, 144° SE
Black Hawk State Park (State Park) — 34.5 mi, 145° SE
O'Brien County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 34.5 mi, 341° N
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 35.0 mi, 146° SE
Train (Attraction) — 35.5 mi, 244° SW
Old Town (Attraction) — 35.5 mi, 244° SW
Le Mars Community Theatre (Theatre) — 37.4 mi, 279° W
Pawnee Recreation Area Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 43.1 mi, 216° SW
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 43.8 mi, 112° E
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 72.6 mi, 062° NE · 5,668 acres

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