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Belmond Iowa Map

Explore Belmond, 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 Belmond, Iowa

How to Use This Belmond, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.84608
Longitude	-93.614099
Population	2,463
Density	335.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50421
Area Code	515
County Seat	Clarion
School District	Belmond-Klemme Community School District

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About Belmond, Iowa

Belmond is a locality in Wright County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,463. The population density is 335.7 people per km². Belmond is located at 42.8461°N, 93.6141°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Belmond is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50421.

Belmond commands a quiet stretch of the Iowa River, where the water carves a slow, deliberate path through the expansive, fertile plains of north-central Iowa. It lies 29.8 miles southwest of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 225°T), and is situated 9.9 miles northeast of Clarion. The landscape surrounding Belmond remains defined by the rhythmic geometry of tilled soil, where the dark, rich earth yields vast horizons of soybeans and corn that shimmer in shades of emerald and amber under the wide prairie sky. Within the local topography, the land holds a gentle, persistent stability, inviting long shadows at dusk that stretch across the open fields toward the distant, calm waters of Morse Lake. Residents find a familiar solace in the verdant expanse of Belmond City Park, a space that bridges the gap between the built environment and the wilder, wooded edges of the riverbank, providing a place where the air carries the clean, sharp scent of damp earth and turning leaves.

Belmond maintains a steady, industrious character, grounded in the labor and ingenuity of those who first settled these plains with a focus on agricultural productivity and communal resilience. The Franklin Grove Heritage Trail serves as a living record of this heritage, tracing the connections between the early settlers and the modern pulse of the local economy, which remains tethered to the harvest cycles of the surrounding land. Life in Belmond moves with an unpretentious civility, reflecting a legacy of Scandinavian and German influence that values hard work, literate engagement, and a modest, neighborly grace. Whether walking the quiet paths of the trail or observing the seasonal transformation of the fields, those who dwell here recognize a distinct sense of place, where the simple architecture of the streets mirrors the honest, functional beauty of the prairie landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Belmond Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 270° W
Belmond City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 349° N
Swimming Pool Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 102° E
Railroad ROW (State Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 021° N
Franklin Grove (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 142° SE
Wright County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ia (Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 207° SW
Wright County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 207° SW
Lower Morse Lake Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 206° SW
George Elder Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 175° S
Lower Morse Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 207° SW
Jenison-Meacham Memorial Art Center and Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 013° N
Morse Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 255° W
Elm Lake Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 206° SW
4-h Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 219° SW
Liberty School Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 305° NW
Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 156° SE
Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 156° SE
Eagle Grove War Memorial (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 229° SW
Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 331° NW
Eide Memorial Fountain (Public Artwork) — 22.5 mi, 211° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.8 mi, 296° NW · 12k acres
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 28.8 mi, 357° N
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 29.7 mi, 045° NE
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 30.1 mi, 045° NE
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 31.0 mi, 043° NE
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 31.7 mi, 042° NE
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 37.0 mi, 232° SW
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 38.9 mi, 217° SW
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 217° SW
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 42.6 mi, 142° SE

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