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Benton Iowa Map

Explore Benton, 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 Benton, Iowa

How to Use This Benton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.703324
Longitude	-94.358291
Population	39
Density	19.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50835
Area Code	319
County Seat	Mount Ayr
School District	Mount Ayr Community School District

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About Benton, Iowa

Benton is a locality in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 39. The population density is 19.9 people per km². Benton is located at 40.7033°N, 94.3583°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Benton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50835.

Benton emerges from the flat, earnest horizon of the midwestern plains as a collection of structures defined by the vast, open sky above and the heavy, fertile soil beneath. It lies 61.6 miles southwest of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 223°T), and is situated 24.5 miles south of Creston. The landscape surrounding Benton consists of expansive fields where the precise geometry of corn and soybean rows stretches toward the horizon, interrupted only by the slow, meandering path of the Grand River. A mile to the east, the waters of Walnut Creek Lake provide a quiet, reflective surface that catches the pale, early light of dawn, while the distant Pinhook Hills provide a faint, serrated edge against the western clouds. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, smelling of damp loam and the faint, sweet decay of harvest, grounding the senses in a geography that demands patience and rewards the observant eye.

Benton carries the quiet weight of a regional history rooted in the grit of agricultural labor and the steady, unshowy persistence of those who first broke the prairie sod. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons, as the pulse of the land dictates the pace of commerce and the movement of heavy machinery along narrow, dust-swept roads. Nearby, the Mt. Ayr Wildlife Management Area serves as a sanctuary for native grasses and local fauna, acting as a preserved pocket of the original landscape that once dominated this interior expanse. Life in Benton moves with an intentional, deliberate stillness, where the traditions of craftsmanship and the quiet civility of the plains foster a distinct, observant culture far removed from the frantic pace of larger urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mt. Ayr Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 139° SE
Mt Ayr Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 154° SE
Fogle Lake Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 003° N
Boone Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 202° S
French Nature Preserve Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 266° W
Sands Timber (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 234° SW
Winemiller Farm (Subterra 102) (State Recreation Area) — 14.6 mi, 279° W
Lake of Three Fires State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 277° W
Taylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 263° W
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 357° N
Kline Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 329° NW
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 26.6 mi, 097° E
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 097° E
Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 097° E
Green Valley State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 357° N
Adams County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 27.8 mi, 315° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.8 mi, 195° S · 3,906 acres
Nodaway Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 272° W
Clarinda Treatment Complex Museum (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 276° W
Olson/Linn Museum (Museum) — 35.9 mi, 296° NW
The Rose Theatre (Theatre) — 36.6 mi, 228° SW
Centennial Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 36.7 mi, 229° SW
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 37.8 mi, 053° NE
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 43.4 mi, 297° NW
Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 54.2 mi, 159° S
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 60.7 mi, 336° NW
Tree on the road (Attraction) — 60.7 mi, 336° NW
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.1 mi, 228° SW · 15k acres
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 61.6 mi, 042° NE

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