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Blairstown Iowa Map

Explore Blairstown, 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 Blairstown, Iowa

How to Use This Blairstown, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.909445
Longitude	-92.084349
Population	713
Density	555.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52209
Area Code	712
County Seat	Vinton
School District	Benton Community School District

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About Blairstown, Iowa

Blairstown is a locality in Benton County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 713. The population density is 555.0 people per km². Blairstown is located at 41.9094°N, 92.0843°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Blairstown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52209.

Blairstown anchors a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains, where the horizon stretches wide and flat under a sky that feels vast enough to contain the turning of the seasons. It lies 23.6 miles west-southwest of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 253°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north of Marengo. Prairie Creek carves a thin, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks often softened by the silt of high water and the encroaching stalks of deep-summer corn. To the west, the faint, hazy suggestion of The Hogback rises against the skyline, a distant reminder of the geologic shifts that shaped this heavy, fertile soil. The air here holds a distinct, cool clarity at dusk, carrying the scent of drying husks and the steady, rhythmic hum of insects that persists long after the sun has slipped below the tilled rows.

Blairstown emerged from the expansion of the rail lines that once stitched together the agrarian ambition of the nineteenth century, leaving behind a grid of streets that still follow the logic of the engine and the grain elevator. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest, a steady pulse that dictates the pace of life for those who work the fields or manage the local commerce. Residents often seek the quietude of Hannen Park, where the waters of Hannen Lake provide a shallow, reflective surface that mirrors the shifting clouds and the changing light of the prairie. Life here possesses an unshowy, literate civility, where the weight of history is measured not in monuments, but in the enduring, persistent labor of maintaining a livelihood upon the open land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hannen Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 211° SW
Gunderson Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 180° S
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.5 mi, 185° S · 24k acres
Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 185° S
Gateway Park & Preserve (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 175° S
Big Bend Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 160° S
Iowa County Historical Society (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 171° S
Iowa Baseball Museum of Norway (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 093° E
Randolph Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 241° SW
Belle Plaine Area Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 265° W
High Amana General Store (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 135° SE
Coralville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 138° SE
South Amana Barn Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 146° SE
In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 072° E
Michele Maring Miller Art Gallery (Gallery) — 13.3 mi, 125° SE
Otter Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.5 mi, 275° W
Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 041° NE
In Transit (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 094° E
Hawkeye Downs Speedway (Stadium) — 20.8 mi, 085° E
Witch's Basement (Historic Ruins) — 21.3 mi, 072° E
Westside Rising (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 075° E
Tree of Five Seasons (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 077° E
The Fun Station (Theme Park) — 21.8 mi, 093° E
Modern Gallery And Framing (Gallery) — 22.3 mi, 077° E
Gilded Pear Gallery (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 077° E
Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.6 mi, 081° E
Studio 17 of the Eastern Iowa ARTS Academy (Arts Centre) — 22.9 mi, 075° E
The 5th Realm (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 071° E
Lake Macbride State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 107° E
Palisades-Kepler State Park (State Park) — 29.2 mi, 089° E

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