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Burchinal Iowa Map

Explore Burchinal, 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 Burchinal, Iowa

How to Use This Burchinal, Iowa Map

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

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	Burchinal
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Cerro Gordo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.06524
Longitude	-93.27826
Population	33
Density	165.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	50469
Area Code	515
County Seat	Mason City
School District	Clear Lake Community School District

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About Burchinal, Iowa

Burchinal is a locality in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 33. The population density is 165.5 people per km². Burchinal is located at 43.0652°N, 93.2783°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50469.

Burchinal occupies a quiet expanse of northern Iowa, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that feels immense and heavy with the promise of weather. It lies 7.2 miles south-southwest of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 213°T), and is situated 7.2 miles southeast of Clear Lake. The land here is defined by the rigorous geometry of tilled soil, a vast grid of corn and soybeans that absorbs the sun until the earth radiates a deep, loamy warmth. Two miles away, Cheslea Creek meanders through the landscape with a slow, deliberate persistence, its banks fringed with wild grasses that lean into the current. Not far off, the Welch Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary for the local fauna, a patch of uncultivated serenity that contrasts with the relentless production of the surrounding fields. The light at dusk here is particularly vivid, turning the stalks of grain into a sea of amber that glows against the darkening gray of the approaching night.

Burchinal emerged from the necessity of the iron rail, a point of collection for the harvest that has defined its existence since the first tracks were laid. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the agrarian year, a rhythm marked by the heavy machinery that navigates the roads during planting and harvest. While the bustle of larger centers remains distant, the people of Burchinal maintain a sturdy, unshowy civility, their lives shaped by the heritage of those who broke this prairie sod generations ago. A traveler might find a sense of stillness here, a quietude that persists even as the modern world shifts around it. While Pilot Knob rises nineteen miles away as a distant sentinel on the skyline, the daily life of Burchinal stays focused on the immediate, productive grace of the soil and the enduring, quiet labor of the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Welch Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 211° SW
Zirbel Slough (Local Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 254° W
Trolley Trail (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 360° N
Outlet Recreation Complex & Dog Park (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 314° NW
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 299° NW
Union Hills Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 6.5 mi, 249° W
Cerro Gordo County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 230° SW
Beaverdam Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 230° SW
Lekwa Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 295° NW
Harmony in Light (Public Artwork) — 7.0 mi, 034° NE
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 7.1 mi, 034° NE
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 033° NE
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 033° NE
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 024° NE
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 035° NE
National Register of Historic Places (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 312° NW
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 8.6 mi, 030° NE
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 028° NE
McIntosh Woods State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 294° NW
Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 288° W
Manly Caboose Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 016° N
Jenison-Meacham Memorial Art Center and Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 232° SW
Pioneer Kitchen Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 108° E
Marble Rock Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 108° E
Franklin County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 172° S
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 22.8 mi, 307° NW
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 28.0 mi, 057° NE
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 42.8 mi, 355° N
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 44.5 mi, 019° N
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 46.6 mi, 120° SE

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