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Burt Iowa Map

Explore Burt, 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 Burt, Iowa

How to Use This Burt, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.197463
Longitude	-94.219686
Population	418
Density	379.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50522
Area Code	319
County Seat	Algona
School District	Algona Community School District

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About Burt, Iowa

Burt is a locality in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 418. The population density is 379.7 people per km². Burt is located at 43.1975°N, 94.2197°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Burt is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50522.

Burt reveals itself as a quiet grid of streets laid out across the vast, flattened expanse of the northern Iowa plains. It lies 46.8 miles east of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 85°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north of Algona. The horizon here is a sharp, unyielding line where the sky presses down upon the dark, fertile soil, turning the atmosphere into a heavy, translucent veil during the long hours of a summer afternoon. Two miles to the west, the East Fork Des Moines River carves a sluggish, winding path through the silt, its banks lined with the gnarled roots of cottonwoods that lean toward the water. Only four miles away, the surface of Lowe Pool remains still, reflecting the expansive clouds that drift over the flat fields. A short distance further, the Patterson Recreation and Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of tall, uncultivated grasses where the wind makes a dry, whispering sound as it moves through the stalks.

Burt exists as a testament to the heavy labor of the nineteenth-century homesteaders who broke this prairie sod, finding a landscape that demanded both patience and iron-willed endurance. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, dominated by the rhythmic planting and harvesting of corn and soybeans that stretch to the edge of every road. Grain elevators stand as the tallest sentinels of the skyline, their stark, utilitarian silhouettes marking the center of activity for the surrounding farms. Life in Burt follows a deliberate, predictable pace, defined by the cycle of the frost and the sun, where the community shares a quiet, pragmatic civility. The heritage of the families who settled here lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the homes and the methodical way the day is organized around the needs of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Patterson Recreation and Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 089° E
Wrp (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 064° NE
Kossuth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 181° S
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.6 mi, 082° E · 5,668 acres
Smith Lake (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 190° S
Lone Rock Historical Depot & Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 286° W
Plum Creek Dam (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 174° S
Kossuth Lajos (Public Artwork) — 8.9 mi, 186° S
Camp Algona POW Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 186° S
Kossuth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 186° S
MIA-POW Display (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 072° E
Ambrose A. Call State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 187° S
Stinson Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 207° SW
Seneca Access (State Recreation Area) — 12.2 mi, 312° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.5 mi, 153° SE · 12k acres
East Fork DSM River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.3 mi, 181° S
Cylinder Heritage Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 246° SW
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 046° NE
World's Largest Bullhead (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 085° E
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 21.9 mi, 263° W
Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 108° E
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 256° W
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 23.5 mi, 343° N
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 29.5 mi, 081° E
Fairmont Opera House (Theatre) — 33.7 mi, 339° N
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 34.4 mi, 294° NW
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 37.3 mi, 299° NW
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 47.4 mi, 287° W
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 47.4 mi, 178° S
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 47.5 mi, 265° W

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