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Bussey Iowa Map

Explore Bussey, 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 Bussey, Iowa

How to Use This Bussey, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.204447
Longitude	-92.882699
Population	387
Density	480.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50044
Area Code	515
County Seat	Knoxville
School District	Twin Cedars Community School District

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About Bussey, Iowa

Bussey is a locality in Marion County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 387. The population density is 480.5 people per km². Bussey is located at 41.2044°N, 92.8827°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bussey is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50044.

Bussey emerges from the expansive, sun-drenched plains of Iowa as a quiet intersection where the dark, rich soil of the Midwest meets the persistent flow of North Coal Creek. It lies 13.9 miles west-southwest of Oskaloosa, IA (from Oskaloosa, IA: bearing 243°T), and is situated 14.2 miles south of Pella. This watercourse carves a modest path through the landscape, its banks providing a sliver of shade and sanctuary for the local flora that defies the relentless reach of the surrounding corn and soybean fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the terrain rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of earth that catch the amber light of late afternoon, casting shadows that stretch long and thin across the gravel roads. A short distance away, the Paul Todd Wildlife Area offers a quieter expanse of land, where the native grasses sway in the wind and the silence is broken only by the movement of small creatures through the brush.

Bussey draws its character from the legacy of the coal mining industry that once defined the economic pulse of this region, leaving behind a quiet endurance in the faces of those who call these plains home. The town remains a place of unshowy work, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the temperament of the day more than the clock. Residents occasionally travel toward the horizon to explore the deeper woods of Stephens State Forest - Thousand Acre Unit or spend a solitary morning near the waters of Lake Miami, yet the gravity of the local fields always pulls them back. There is a lean, honest quality to the life here, a literate civility that persists in the way neighbors acknowledge one another, recognizing that their lives are tethered to the same deep, fertile ground that has sustained the region for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Paul Todd Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 248° W
Cedar Creek Access (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 018° N
Wilcox Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 301° NW
Cedar Bluffs State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 039° NE
Miami Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 161° S
Miami Lake Area (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 158° S
Bluff Creek OHV Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 090° E
Mahaska Care Facility Memorial (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 048° NE
Stephens State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.6 mi, 236° SW
Lake Red Rock (State Recreation Area) — 11.8 mi, 337° NW
Monroe County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 162° S
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 12.8 mi, 065° NE
The Morgan Cabin (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 065° NE
Rolscreen Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 353° N
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 13.7 mi, 352° N
Kruidenier Center for Communication and Theatre (Theatre) — 13.7 mi, 351° N
Chief Mahaska Statue (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 063° NE
Fire Station Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 353° N
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 14.0 mi, 350° N
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 353° N
Vermeer Museum and Global Pavilion (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 002° N
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 306° NW
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 203° SW
Elk Rock State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 325° NW
Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 25.9 mi, 004° N
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.2 mi, 319° NW · 12k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.6 mi, 321° NW · 12k acres
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 32.6 mi, 189° S
HA Lynn Football Stadium (Stadium) — 34.7 mi, 345° N
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 35.0 mi, 008° N

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