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Castalia Iowa Map

Explore Castalia, 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 Castalia, Iowa

How to Use This Castalia, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.111922
Longitude	-91.676262
Population	145
Density	96.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52133
Area Code	712
County Seat	Decorah
School District	Postville Community School District

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About Castalia, Iowa

Castalia is a locality in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 145. The population density is 96.9 people per km². Castalia is located at 43.1119°N, 91.6763°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Castalia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52133.

Castalia emerges from the quiet, sweeping expanse of the Iowa driftless region where the land folds into itself in rhythmic, verdant swells. It lies 48.4 miles east-northeast of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 56°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west-northwest of Postville. Fitzgerald Creek meanders through this terrain, its steady current carving a thin, silver ribbon through the valley floor and offering a cool, persistent presence to the surrounding fields. The air here holds the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a crisp clarity that deepens as the sun dips behind the western ridges. Beyond the immediate valley, the landscape stretches into a vast patchwork of tilled acreage, where the soil is dark, heavy, and profound, anchoring the horizon in a perpetual state of agricultural readiness.

Castalia maintains a modest, enduring character forged by generations who understood the discipline of the seasons and the demands of the prairie climate. While the local economy remains tied to the productivity of the soil and the cycles of the grain harvest, the proximity of the Postville Trail provides a quiet corridor for those who seek to observe the native grasses and woodland edges that once defined the entire state. A sense of unshowy, literate civility persists in the daily habits of the residents, reflecting a heritage that respects the quiet labor of the fields and the long, reflective winters. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, honoring a history that values the integrity of the harvest and the steady, quiet endurance of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Postville Trail (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 129° SE
Marilie Educational Forest Reserve WA (Local Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 035° NE
Montauk State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 169° S
Kleve Fen (Local Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 137° SE
Abraham Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 171° S
Clermont Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 173° S
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.9 mi, 073° E · 2,440 acres
Gilbertson Conservation Ed. Area (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 166° S
Fayette County Historical Museum;Fayette County Historical Library (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 212° SW
Upper Iowa River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 354° N
Porter House Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 337° NW
Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 336° NW
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 336° NW
Volga River State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.6 mi, 197° S
Jewel Theatre (Theatre) — 15.1 mi, 335° NW
Kristin Wigley-Fleming Gallery (Gallery) — 15.1 mi, 335° NW
Painting Studio (Arts Centre) — 15.2 mi, 334° NW
Storre Theatre (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 334° NW
3-d Life Tree (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 335° NW
Oedipus and Antigone (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 335° NW
Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 22.2 mi, 093° E · 2,460 acres
Cedar Point (Viewpoint) — 22.3 mi, 080° E
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.7 mi, 086° E · 274k acres
Little Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 24.9 mi, 093° E
Great Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 25.0 mi, 093° E
Pikes Peak State Park (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 104° E
Pink Elephant Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.6 mi, 101° E
St. Feriole Island Riverfront Playground (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 099° E
St. Feriole Island Play Area (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 098° E
Wyalusing State Park (State Park) — 28.9 mi, 110° E

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