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Castana Iowa Map

Explore Castana, 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 Castana, Iowa

How to Use This Castana, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.074433
Longitude	-95.908621
Population	107
Density	45.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51010
Area Code	563
County Seat	Onawa
School District	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District

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About Castana, Iowa

Castana is a locality in Monona County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 107. The population density is 45.5 people per km². Castana is located at 42.0744°N, 95.9086°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Castana is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51010.

Castana marks its presence where the flat, fertile plains begin to buckle into the distinctive, wind-blown silt formations that define the western edge of the state. It lies 38.7 miles southeast of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 139°T), and is situated 10.2 miles east-northeast of Onawa. Cottonwood Creek carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its banks lined with the tangled, silver-barked trees that give the water its name. To the east, the land opens into a vast expanse of tilled fields, while the horizon is anchored by the silhouette of Granger Hill, which rises with a quiet, stubborn permanence against the sky. A mile away, the earth dips into the quiet seclusion of Gingles Hollow, a place where the shadows stretch long and cool during the heat of a midsummer afternoon. The light here has a particular clarity, turning the fields to pale gold as the sun retreats behind the rise of the land, leaving the air smelling faintly of damp soil and drying stalks.

Castana remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, its pulse synchronized with the planting and harvesting of corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon in every direction. The legacy of those who arrived to break this stubborn prairie soil persists in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the resilient, industrious character of the people who persist in the work of the land. Just two miles away, the Turin Preserve Wildlife Management Area provides a quiet sanctuary for migratory birds and native grasses, offering a glimpse of the landscape as it appeared long before the plow arrived. Life here moves with a steady, predictable gravity, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, yet connected to the wider world through the silent, persistent flow of regional agriculture. Though Guard Lake lies twelve miles distant, the people of Castana find their own stillness in the expansive, open sky and the quiet strength of the hills that guard their borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Turin Preserve Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 240° SW
Loess Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 278° W
Gray's Landing (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 037° NE
Davs Wetland (Local Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 237° SW
Whiting Woods (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 009° N
Schoenjahn Wildlife Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 040° NE
Pawnee Recreation Area Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 9.3 mi, 353° N
Monona County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 256° W
Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 255° W
Smithland Town Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 354° N
Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 350° N
Moorhead Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 11.0 mi, 164° S
Loess Hills State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 11.6 mi, 187° S
Preparation Canyon State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 183° S
Inkpaduta Historical Marker (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 356° N
Lewis and Clark State Park (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 256° W
Tree Shelter (Public Artwork) — 13.2 mi, 260° W
West Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 277° W
West Side Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 277° W
Sea Ray Sandbar (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 278° W
Murray Hall (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 198° S
Mondamin Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 193° S
Burt County Museum (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 218° SW
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 28.7 mi, 098° E
Moorehead Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 050° NE
State Theatre (Cinema) — 34.1 mi, 033° NE
AMC Movie Theatres (Cinema) — 34.3 mi, 319° NW
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.4 mi, 186° S · 16k acres
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.0 mi, 185° S · 7,936 acres

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