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Chester Iowa Map

Explore Chester, 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 Chester, Iowa

How to Use This Chester, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.491077
Longitude	-92.360449
Population	139
Density	38.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52134
Area Code	712
County Seat	Cresco
School District	Howard-Winneshiek Community School District

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About Chester, Iowa

Chester is a locality in Howard County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 139. The population density is 38.8 people per km². Chester is located at 43.4911°N, 92.3604°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Chester is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52134.

Chester reveals itself through the steady, patient unfolding of fertile black earth and the quiet persistence of the Upper Iowa River as it carves a path through the limestone-laced landscape. It lies 48.3 miles east-northeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 14.5 miles west-northwest of Cresco. The horizon is a wide, unencumbered line where the sky presses down against fields of corn and soybeans, lending the air a heavy, fertile scent that shifts with the seasons. A few miles to the west, the Beaver Creek State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native timber, a deliberate pause in the otherwise relentless geometry of tilled farmland. Light here arrives in thin, clear sheets at dawn, illuminating the textures of the soil and the subtle, rhythmic undulations of the plains that define the local topography.

Agriculture remains the central pulse of Chester, a legacy anchored in the hard-won traditions of families who arrived with the rhythm of the seasons and the discipline of the plow. The local economy is tied to the resilience of the harvest, reflecting a quiet, inward-looking industry that values the steady maintenance of fences and the seasonal turn of the soil. Residents carry a certain unshowy literate civility, a disposition formed by the isolation of the wide prairie and the shared necessity of rural stewardship. There is a profound stillness in the way the day ends here, with the long, cooling shadows stretching over the gravel roads, suggesting that the life of Chester is measured not by speed, but by the slow, reliable cycle of growth and the quiet endurance of those who tend the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Beaver Creek State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 315° NW
Nosek State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 013° N
Dieken Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 131° SE
Lidtke County Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 113° SE
Upper Iowa River Access (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 112° E
Souhrada Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 091° E
Lake Louise State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 290° W
R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 015° N
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 015° N
Washburn-Zittleman Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 353° N
Methodist Church Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 353° N
Kellow House - Howard County Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 123° SE
Howard County Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 123° SE
Niagara Cave (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 084° E
Upper Iowa River Wildlife Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.4 mi, 104° E
Sinkhole (Viewpoint) — 17.9 mi, 074° E
Preston Veteran's Memorial (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 048° NE
Fillmore County Historical Center (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 033° NE
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.7 mi, 107° E · 2,440 acres
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 019° N
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 26.8 mi, 238° SW
Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 29.0 mi, 255° W
Storre Theatre (Theatre) — 30.4 mi, 114° SE
I Am Wood (Monument) — 30.4 mi, 114° SE
Painting Studio (Arts Centre) — 30.5 mi, 114° SE
Kristin Wigley-Fleming Gallery (Gallery) — 30.6 mi, 114° SE
Jewel Theatre (Theatre) — 30.7 mi, 114° SE
Labyrinth (Public Artwork) — 32.8 mi, 026° NE
Driftless Art Academy (Arts Centre) — 36.0 mi, 350° N
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.1 mi, 089° E · 274k acres

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