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Cushing Iowa Map

Explore Cushing, 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 Cushing, Iowa

How to Use This Cushing, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.46471
Longitude	-95.675006
Population	230
Density	279.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51018
Area Code	563
County Seat	Sioux City
School District	River Valley Community School District

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About Cushing, Iowa

Cushing is a locality in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 230. The population density is 279.3 people per km². Cushing is located at 42.4647°N, 95.6750°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cushing is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51018.

Cushing spreads across the expansive, tilled flatness of the Iowa horizon, where the earth meets the sky in a long, unbroken line. It lies 26.6 miles west-southwest of Storm Lake, IA (from Storm Lake, IA: bearing 243°T), and is situated 33.8 miles southeast of Le Mars. Bacon Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the pale intensity of the mid-afternoon sun as it winds past the edges of the settlement. The land here possesses a quiet gravity, defined by the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of the days. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Battle Hill, grounding the view in a geography that feels both ancient and entirely functional. The air in Cushing often carries the scent of dry soil and curing stalks, a stark, clean fragrance that lingers long after the machinery has been silenced for the evening.

Cushing draws its character from the legacy of those who settled this prairie, carving out a livelihood from the stubborn, fertile loam that defines the regional economy. While the Douglas Schoolgrounds provides a nearby space for local gatherings, the pulse of the area remains firmly tethered to the agricultural output of the surrounding acreage. Life here follows the steady, unadorned cadence of a place built on industry and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants. There is a specific, unshowy literate civility in how the day concludes, with the light deepening into shades of amber and violet over the cornrows. The people who remain in Cushing understand that their history is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the silos and the persistent, quiet labor that sustains the life of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Douglas Schoolgrounds (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 355° N
Shagbark Hills (Local Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 255° W
Fighter jets (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 275° W
Little Sioux Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 275° W
Washta Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 330° NW
Sioux Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 281° W
State Theatre (Cinema) — 6.8 mi, 076° E
Firefighter Memorial Benches (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 008° N
Quimby Centenial Train Mural (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 008° N
Moorehead Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 129° SE
Oak Ridge Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 227° SW
Inkpaduta Historical Marker (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 221° SW
Train (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 274° W
Old Town (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 274° W
Sanford Museum and Planetarium (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 018° N
Tallman Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 014° N
Smithland Town Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 219° SW
Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 221° SW
Pawnee Recreation Area Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 22.1 mi, 217° SW
Odebolt Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 116° SE
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 26.6 mi, 063° NE
Loess Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 27.2 mi, 210° SW
Kiddie Barn (Attraction) — 33.7 mi, 313° NW
Le Mars Community Theatre (Theatre) — 33.7 mi, 313° NW
AMC Movie Theatres (Cinema) — 34.6 mi, 268° W
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.6 mi, 020° N · 12k acres
Lewis and Clark State Park (State Park) — 38.1 mi, 221° SW
Stone State Park (State Park) — 39.6 mi, 276° W
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.1 mi, 194° S · 16k acres

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