Elk Run Heights Iowa Map
Explore Elk Run Heights, 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 Elk Run Heights, Iowa
How to Use This Elk Run Heights, Iowa Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Elk Run Heights, 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 Elk Run Heights.
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 | Elk Run Heights |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Black Hawk County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.466932 |
| Longitude | -92.256572 |
| Population | 1,069 |
| Density | 380.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 50707 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| County Seat | Waterloo |
| School District | Waterloo Community School District |
About Elk Run Heights, Iowa
Elk Run Heights is a locality in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,069. The population density is 380.8 people per km². Elk Run Heights is located at 42.4669°N, 92.2566°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elk Run Heights is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50707.Elk Run Heights emerges from the expanse of the Iowa prairie where the Elk Run carves a quiet, persistent path through the loamy, dark earth. It lies 4.8 miles east-southeast of Waterloo, IA (from Waterloo, IA: bearing 112°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east-northeast of Orange. The landscape stretches in a wide, rhythmic grid of soybean and corn fields that catch the slanted, amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows that emphasize the subtle swells of the terrain. Within the immediate boundaries of Elk Run Heights, Saveraid Park offers a quiet refuge of native grasses and open space, grounding the local environment in the persistent, unchanging cycle of the seasons. To the far horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of The Hogback reminds the traveler of a more rugged world beyond these fertile plains, while the nearby waters of Meyers Lake provide a still, reflective surface that anchors the sky.
Elk Run Heights functions as a steady node in a region defined by the industrious, quiet labor of generations who shaped the soil into a productive economy. The cultural character of the locality reflects a disciplined, unshowy civility, rooted in the traditions of those who recognized the potential of this land for steady, agrarian growth. Life in Elk Run Heights moves to a measured cadence, where the workday is dictated by the turning of the agricultural calendar and the pragmatic needs of the surrounding fields. The air here holds the scent of drying stalks and turned dirt, a scent that seems to permeate the very fiber of the local experience, linking the modern day to the deep, industrious history of the Iowa plains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Elk Run Heights Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 298° NW
- Casebeer Heights Access (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 213° SW
- Cedar Valley Nature Trail (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 220° SW
- Schaefer Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 164° S
- Nopuko Air Coaster (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 233° SW
- Skyborne (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 234° SW
- Lokolo (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 233° SW
- Tuka Tumbler (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 233° SW
- POW Memorial (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 295° NW
- USS Frank E. Evans D7540 (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 295° NW
- Statue Of Liberty Replica (Public Artwork) — 4.6 mi, 296° NW
- Phelps Youth Pavillion (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 296° NW
- National Wrestling Hall Of Fame (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 295° NW
- McBride Auditorium (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 316° NW
- Tibbitts Park (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 305° NW
- George Wyth State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 303° NW
- Hudson Depot Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 248° W
- Iowa Band Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 296° NW
- Cedar Falls Historical Society (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 296° NW
- Overman Park (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 296° NW
- Riverwalk Parks Community Bandshell (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 089° E
- Palace Theater (Cinema) — 20.9 mi, 329° NW
- McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 21.3 mi, 327° NW
- Cedar Rock (State Park) — 24.1 mi, 102° E
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.3 mi, 195° S · 24k acres
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 37.2 mi, 072° E
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.7 mi, 070° E · 274k acres
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About This Elk Run Heights Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elk Run Heights, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.466932, -92.256572. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Elk Run Heights includes the ZIP code (50707), telephone area code (319), county seat of Black Hawk County (Waterloo), and school district assignment (Waterloo Community School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
