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Ellston Iowa Map

Explore Ellston, 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 Ellston, Iowa

How to Use This Ellston, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.840271
Longitude	-94.108562
Population	19
Density	29.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50074
Area Code	515
County Seat	Mount Ayr
School District	Mount Ayr Community School District

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About Ellston, Iowa

Ellston is a locality in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 19. The population density is 29.5 people per km². Ellston is located at 40.8403°N, 94.1086°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ellston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50074.

Ellston emerges from the vast, undulating expanse of southern Iowa, defined by a horizon that stretches wide and flat under a heavy, expansive sky. It lies 45.9 miles southwest of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 219°T), and is situated 17.6 miles north-northwest of Lamoni. The land around Ellston is a patchwork of deep, dark loam, where the rhythmic cycles of corn and soybean cultivation dictate the texture of the earth. To the east, the quiet, meandering path of Lotts Creek carves a shallow depression through the fields, providing a thin ribbon of riparian growth that breaks the relentless geometry of the crops. A mere mile away, the surface of Sun Valley Lake catches the low, golden light of late afternoon, its stillness reflecting the clouds in a mirror of glass that anchors the surrounding prairie.

Agriculture remains the singular, sturdy pulse of Ellston, a legacy of the settlers who broke this soil to build a life against the seasonal intensity of the Midwest climate. The local economy is tied to the harvest and the steady, unadorned labor of those who manage the grain and the livestock, maintaining an existence that favors utility and resilience over ornamentation. Beyond the cultivated tracts, the Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tallgrass and scrub, preserving a fragment of the wilder landscape that once covered these plains. Life in Ellston moves in steady alignment with the changing seasons, a quiet endurance that persists even as the modern world shifts, keeping the character of the region grounded in the grit and potential of its fertile ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 063° NE
Don & Connie Huff Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 214° SW
ONeil Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 280° W
Kellerton Bird Conservation Area Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 176° S
Poe Hollow County Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 206° SW
Talmage Hill Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 003° N
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.3 mi, 133° SE
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 134° SE
Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 134° SE
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 315° NW
Decatur County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 110° E
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 053° NE
Green Valley State Park (State Park) — 22.7 mi, 321° NW
Nine Eagles State Park (State Park) — 23.5 mi, 131° SE
Kline Museum (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 296° NW
Taylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 34.3 mi, 250° W
John Wayne (Public Artwork) — 34.4 mi, 008° N
Adair County Historical Museum (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 330° NW
Wayne County Museum Library (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 098° E
Prairie Trails Museum (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 098° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.5 mi, 208° SW · 3,906 acres
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 45.9 mi, 038° NE
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 46.0 mi, 038° NE
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 46.0 mi, 038° NE
Blue Zoo (Aquarium) — 52.5 mi, 017° N
Funny Bone Comedy Club (Theatre) — 52.6 mi, 019° N
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 52.8 mi, 281° W
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.0 mi, 041° NE · 12k acres

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