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Leando Iowa Map

Explore Leando, 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 Leando, Iowa

How to Use This Leando, Iowa Map

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

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	Leando
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Van Buren County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.821203
Longitude	-92.074516
Population	121
Density	21.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	52551
Area Code	712
County Seat	Keosauqua
School District	Van Buren County Community School District

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About Leando, Iowa

Leando is a locality in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 121. The population density is 21.2 people per km². Leando is located at 40.8212°N, 92.0745°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52551.

Leando emerges from the expansive, tilled plains where the Des Moines River carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth, marking the land with its persistent, muddy current. It lies 21.2 miles southeast of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 127°T), and is situated 13.8 miles south-southwest of Fairfield. The landscape surrounding Leando is defined by the heavy, fertile soil of the prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide, broken only by the silhouettes of silos and the deep, verdant shadows cast by the timber along the riverbank. Four miles away, the land dips into the quiet seclusion of Spahn Hollow, a subtle depression in the topography that holds the morning mist long after the sun has begun to warm the cornfields. At the edge of the water, Douds Boat Ramp serves as the primary tether between the solid ground of the fields and the fluid life of the river, providing a point of quiet observation where the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered copper.

History in Leando remains anchored to the rhythms of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest, echoing the industrious spirit of those who first broke the prairie sod. The local economy persists as a quiet extension of the soil, driven by the meticulous cultivation of soybeans and corn that define the region’s character and daily labor. Life in Leando moves with a deliberate, unadorned civility, influenced by a heritage that values the quiet competence of the farmer and the steady hand of the tradesman. While the pace of the outside world accelerates, the people of Leando maintain a grounded, literate connection to their surroundings, finding a distinct, unassuming beauty in the way the seasons color the vast, open sky above the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Douds Boat Ramp (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 331° NW
Van Buren Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 049° NE
Schulz Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 114° SE
Chequest Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 143° SE
Shidepoke Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.6 mi, 308° NW
Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 179° S
Selma Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 304° NW
Shimek State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.3 mi, 155° SE
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 149° SE
Daughrity Timber (Local Park) — 9.8 mi, 146° SE
The Art House (Public Artwork) — 13.6 mi, 024° NE
Dalby Hall (Rich and Gail Dalby Meeting Hall) (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 022° N
Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 023° NE
Davis County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 255° W
Johnny Clock Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 053° NE
Pioneer Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 126° SE
Iowa Heartland History Connection (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 308° NW
Steam locomotive (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 308° NW
Airpower Museum Library (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 298° NW
Lake Wapello State Park (State Park) — 25.5 mi, 270° W
Gorin Schoolhouse Bell (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 191° S
Barnette Statue (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 191° S
Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 29.0 mi, 070° E
CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 42.0 mi, 108° E
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 42.0 mi, 108° E
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.2 mi, 138° SE · 10k acres
Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 46.5 mi, 129° SE
Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 46.8 mi, 129° SE
Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 47.0 mi, 090° E
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 48.0 mi, 263° W

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