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Ledyard Iowa Map

Explore Ledyard, 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 Ledyard, Iowa

How to Use This Ledyard, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.421624
Longitude	-94.162184
Population	121
Density	89.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50556
Area Code	319
County Seat	Algona
School District	North Kossuth Community School District

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About Ledyard, Iowa

Ledyard is a locality in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 121. The population density is 89.7 people per km². Ledyard is located at 43.4216°N, 94.1622°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ledyard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50556.

Ledyard occupies a vast, horizontal expanse of northern Iowa where the sky asserts its dominance over the dark, fertile soil. It lies 51.8 miles west-northwest of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 291°T), and is situated 15.2 miles south-southwest of Blue Earth. The horizon stretches uninterrupted, defined by the systematic geometry of tilled fields that darken to a rich, chocolate brown under the seasonal rains. Two miles away, the West Branch Blue Earth River carves a quiet, unassuming path through the prairie, its banks fringed with hardy grasses that sway in the persistent wind. A few miles further, the Ledyard ROW offers a concentrated pocket of native flora, standing as a deliberate contrast to the manicured precision of the surrounding soybean and corn rows. At dusk, the light here thins into a pale, crystalline gold, casting long shadows that emphasize the stark, unadorned beauty of the flat terrain.

Ledyard emerged from the late nineteenth-century expansion of the railroad, serving as a vital conduit for the grain that fuels the regional economy to this day. The cultural character of the place remains firmly rooted in the industrious spirit of its early settlers, whose Scandinavian and German influences are still echoed in the quiet, methodical pace of daily life. Life in Ledyard revolves around the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that demands a deep, practical engagement with the land. While the Pilot Grove Lakebed remains a distant memory of geological shifts eleven miles away, the people here maintain a steady, observant connection to the immediate environment. There is a profound, literate civility in the way the residents greet the day, grounded in the understanding that their existence is sustained by the quiet, tireless productivity of the earth beneath their feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ledyard ROW (Local Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 206° SW
Kossuth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 207° SW
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.8 mi, 163° S · 5,668 acres
In the Park (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 251° W
Faribault County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.4 mi, 359° N
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 103° E
State Line Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 11.2 mi, 296° NW
Eagle Lake (Local Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 280° W
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 12.0 mi, 305° NW
Goose Lake (Kossuth) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 293° NW
Seneca Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 239° SW
MIA-POW Display (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 154° SE
Iowa Lake Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 291° W
Etta C Ross Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 012° N
Wakefield House Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 012° N
East Des Moines River Access (State Recreation Area) — 15.4 mi, 254° W
Lone Rock Historical Depot & Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 211° SW
Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 317° NW
Fairmont Opera House (Theatre) — 21.9 mi, 317° NW
World's Largest Bullhead (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 126° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.7 mi, 173° S · 12k acres
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 28.4 mi, 113° SE
Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 141° SE
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 30.6 mi, 234° SW
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 230° SW
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 33.5 mi, 029° NE
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 34.4 mi, 268° W
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 35.7 mi, 274° W
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 44.2 mi, 066° NE
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 48.3 mi, 268° W

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