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Lehigh Iowa Map

Explore Lehigh, 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 Lehigh, Iowa

How to Use This Lehigh, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.359973
Longitude	-94.052177
Population	395
Density	72.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50557
Area Code	319
County Seat	Fort Dodge
School District	Southeast Valley Community School District

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About Lehigh, Iowa

Lehigh is a locality in Webster County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 395. The population density is 72.2 people per km². Lehigh is located at 42.3600°N, 94.0522°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lehigh is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50557.

Lehigh rises from the persistent, fertile earth where the Des Moines River carves a deep, serpentine path through the central Iowa landscape. It lies 11.2 miles south-southeast of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 148°T), and is situated 14.2 miles west-southwest of Webster City. The air here holds the scent of damp loam and the heavy, sweet stillness of ripening corn, a quiet expanse that stretches toward the horizon where the distant suggestion of Frankel Ridge barely breaks the flat, tilled lines of the state. Beyond the riverbanks, the terrain shifts into the shadowed, rugged topography of Deception Hollow, while the nearby trails of Dolliver Memorial State Park offer a sanctuary of limestone bluffs and ancient timber. As the sun dips low, the light catches the golden stalks of the fields, turning the vast, open prairie into a shimmering, amber sea that feels both ancient and entirely immediate.

Lehigh bears the marks of a past built upon the grit of coal mining and the steady labor of the river trade, legacies that still echo in the deliberate, unhurried pace of the streets. While the heavy industry of the previous century has faded, the spirit of the local economy remains rooted in the land, supported by the hardworking inhabitants who traverse the Brushy Creek Trail and look toward the seasonal rhythms of the harvest. A quiet, literate civility defines the character of the people here, where the influence of nearby academic centers and the enduring Scandinavian heritage lend a thoughtful depth to everyday interactions. Residents often find their weekend respite in the quiet corners of the landscape, whether traveling toward the waters of Don Williams Lake or finding solace in the dense, silent canopy of Pilot Mound State Forest, maintaining a life that is as grounded as the soil itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dolliver Memorial State Park (State Park) — 1.6 mi, 325° NW
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 133° SE
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 314° NW
Deception Hollow Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 146° SE
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 334° NW
Brushy Creek State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 071° E
Lundgren Church Nature Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 275° W
Holiday Creek Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 340° N
Gordon's Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 076° E
Vintage Iron Antiques Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 134° SE
Carlson Recreation Area (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 161° S
Tunnel Mills Access (State Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 093° E
Curious Kids' Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 331° NW
Blanden Memorial Art Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 326° NW
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 328° NW
Freedom Rock (Public Artwork) — 12.5 mi, 321° NW
Gowrie Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 247° SW
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 161° S
Saylorville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 15.6 mi, 166° S
Hickory Grove Rural School Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 175° S
Founders Rock (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 160° S
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 17.7 mi, 160° S
Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 158° S
Eagle Grove War Memorial (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 020° N
Ledges State Park (State Park) — 25.7 mi, 161° S
Hutton Memorial (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 162° S
North Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 30.8 mi, 134° SE
Lush Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.0 mi, 137° SE
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 32.3 mi, 136° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.4 mi, 358° N · 12k acres

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