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Leland Iowa Map

Explore Leland, 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 Leland, Iowa

How to Use This Leland, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.337178
Longitude	-93.635216
Population	249
Density	72.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	50453, 50436
Area Code	515
County Seat	Forest City
School District	Forest City Community School District

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About Leland, Iowa

Leland is a locality in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 249. The population density is 72.0 people per km². Leland is located at 43.3372°N, 93.6352°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Leland is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 50453, 50436.

Leland occupies a quiet expanse of northern Iowa where the horizon stretches wide across a landscape of disciplined, geometric agriculture. It lies 25.3 miles west-northwest of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 300°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north of Forest City. The Winnebago River carves a subtle path through the vicinity, its winding course serving as the primary artery for the local watershed. Here, the earth is a deep, dark loam, flattened into immense, fertile fields that transition into the soft, rhythmic undulations of the prairie. A mile away, the Ambroson Recreation Area offers a modest reprieve of greenery, providing a space where the wind carries the scent of damp soil and drying corn husks. The light in the late afternoon possesses a particular clarity, casting long, sharp shadows over the rows of soybeans that seem to pull the sky down toward the dirt.

Leland maintains a character defined by the sturdy, practical heritage of the settlers who first broke this sod, leaving a legacy of Scandinavian and German industriousness in the town’s layout. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons, with the seasonal harvest dictating the pulse of activity that flows through the grain elevators and local businesses. Residents may travel toward Pilot Knob for a more elevated perspective of the surrounding plains, or follow the Winnebago River Trail to appreciate the riparian corridors that break the monotony of the tilled land. Life in Leland proceeds with an unshowy, literate civility, where the focus remains on the maintenance of the land and the quiet endurance of a community that understands its place in the vast, open geography of the Midwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ambroson Recreation Area (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 187° S
Winnebago River Recreation Area (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 000° N
C. A. Block Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 009° N
Rice Lake Area Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 104° E
Rice Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 046° NE
Holland Prairie Conservation & Youth Hunting Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 011° N
Winnebago County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ia (Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 150° SE
Pilot Knob Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 150° SE
Winnebago County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 150° SE
Holtan Farm Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 191° S
Rice Lake Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 065° NE
Mansion Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 182° S
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 5.1 mi, 183° S
Pilot Knob State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 149° SE
Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 7.1 mi, 062° NE
Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 041° NE
World's Largest Bullhead (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 225° SW
Buddy Holly Crash Site (Public Artwork) — 15.1 mi, 122° SE
Buddy Holly Glasses (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 122° SE
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 282° W
Armstrong House Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 206° SW
Hobo Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 207° SW
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 24.7 mi, 115° SE
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 24.9 mi, 117° SE
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 120° SE
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 119° SE
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 27.6 mi, 030° NE
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 35.8 mi, 257° W
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 36.7 mi, 344° N
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 39.7 mi, 054° NE

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