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Lime Springs Iowa Map

Explore Lime Springs, 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 Lime Springs, Iowa

How to Use This Lime Springs, Iowa Map

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

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	Lime Springs
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Howard County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.448855
Longitude	-92.280725
Population	473
Density	179.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52155
Area Code	712
County Seat	Cresco
School District	Howard-Winneshiek Community School District

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About Lime Springs, Iowa

Lime Springs is a locality in Howard County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 473. The population density is 179.9 people per km². Lime Springs is located at 43.4489°N, 92.2807°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lime Springs is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52155.

Lime Springs emerges from the expansive, tilled horizon of northeastern Iowa, defined by the slow, deliberate work of seasonal agriculture. It lies 50.6 miles east-northeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-northwest of Cresco. The landscape here is a wide-reaching reach of soybean and corn stalks that bow under the weight of late summer heat, punctuated only by the occasional stand of timber or the sudden, quiet turn of the Upper Iowa River. A mile from the center of activity, the Miller Access Area offers a modest point of entry to the land, where the air holds a clean, sharp scent of damp earth and drying corn husks. The light at dusk settles over the fields in long, honey-colored bars, turning the dust kicked up by tractors into a fine, suspended gold that lingers until the stars claim the sky.

Lime Springs carries the echoes of early settlers who recognized the promise in the fertile black loam and the limestone deposits that gave the region its name. The local economy remains tethered to this soil, driven by the quiet, persistent industry of farmers who manage the cycles of planting and harvest with a pragmatic, unshowy dedication. While the bustle of larger centers feels distant, the pace of daily life is marked by the steady hum of commerce and a deep-seated respect for the land’s productivity. Residents move through their days with a deliberate civility, shaped by the legacy of Scandinavian and German pioneers who built these roads and homesteads to last, creating a place where the stillness of the plains feels less like emptiness and more like a quiet, watchful form of patience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miller Access Area (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 005° N
Lidtke County Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 006° N
Dieken Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 304° NW
Souhrada Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 186° S
Hayden Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 266° W
Beaver Creek State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 309° NW
Kellow House - Howard County Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 122° SE
Howard County Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 122° SE
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 014° N
R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 11.7 mi, 353° N
Upper Iowa River Wildlife Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 095° E
Niagara Cave (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 068° E
Lake Louise State Park (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 296° NW
Sinkhole (Viewpoint) — 15.4 mi, 059° NE
Washburn-Zittleman Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 341° N
Methodist Church Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 341° N
Preston Veteran's Memorial (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 033° NE
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.1 mi, 102° E · 2,440 acres
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 088° E
Storre Theatre (Theatre) — 25.6 mi, 112° E
I Am Wood (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 111° E
3-d Life Tree (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 111° E
Painting Studio (Arts Centre) — 25.7 mi, 112° E
Oedipus and Antigone (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 111° E
Kristin Wigley-Fleming Gallery (Gallery) — 25.8 mi, 112° E
Jewel Theatre (Theatre) — 25.9 mi, 112° E
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 28.9 mi, 247° SW
Labyrinth (Public Artwork) — 34.1 mi, 017° N
Schechs Mill (Attraction) — 38.2 mi, 066° NE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.2 mi, 086° E · 274k acres

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