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Little Cedar Iowa Map

Explore Little Cedar, 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 Little Cedar, Iowa

How to Use This Little Cedar, Iowa Map

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

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	Little Cedar
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Mitchell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.380248
Longitude	-92.725744
Population	64
Density	46.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	50454
Area Code	515
County Seat	Osage
School District	Osage Community School District

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About Little Cedar, Iowa

Little Cedar is a locality in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 64. The population density is 46.4 people per km². Little Cedar is located at 43.3802°N, 92.7257°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50454.

Little Cedar unfolds across a landscape of disciplined, flat-to-rolling horizons where the horizon lines are etched by the simple geometry of agricultural labor. It lies 28.6 miles east-northeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 57°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-northeast of Osage. The Little Cedar River traces a quiet, silver-toned path through the earth here, its banks lined with the tangled, dark brush of native riparian growth that softens the sharp edges of the surrounding fields. Sunlight in this part of the plains possesses a particular, heavy clarity, turning the vast stretches of soybean and corn stalks into a shimmering, rhythmic expanse that seems to breathe with the turning of the seasons. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the terrain remains quiet and unadorned, save for the occasional dense cluster of trees or the distant, cooling presence of Gerbig’s Woods which breaks the monochromatic stretch of the prairie.

History in Little Cedar is measured in the sturdy, unshowy architecture of grain elevators and the enduring influence of the early Scandinavian and German settlers who first broke this sod. The economy remains tethered to the pulse of the soil, with the daily life of residents dictated by the cycles of planting and harvest that have defined this region for generations. While the pace of modern industry feels distant, the local character is marked by a literate, grounded civility that values the solitude of the open land. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate gravity, far from the bustle of larger hubs, finding its own rhythm in the quietude of the plains and the reliable, steady flow of the Little Cedar River as it moves toward the broader, unseen currents of the interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gerbig's Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 323° NW
Pioneer State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 141° SE
Brownville Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 135° SE
Riverside County Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 327° NW
New Haven Potholes (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 152° SE
Western Great Wapsi Line Trail (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 068° E
Wapsi River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 037° NE
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 7.9 mi, 213° SW
Cedar Valley Memories Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 220° SW
Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 269° W
Elma Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 133° SE
Lake Louise State Park (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 044° NE
Floyd County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 174° S
Mower County Historical Society Exhibits (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 326° NW
Rydjor Bike Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 328° NW
Manly Caboose Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 254° W
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 327° NW
Rock Island Caboose (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 255° W
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park (State Park) — 26.3 mi, 052° NE
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 27.0 mi, 240° SW
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 27.5 mi, 239° SW
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 236° SW
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 237° SW
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 28.7 mi, 236° SW
Harmony in Light (Public Artwork) — 28.8 mi, 236° SW
Bear Cave Park Meadow (Viewpoint) — 34.7 mi, 018° N
Niagara Cave (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 074° E
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 37.9 mi, 304° NW
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.0 mi, 089° E · 2,440 acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 70.3 mi, 033° NE · 274k acres

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