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Lorimor Iowa Map

Explore Lorimor, 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 Lorimor, Iowa

How to Use This Lorimor, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.128325
Longitude	-94.053284
Population	386
Density	345.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50149
Area Code	515
County Seat	Creston
School District	East Union Community School District

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About Lorimor, Iowa

Lorimor is a locality in Union County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 386. The population density is 345.8 people per km². Lorimor is located at 41.1283°N, 94.0533°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lorimor is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50149.

Lorimor emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon line remains uninterrupted by anything save for the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator or a cluster of wind-swept trees. It lies 30.3 miles west-southwest of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 239°T), and is situated 16.7 miles east-northeast of Creston. Fourmile Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, feeding the fertile soil that supports an endless patchwork of corn and soybean fields. The quality of light here at dusk is particularly heavy and amber, casting long, lean shadows across the tilled dirt that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the western edge of the plains. Residents often find their way to the Lorimor Wildlife Area, a quiet patch of preserved land that offers a stark, honest contrast to the regimented geometry of the surrounding commercial farmland.

Lorimor carries the weight of a history rooted in the expansion of the rails, a period that once dictated the pulse and prosperity of the local economy. While the clatter of trains has faded into a quieter, more deliberate pace, the influence of those early settlers remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the main streets. The economy stays tethered to the land, governed by the cycles of planting and harvest that demand a steady, pragmatic resilience from those who remain. Though the nearest water of any significant scale is Thayer Lake, seven miles distant, the people of Lorimor maintain a deep, intrinsic connection to the geography of the plains, finding a particular, austere beauty in the way the winter wind scours the fields and the way the spring thaw brings the first green life to the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lorimor Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 297° NW
Clanton Creek Recreation Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 032° NE
Criss Cove County Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 003° N
Three Mile Lake County Park (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 249° W
Three Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 244° SW
Twelve Mile Lake (Union) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 245° SW
John Wayne (Public Artwork) — 14.3 mi, 008° N
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 121° SE
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 115° SE
Green Valley State Park (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 268° W
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 252° W
Badger Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 24.3 mi, 016° N
Adair County Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 299° NW
Lake Ahquabi State Park (State Park) — 25.9 mi, 066° NE
Whitley Memorial (Monument) — 26.4 mi, 066° NE
Warren County Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 057° NE
Kline Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 256° W
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 30.2 mi, 057° NE
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 30.2 mi, 057° NE
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 30.2 mi, 058° NE
Decatur County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 31.2 mi, 149° SE
Blue Zoo (Aquarium) — 32.8 mi, 023° NE
Jordan Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 33.0 mi, 023° NE
Adel Historical Museum (Museum) — 33.8 mi, 003° N
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 34.2 mi, 162° S
Giraffe Feeding (Attraction) — 35.0 mi, 040° NE
Olson-Larson Galleries (Gallery) — 35.4 mi, 030° NE
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.4 mi, 054° NE · 12k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.8 mi, 055° NE · 12k acres

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