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Lytton Iowa Map

Explore Lytton, 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 Lytton, Iowa

How to Use This Lytton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.423036
Longitude	-94.859707
Population	282
Density	473.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50561
Area Code	319
County Seat	Sac City
School District	South Central Calhoun Community School District

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About Lytton, Iowa

Lytton is a locality in Sac County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 282. The population density is 473.4 people per km². Lytton is located at 42.4230°N, 94.8597°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lytton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50561.

Lytton anchors a landscape defined by the relentless, geometric precision of the Midwestern prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that feels immense and unburdened. It lies 23.3 miles southeast of Storm Lake, IA (from Storm Lake, IA: bearing 130°T), and is situated 11.7 miles west of Rockwell City. The terrain around Lytton consists of deep, dark loam that has been turned and tilled for generations, creating a sea of emerald corn and golden soybeans that shimmers in the heat of a July afternoon. To the east, the quiet course of West Fork Camp Creek cuts a subtle path through the fields, providing a necessary vein of drainage for the heavy soil, while the land remains largely open, broken only by the occasional shelterbelt of cottonwood or oak. As the sun dips toward the western edge of the state, the light takes on a bruised, amber quality, casting long, sharp shadows across the grid of gravel roads that define the rural architecture of the plains.

Lytton emerged from the expansion of the rail era, a product of the industrious spirit that transformed the tallgrass prairie into the primary engine of American agriculture. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, with the towering grain elevators serving as the vertical markers of the skyline and the primary landmarks of local commerce. Life in Lytton moves with a deliberate, pragmatic pace, reflecting the heritage of the families who settled this ground with a quiet, literate civility. For those seeking the solitude of the natural world, the nearby Towhead Lake Wildlife Management Area offers a retreat into native grasses and wetlands, a stark contrast to the managed fields that dominate the county. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the distant presence of South Twin Lake and the elevated rise of Gun Shot Hill serve as quiet reminders of the varied topography that exists just beyond the reach of the plow.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Towhead Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 016° N
Sac City Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 257° W
Memorial Statue (Public Artwork) — 6.6 mi, 269° W
Hagge County Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 248° W
Lubek Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 279° W
Sac City Wetland Complex (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 264° W
McDonald Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 288° W
White Horse Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 193° S
Sac County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.9 mi, 244° SW
Fonda Opera House Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 004° N
Black Hawk State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 224° SW
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 11.7 mi, 073° E
Kiowa Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 12.0 mi, 270° W
Lake View Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 230° SW
Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 230° SW
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 12.5 mi, 149° SE
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 228° SW
Odebolt Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 249° W
Log Cabin Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 312° NW
Harker House (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 311° NW
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 23.2 mi, 310° NW
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 24.8 mi, 181° S
War Memorial (Monument) — 26.9 mi, 207° SW
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 35.0 mi, 080° E
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 37.6 mi, 138° SE
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 37.8 mi, 222° SW
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 39.5 mi, 094° E
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 092° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.3 mi, 347° N · 12k acres
Fighter jets (Attraction) — 47.4 mi, 274° W

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