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Macedonia Iowa Map

Explore Macedonia, 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 Macedonia, Iowa

How to Use This Macedonia, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.192772
Longitude	-95.425555
Population	267
Density	436.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51549
Area Code	641
County Seat	Council Bluffs
School District	Riverside Community School District

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About Macedonia, Iowa

Macedonia is a locality in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 267. The population density is 436.8 people per km². Macedonia is located at 41.1928°N, 95.4256°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Macedonia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51549.

Macedonia holds the quiet, terrestrial gravity of the Iowa plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vault of expansive, pale blue sky. It lies 23.1 miles east-southeast of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 102°T), and is situated 16.4 miles northwest of Red Oak. The earth here is a deep, fertile loam that yields to the subtle rise and fall of the terrain, a landscape defined by the rhythmic geometry of tilled fields and the seasonal transition from vibrant green shoots to the brittle, gold-hued stalks of harvest. A mile to the east, the West Nishnabotna River carves a slow, deliberate path through the silt, its waters reflecting the shifting clouds and the changing light that turns the fields into a mosaic of ochre and burnt umber as the sun descends. At the edge of the local green space, Old Town Park offers a quiet vantage point to observe the stillness that settles over the land when the wind dies down and the shadows lengthen across the rows of corn and soybeans.

Macedonia traces its character to the industrious spirit of early settlers who recognized the potential in the rich, dark soil and the steady flow of the nearby river. The economy remains rooted in the cycles of agriculture, a persistent and demanding labor that shapes the daily life and social fabric of the people who reside here. While the pace is measured by the requirements of the crop and the turning of the seasons, there is a literate, unshowy civility in how neighbors interact, a reflection of a culture that values steadfastness over spectacle. Those seeking a different kind of quietude might travel nineteen miles to reach Cold Springs, yet for most, the true sense of place is found in the local fields and the modest, sturdy structures that have weathered many decades of Iowa winters. Macedonia exists as a testament to the endurance of prairie life, where the weight of history is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring practice of working the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Old Town Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 283° W
Farm Creek Public Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 073° E
Willow Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 188° S
Nishna Heritage Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 010° N
Ray Thomas Wildlife Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 213° SW
Treynor High School Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 9.8 mi, 285° W
Word of Honor (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 286° W
Lake George (Local Park) — 11.8 mi, 189° S
Wabash Trace Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 12.2 mi, 236° SW
Cass County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 079° E
Montgomery County Historical Center (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 137° SE
The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & World War II Memorial Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 142° SE
Great Plains Wing Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 285° W
Reasoner School (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 232° SW
Glenwood Archaeological State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 18.5 mi, 235° SW
Davies Amphitheater (Theatre) — 19.0 mi, 238° SW
Mormon Battalion Marker (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 277° W
Grand Encampment Marker (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 277° W
Mile Hill Lake (Viewpoint) — 21.1 mi, 242° SW
Lake Manawa State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 271° W
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 22.3 mi, 131° SE
Historic Squirrel Cage Jail (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 282° W
Squirrel Nest (Public Artwork) — 22.6 mi, 282° W
Kramer Power Plant (Historic Ruins) — 24.1 mi, 262° W
Council Bluffs Riverfront (State Recreation Area) — 24.3 mi, 285° W
Viking Lake State Park (State Park) — 24.4 mi, 127° SE
Bellevue Little Theatre (Theatre) — 24.7 mi, 261° W
Ship Propellers (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 283° W
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.3 mi, 300° NW · 7,936 acres
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.0 mi, 307° NW · 16k acres

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