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McCallsburg Iowa Map

Explore McCallsburg, 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 McCallsburg, Iowa

How to Use This McCallsburg, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.166375
Longitude	-93.385764
Population	353
Density	289.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50154
Area Code	515
County Seat	Nevada
School District	Colo-NESCO Community School District

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About McCallsburg, Iowa

McCallsburg is a locality in Story County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 353. The population density is 289.4 people per km². McCallsburg is located at 42.1664°N, 93.3858°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McCallsburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50154.

McCallsburg occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon stretches wide, defined by the steady, rhythmic movement of the Middle Minerva Creek as it winds through the surrounding fields. It lies 15.1 miles northeast of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 10.5 miles north-northeast of Nevada. The landscape here is characterized by vast, fertile tracts of tilled earth that shift in color from the deep, dark brown of spring turning to the emerald green of midsummer corn and the pale gold of autumn harvest. To the west, the land rises in subtle, sweeping forms, while the path of the Prarie Rail Trail offers a linear corridor of quiet passage through the tallgrass and native flora. At dusk, the light descends in long, amber slats across the open plains, catching the dust motes in the still air and casting the silos into sharp, dark silhouettes against a sky that feels immense and unobstructed.

McCallsburg emerged from the expansion of the regional rail lines, a development that dictated the layout of its streets and the focus of its early commerce. The local economy remains anchored in the productivity of the soil, with a legacy of agricultural industry that persists in the careful stewardship of the land. Residents move through their days with a deliberate pace, respecting a tradition of self-reliance and civic quietude that has defined the region for generations. While the more distant Mormon Ridge remains a faint, hazy suggestion on the far horizon and the quiet waters of Dakins Lake provide a nearby retreat, the identity of McCallsburg is most firmly tied to the protected stretches of the Praeri Rail Trail, which serves as both a physical boundary and a peaceful artery for the people who call this place home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Praeri Rail Trail (Local Park) — locality lies within
Dakins Lake Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 090° E
Erickson Park Monument (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 270° W
Hilker WIldlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 062° NE
I-35 Prairie (Scenic View) (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 254° W
Lekwa Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 270° W
McFarland Park - Skunk River Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 243° SW
Story City Carousel (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 278° W
Radcliffe Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 347° N
Reed-Niland Corner (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 159° S
Colo Wetland Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 147° SE
Colo Bog (State Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 149° SE
Ada Hayden Rock (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 242° SW
Aldo Leopold Rock (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 241° SW
Acorn Music Hall (Theatre) — 14.3 mi, 235° SW
North Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 14.6 mi, 236° SW
Dire Enticement (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 232° SW
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 15.1 mi, 230° SW
Ames City Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 231° SW
The Depot (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 132° SE
Brunnier Art Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 232° SW
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.7 mi, 239° SW
Elwood the Gnome (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 230° SW
Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 19.9 mi, 048° NE
Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 20.5 mi, 047° NE
Iowa Falls Historical Museum - Sue Crotty Hisotrical Mueseum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 014° N
Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 255° W
Ledges State Park (State Park) — 27.0 mi, 247° SW
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.0 mi, 174° S · 12k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.7 mi, 172° S · 12k acres

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