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Melvin Iowa Map

Explore Melvin, 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 Melvin, Iowa

How to Use This Melvin, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.287472
Longitude	-95.609178
Population	199
Density	474.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51350
Area Code	563
County Seat	Sibley
School District	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District

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About Melvin, Iowa

Melvin is a locality in Osceola County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 199. The population density is 474.3 people per km². Melvin is located at 43.2875°N, 95.6092°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Melvin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51350.

Melvin manifests as a quiet intersection of grid-lines amidst a vast, open expanse of Iowa farmland where the horizon remains uninterrupted by anything but the seasonal cycles of corn and soybeans. It lies 25.5 miles west-northwest of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 293°T), and is situated 14.4 miles east-northeast of Sheldon. The North Fork Floyd River meanders a mere mile from the center, carving a modest, persistent path through the loess-influenced soil that defines the regional character. Within the local boundaries, Melvin Arboretum Park provides a deliberate canopy of shade, a small but vital collection of trees that offers a singular verticality to the flat, terrestrial expanse. To the west, the distant rise of Ocheyedan Mound serves as a faint, permanent landmark, while the light at dusk stretches thin and golden across the stubble of harvested fields, turning the soil into a deep, bruised violet.

Settled by those who looked at the prairie and saw a future measured in bushels and steady labor, Melvin preserves a history rooted in the grit of agricultural expansion and the quiet perseverance of midwestern settlers. The local economy continues to hum with the mechanical rhythm of tractors and the seasonal urgency of the grain harvest, an industry that remains the pulse of daily life. Beyond the immediate fields, residents might travel toward the Winkel Memorial Trail or spend a reflective afternoon near the shores of Rush Lake, finding in these spaces a necessary pause from the demands of the soil. Life in Melvin moves with a deliberate, unadorned civility, where the weight of the seasons and the demands of the land foster a culture of plain-spoken reliability.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Melvin Arboretum Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 110° E
Thomas Pit Shooting Range (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 044° NE
O'Brien County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 198° S
Ashton Pits Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 284° W
Ely Bauermeister Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 002° N
Ocheyedan Mound State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 029° NE
Ed Winkel Memorial Trail (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 355° N
McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 320° NW
Rush Lake (Osceola) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 023° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.2 mi, 354° N · 12k acres
Sheldon Prairie Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 239° SW
Dickinson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.2 mi, 060° NE
Trapper's Bay State Park (State Park) — 17.8 mi, 050° NE
Lyon County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 282° W
Gull Point State Park (State Park) — 22.2 mi, 076° E
Bike Monument (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 075° E
Clark Museum of Area History (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 081° E
Milford Pioneer Theatre (Cinema) — 23.2 mi, 084° E
Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 077° E
Arnolds Park Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 077° E
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 25.2 mi, 073° E
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 25.3 mi, 116° SE
Pearson Lakes Art Center (Arts Centre) — 25.3 mi, 073° E
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 25.4 mi, 073° E
TePaske Theatre (Theatre) — 31.3 mi, 244° SW
The Gift (Public Artwork) — 31.5 mi, 243° SW
Tower (Viewpoint) — 37.9 mi, 307° NW
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 38.8 mi, 073° E
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 078° E

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