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Missouri Valley Iowa Map

Explore Missouri Valley, 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 Missouri Valley, Iowa

How to Use This Missouri Valley, Iowa Map

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

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	Missouri Valley
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Harrison County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.559162
Longitude	-95.902785
Population	2,678
Density	307.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51555
Area Code	641
County Seat	Logan
School District	Missouri Valley Community School District

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About Missouri Valley, Iowa

Missouri Valley is a locality in Harrison County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,678. The population density is 307.5 people per km². Missouri Valley is located at 41.5592°N, 95.9028°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Missouri Valley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51555.

Missouri Valley anchors itself firmly against the dramatic, wind-sculpted ridges of the western horizon, where the earth rises in abrupt, golden-hued swells that define the regional topography. It lies 20.4 miles north of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 356°T), and is situated 12.3 miles east of Blair. Willow Creek meanders through the lower plains just a mile away, its presence marked by a thin, persistent ribbon of emerald vegetation that cuts through the vast, checkerboard expanse of tilled soil. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the dust of late harvest or the sharp, crystalline frost of winter mornings to illuminate the Missouri Valley Elementary School Playground & Tennis/Basketball Courts, a center for the simple, daily kinetic energy of the neighborhood. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the terrain softens into the expansive, silent geometry of the prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to claim more than its share of the world.

Agriculture remains the fundamental pulse of the local economy, driving a cycle of labor and growth that has persisted since the first rail lines connected the region to the wider currents of the nation. The heritage of those who broke this soil remains visible in the sturdy architecture and the deliberate, unshowy work ethic that characterizes the daily commerce of the streets. While the Loess Hills State Forest looms seventeen miles to the north, offering a wilder, more timbered perspective on the landscape, and the Boyer Chute Trails provide an eight-mile escape for those seeking the quietude of the path, the rhythm of Missouri Valley itself remains tied to the seasons of corn and soybean. Residents navigate their days with a steady, literate civility, occasionally venturing toward the quiet waters of Nobles Lake six miles distant, finding in the stillness of the plains a sense of permanence that outlasts the shifting trends of the world beyond the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Missouri Valley Pool & City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 191° S
Missouri Valley Fair Grounds (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 223° SW
Missouri Valley Football Field & Track (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 250° W
New Deal Mural titled "Iowa Fair" (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 102° E
Fish Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 305° NW
Saint John's Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 310° NW
Missouri Bottoms Wetland Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 317° NW
Old Town Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 141° SE
South Building (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 060° NE
Historic General Store (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 060° NE
One-room Schoolhouse (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 060° NE
Roadside Rest Area (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 057° NE
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.3 mi, 262° W · 16k acres
Museum of Religious Arts (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 046° NE
Steamboat Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 259° W
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.8 mi, 194° S · 7,936 acres
Wilson Island State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 227° SW
Lewis and Clark Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 198° S
Washington County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 222° SW
Mondamin Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 330° NW
Madsen Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.1 mi, 267° W
Mormon Bridge historical marker (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 191° S
Florence Mill Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 192° S
Historic Florence Depot Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 191° S
Upper Lake Cunningham Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 15.6 mi, 212° SW
Fort Omaha Historical Marker (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 189° S
Lewis and Clark Monument Park (Viewpoint) — 17.8 mi, 173° S
402 Art Collective (Arts Centre) — 19.7 mi, 196° S
40th Theater (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 190° S
Lake Manawa State Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 175° S

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