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Montour Iowa Map

Explore Montour, 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 Montour, Iowa

How to Use This Montour, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.981379
Longitude	-92.714919
Population	203
Density	171.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50173
Area Code	515
County Seat	Toledo
School District	South Tama County Community School District

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About Montour, Iowa

Montour is a locality in Tama County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 203. The population density is 171.5 people per km². Montour is located at 41.9814°N, 92.7149°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Montour is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50173.

Montour emerges from the flat, earnest expanse of the Iowa prairie, defined primarily by the slow, deliberate meander of Indian Creek as it carves a path through the dark, loamy soil. It lies 11.0 miles east-southeast of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 115°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Tama. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, interrupted only by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy suggestion of Mormon Ridge. At dusk, the light catches the moisture rising from the earth, turning the sky a bruised, contemplative violet that settles over the fields like a heavy blanket. Two miles away, the quiet surface of Sportsman Lake mirrors the shifting clouds, offering a stillness that seems to seep into the very foundations of the local landscape.

History in Montour remains anchored to the patterns of the land, where the industrious legacy of early settlers persists in the steady, seasonal hum of the agricultural economy. The people here move with a quiet, observant civility, their lives dictated by the turning of the soil and the long, patient cycles of the harvest. A short distance away at McCoy Landing, the natural quiet of the woodland remains largely undisturbed, serving as a reminder of the wilder, uncultivated prairie that once claimed this entire region. Life in Montour favors the modest and the enduring, characterized by a profound connection to the soil that has sustained these families for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

McCoy Landing (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 350° N
Mag Holland Access Area (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 308° NW
Izaak Walton Tract (Local Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 076° E
Reinig Wildlife Refuge & Nature Study Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 077° E
Mericle Woods State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 051° NE
Furrow Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 306° NW
Marshalltown Area Soccer Club (Local Recreation) — 9.2 mi, 289° W
Union Grove State Park (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 359° N
Fridley Theatres Plaza 9 (Cinema) — 10.3 mi, 284° W
Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 102° E
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.8 mi, 102° E · 24k acres
Marshall County Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 295° NW
Weatherbee School Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 295° NW
Grinnell Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 182° S
Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 16.4 mi, 202° S
Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 181° S
Jacob Krumm East Access (Nature Reserve) — 19.3 mi, 190° S
Jacob Krumm Ahrens Access (Nature Reserve) — 19.4 mi, 191° S
The Depot (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 276° W
Newton Community Theatre (Theatre) — 25.9 mi, 219° SW
Capitol II (Cinema) — 26.1 mi, 222° SW
Fred Maytag Bowl (Theatre) — 26.7 mi, 221° SW
HA Lynn Football Stadium (Stadium) — 26.9 mi, 221° SW
Jasper County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 28.6 mi, 194° S
Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 28.7 mi, 194° S
Eldora Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 32.4 mi, 324° NW
Civil War Statue (Public Artwork) — 32.7 mi, 323° NW
Monroe Highschool Bell (Monument) — 37.3 mi, 212° SW
Yuta Falls (Attraction) — 37.8 mi, 033° NE
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.5 mi, 226° SW · 12k acres

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