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Montrose Iowa Map

Explore Montrose, 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 Montrose, Iowa

How to Use This Montrose, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.532264
Longitude	-91.414876
Population	738
Density	235.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52639
Area Code	712
County Seat	Keokuk
School District	Central Lee Community School District

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About Montrose, Iowa

Montrose is a locality in Lee County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 738. The population density is 235.7 people per km². Montrose is located at 40.5323°N, 91.4149°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Montrose is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52639.

Montrose holds a quiet, steady posture where the land begins to settle into the persistent, measured rhythms of the plains. It lies 8.5 miles southwest of Fort Madison, IA (from Fort Madison, IA: bearing 218°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north of Keokuk. Horton Creek carves a narrow, deliberate path through the earth here, its waters acting as a dark, vital artery that sustains the local greenery before slipping away into the wider landscape. The horizon is defined not by jagged peaks, but by the expansive, tilled geometry of the surrounding fields, where the quality of light at dusk transforms the soil into a deep, bruised purple. Residents often find their way to Riverview Park, a space that offers an unobstructed view of the terrain, where the air feels scrubbed clean by the wind moving across miles of corn and soybean stalks. On clear days, one might imagine the shadow of Deer Ridge resting far off in the distance, a silent sentinel watching over the quietude of the valley.

History in Montrose is etched into the very soil that once saw the movement of early settlers and the slow, industrial expansion of the Midwest. The local economy has long been tethered to the productivity of the land, with the cycles of planting and harvest dictating the pace of daily affairs. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the Locust Lane Nature Trail offers a path for those who seek to understand the quiet ecology of the region, leading travelers toward the stillness of Horton Lake. While the influence of Shimek State Forest provides a dense, wooded counterpoint to the open agricultural expanse, the character of the people remains marked by an unshowy, literate civility. Life in Montrose proceeds with a deliberate grace, unburdened by the frantic pulse of larger centers, grounded instead in the enduring utility of the earth and the steady turning of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Riverview Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 030° NE
Lotus Flats Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 338° N
Linger Longer Rest Area (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 325° NW
Nauvoo State Park (State Park) — 1.6 mi, 073° E
Nauvoo Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 071° E
Nauvoo Martyrdom Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 055° NE
Weld House Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 056° NE
North Winds Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 018° N
Reed Wildlife State Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 041° NE
Frost Island Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 228° SW
Chief Keokukl Monument (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 167° S
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 038° NE
CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 038° NE
Marquette & Jolliet Voyage (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 159° S
Lost Canvas Gallery (Gallery) — 9.4 mi, 170° S
Samuel F Miller House Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 169° S
Shimek State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.5 mi, 276° W
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.6 mi, 167° S
Plaza 3 Cinema (Cinema) — 9.7 mi, 170° S
General Samuel Curtis Statue (Public Artwork) — 9.9 mi, 169° S
Redwing Area Access (State Recreation Area) — 10.1 mi, 191° S
Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.9 mi, 192° S · 10k acres
Historic Carthage Jail (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 119° SE
Kibbe Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 119° SE
Geode State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 005° N
Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 033° NE
Little Theater (Theatre) — 23.2 mi, 033° NE
Ellison Creek Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 26.9 mi, 051° NE
Eisenmayer Sand Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark (Nature Reserve) — 27.1 mi, 052° NE
Canton CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 191° S

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