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Moravia Iowa Map

Explore Moravia, 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 Moravia, Iowa

How to Use This Moravia, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.890844
Longitude	-92.815196
Population	637
Density	210.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52571
Area Code	712
County Seat	Centerville
School District	Moravia Community School District

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About Moravia, Iowa

Moravia is a locality in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 637. The population density is 210.9 people per km². Moravia is located at 40.8908°N, 92.8152°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Moravia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52571.

Moravia occupies a quiet stretch of the Iowa interior where the land tilts toward the insistent, low-slung currents of Mormon Creek. It lies 22.9 miles west-southwest of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south of Albia. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, defined by the steady geometry of tilled fields that push against the sky in shades of deep soil brown and seasonal green. Far to the west, the faint, jagged suggestion of White Oak Ridge marks the absolute limit of the visible world, though the immediate terrain favors the subtle, rhythmic swells of the prairie. Here, the air carries a crisp, mineral clarity, often holding the scent of turned earth and the cooling breath of the nearby Rathbun Lake, which softens the intensity of the summer sun as it dips behind the western tree lines.

Moravia persists as a place of deliberate, agrarian persistence, a settlement tethered to the cycles of the soil and the fluctuating fortunes of the regional harvest. The economy remains bound to the rhythms of the soybean and corn crops that define the perimeter of the local landscape, grounding the daily movement of machinery and the slow turnover of the seasons. Residents often look toward the recreational expanse of Rathbun Lake for a change in the pace of life, finding a communal anchor in the expansive, protected waters that draw travelers to its edges. History here is quiet, etched not in monuments but in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the streetscapes and the enduring patience of those who work the land, maintaining a steady, literate civility that persists long after the harvest dust has settled.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Moravia Wabash Depot Museum (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 278° W
Rathbun Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 234° SW
Rathbun Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 234° SW
Stephens State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 108° E
Tubaugh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 099° E
Honey Creek State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 247° SW
Honey Creek Resort (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 254° W
Rathbun Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 244° SW
Fuller Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 223° SW
Monroe County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 003° N
Appanoose County Museum and Old Jail (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 196° S
Sharon Bluffs State Park (Local Park) — 11.2 mi, 177° S
The Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 196° S
Historical and Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 196° S
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 308° NW
Gone West Memorial (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 063° NE
Bessie's Barn (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 220° SW
Moulton Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 152° SE
Bluff Creek OHV Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.7 mi, 009° N
Curtis King (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 047° NE
Steam locomotive (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 067° NE
East Lakes (State Recreation Area) — 22.9 mi, 289° W
Saint John Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.3 mi, 064° NE
Cox-Snow Music Center (Arts Centre) — 35.6 mi, 351° N
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (Stadium) — 36.0 mi, 351° N
Klokkenspel (Attraction) — 36.0 mi, 352° N
South Crawford School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 43.4 mi, 181° S
Van Wyk Winery (Historic Castle / Fort) — 47.5 mi, 358° N
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.2 mi, 333° NW · 12k acres
Gallery 104 (Gallery) — 49.6 mi, 166° S

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