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Mount Ayr Iowa Map

Explore Mount Ayr, 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 Mount Ayr, Iowa

How to Use This Mount Ayr, Iowa Map

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

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	Mount Ayr
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Ringgold County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.714715
Longitude	-94.235232
Population	1,623
Density	232.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50854
Area Code	319
County Seat	Mount Ayr
School District	Mount Ayr Community School District

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About Mount Ayr, Iowa

Mount Ayr is a locality in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,623. The population density is 232.1 people per km². Mount Ayr is located at 40.7147°N, 94.2352°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mount Ayr is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50854.

Mount Ayr emerges from the vast, undulating expanse of southern Iowa where the horizon stretches into a wide, pale sky. It lies 56.8 miles southwest of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 219°T), and is situated 17.0 miles west-northwest of Lamoni. The Middle Fork Grand River carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with dense thickets that catch the low, amber light of late afternoon. Beyond the tilled fields, the earth rises in subtle swells, a topography shaped by deep, fertile soil that anchors the region to its agricultural roots. Only a mile away, the surface of Old Reservoir remains a flat, reflective plane, offering a stillness that contrasts with the constant, whispery movement of tall grasses swaying in the prairie wind.

Mount Ayr carries the quiet weight of a place built on the steady cycles of corn and soybean harvests, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons. Local life centers on a deliberate, unadorned civility, echoing a legacy of European settlers who valued both the stubborn utility of the plow and a reserved, literate character. Residents traverse The Ringgold Trailway to reconnect with the land, moving through corridors of native vegetation that provide a rare, intimate perspective on the local ecosystem. Though Mount Waller stands as a distant, hazy silhouette some eighteen miles off, the immediate world here is defined by the hardworking texture of the plains and a patient, enduring sense of permanence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Ringgold Trailway (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 084° E
Poe Hollow County Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 090° E
Mt. Ayr Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 258° W
Don & Connie Huff Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 036° NE
Kellerton Bird Conservation Area Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 111° E
Boone Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 229° SW
Pawnee Prairie (Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 158° S
Dunn Ranch Prairie (Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 159° S
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.3 mi, 101° E
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 101° E
Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 101° E
Lake of Three Fires State Park (State Park) — 23.1 mi, 273° W
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 342° N
Nine Eagles State Park (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 107° E
Statue of Liberty (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 086° E
Taylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 263° W
Kline Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 317° NW
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 047° NE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.8 mi, 205° SW · 3,906 acres
Olson/Linn Museum (Museum) — 41.5 mi, 291° W
Clarinda Treatment Complex Museum (Museum) — 42.0 mi, 274° W
Nodaway Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 42.0 mi, 271° W
The Rose Theatre (Theatre) — 42.0 mi, 233° SW
Centennial Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 42.3 mi, 234° SW
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 48.9 mi, 292° W
Lyman and Harriet Wight Home Site (Historic Ruins) — 53.0 mi, 166° S
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 56.8 mi, 038° NE
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 57.0 mi, 037° NE
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 57.0 mi, 038° NE
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.6 mi, 231° SW · 15k acres

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