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Mount Union Iowa Map

Explore Mount Union, 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 Union, Iowa

How to Use This Mount Union, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.057808
Longitude	-91.390433
Population	120
Density	274.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	52644
Area Code	712
County Seat	Mount Pleasant
School District	Winfield-Mount Union Community School District

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About Mount Union, Iowa

Mount Union is a locality in Henry County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 274.2 people per km². Mount Union is located at 41.0578°N, 91.3904°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 52644.

Mount Union anchors a wide, hushed expanse of the Iowa prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising under a sky that feels vast enough to swallow the day. It lies 22.6 miles northwest of Burlington, IA (from Burlington, IA: bearing 320°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of New London. The landscape is defined by the meticulous geometry of tilled soil, a patchwork of corn and soybeans that shifts from deep, verdant green in the humid summer to the muted, dusty gold of autumn harvest. Two miles away, the East Fork Crooked Creek meanders through the low ground, carving a thin, brush-lined artery that offers a cool reprieve from the relentless sun. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a heavy, honest fragrance that settles over the fields long after the machinery has gone silent.

Mount Union carries the quiet gravity of a place built by hands accustomed to the plow, its history inseparable from the cycles of the grain elevator and the seasonal pulse of the local economy. Beyond the immediate reach of the silos, the landscape retains a wilder, more ancient character, evidenced seven miles away at the Virginia Grove Recreation Area, where timbered stands break the monotony of the open plains. Life here moves with a steady, unadorned civility, echoing the disciplined work ethic of the settlers who first broke this sod. Even nine miles away, the stillness of Cedar Creek Church seems to permeate the surrounding country, grounding the region in a deliberate, measured pace that favors the enduring over the ephemeral.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Winfield Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 333° NW
Virginia Grove Recreation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 029° NE
Rural Free Delivery Postal Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 070° E
Hoover Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 075° E
Dover Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 185° S
Cairo Woods Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 014° N
East Lake Park (Local Park) — 9.8 mi, 222° SW
Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 10.6 mi, 234° SW
Big Hollow Creek Rec. Area (Local Park) — 10.7 mi, 132° SE
Midwest Old Threshers Heritage Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 229° SW
Theatre Museum of Repertoire Americana (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 229° SW
Millrace Flats Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 041° NE
Wapello Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 052° NE
Faulkner's Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.9 mi, 229° SW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.3 mi, 073° E · 24k acres
Geode State Park (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 176° S
Metal Flower (Public Artwork) — 15.2 mi, 005° N
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 051° NE
Chief Taimah Memorial Site (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 129° SE
Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 146° SE
Little Theater (Theatre) — 20.3 mi, 146° SE
Snake Alley (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 139° SE
Fire Bell (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 139° SE
Oquawka State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 23.1 mi, 121° SE
Washington Community Center (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 315° NW
Lake Darling State Park (State Park) — 26.4 mi, 290° W
Ellison Creek Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 27.7 mi, 135° SE
CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 172° S
ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 172° S
Muscatine Art Center (Arts Centre) — 31.3 mi, 034° NE

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