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Mount Vernon Iowa Map

Explore Mount Vernon, 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 Vernon, Iowa

How to Use This Mount Vernon, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.921952
Longitude	-91.416837
Population	4,527
Density	500.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52314
Area Code	712
County Seat	Cedar Rapids
School District	Mount Vernon Community School District

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About Mount Vernon, Iowa

Mount Vernon is a locality in Linn County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,527. The population density is 500.1 people per km². Mount Vernon is located at 41.9220°N, 91.4168°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mount Vernon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52314.

Mount Vernon rises above the expansive Iowa plains as a distinctive limestone ridge, a topographical anomaly that commands the horizon with a quiet, enduring authority. It lies 12.1 miles southeast of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 130°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-northeast of Solon. The landscape surrounding Mount Vernon is characterized by the rhythmic geometry of tilled fields, where the deep, dark earth yields to the seasonal cycle of corn and soybean cultivation. Here, the quality of light at dusk possesses a singular clarity, casting long, amber shadows that stretch across the open prairie and highlight the subtle undulations of the terrain. Nearby, the quiet waters of Ink Pond reflect the changing sky, while the movement of Abbe Creek carves a narrow, wooded corridor through the productive agricultural expanse. Far to the west, the distant outline of The Hogback provides a jagged, hazy boundary to the world, grounding the viewer in the vast, landlocked heart of the continent.

Mount Vernon maintains a character defined by a literate civility, shaped by its long association with Cornell College and the preservation of its nineteenth-century architectural legacy. The local economy thrives on a blend of academic pursuit and independent commerce, fostered by a population that values the deliberate pace of a community rooted in the land. Residents find recreation at Underhill Skate Park, a space that contrasts sharply with the town’s more formal historic storefronts and brick-lined walkways. The cultural life of Mount Vernon feels influenced by the persistent, unshowy intellectualism of the region, where the labor of the farmer and the scholarship of the academic coexist without pretense. Even as the modern world encroaches, the town retains a sense of permanence, its identity tethered to the soil and the steady, predictable passage of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Underhill Skate Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 065° NE
Nature Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 169° S
Elliott Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 039° NE
Luce Gallery (Gallery) — 0.5 mi, 312° NW
Kimmel Theater (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 300° NW
Abbe Creek School Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 308° NW
South Cedar Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 194° S
J. Harold Ennis Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 245° SW
Palisades-Kepler State Park (State Park) — 4.0 mi, 266° W
Palisades-Dows State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 249° W
Cedar River (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 167° S
Coralville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 232° SW
Johnson County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 209° SW
Lake Macbride State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 213° SW
Lake View OHV Park (State Recreation Area) — 9.2 mi, 228° SW
Hoover Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 253° W
Springville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 352° N
John Conley (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 300° NW
Butterfly Wings (Public Artwork) — 12.0 mi, 310° NW
Campbell Steele Callery (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 310° NW
Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.3 mi, 283° W
Pix Fiz (Gallery) — 12.6 mi, 287° W
The Fun Station (Theme Park) — 12.7 mi, 261° W
Collins Road Theatres (Cinema) — 12.9 mi, 305° NW
The 5th Realm (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 304° NW
History Center (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 288° W
Studio 17 of the Eastern Iowa ARTS Academy (Arts Centre) — 13.2 mi, 293° NW
Sister Frances Warde (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 295° NW
Sister Catherine McAuley (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 295° NW
Hawkeye Downs Speedway (Stadium) — 13.6 mi, 274° W

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