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North Washington Iowa Map

Explore North Washington, 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 North Washington, Iowa

How to Use This North Washington, Iowa Map

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

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	North Washington
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Chickasaw County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.118028
Longitude	-92.416845
Population	112
Density	213.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	50659, 50661
Area Code	319
County Seat	New Hampton
School District	New Hampton Community School District

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About North Washington, Iowa

North Washington is a locality in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 112. The population density is 213.0 people per km². North Washington is located at 43.1180°N, 92.4168°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. North Washington is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 50659, 50661.

North Washington emerges from the vast, tilled expanse of the Iowa plains as a quiet intersection of sky and soil. It lies 27.3 miles north of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 6°T), and is situated 6.4 miles northwest of New Hampton. The Little Wapsipinicon River carves a deliberate path through the landscape here, its currents providing a subtle, rhythmic pulse to the surrounding fields of corn and soybeans. The Headquarters Area provides a natural sanctuary where the prairie grasses lean into the wind, shifting in shades of amber and pale green under a high, expansive vault of blue. While the horizon remains largely level, the quality of light at dusk possesses an extraordinary clarity, turning the gray earth to a muted violet and casting long, thin shadows across the furrows that stretch toward the distant, silent presence of Steamboat Rock.

North Washington retains the enduring character of a settlement rooted deeply in the patterns of agricultural industry and the modest, persistent labor of its people. The local economy remains tethered to the fertility of the dark, rich loam, a legacy of the German and Scandinavian settlers who once broke this ground to build a life of functional, unshowy civility. Life moves with an observant, measured pace, defined by the seasonal turning of the crops and the rare, quiet stillness that settles over the roads before the sun rises. Whether traversing the nearby paths of the Headquarters Area or acknowledging the proximity of Cedar Lake, the residents maintain a grounded connection to a geography that demands neither spectacle nor adornment, preferring instead the honest, quiet beauty of a land that is entirely and unapologetically itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Headquarters Area (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 090° E
Haus Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 083° E
Ringneck Haven (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 343° N
Troyna Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 187° S
Wapsi Flats Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 309° NW
Jackson Number Twelve School Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 089° E
Upper Wapsi Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 166° S
Chickasaw County Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 207° SW
Floyd County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 254° W
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 22.9 mi, 300° NW
Howard County Log Cabin Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 041° NE
Kellow House - Howard County Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 039° NE
Butler County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 24.9 mi, 232° SW
Neumann Auditorium (Theatre) — 27.2 mi, 187° S
Dancing St. Francis (Public Artwork) — 27.2 mi, 187° S
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 27.2 mi, 187° S
Palace Theater (Cinema) — 27.3 mi, 186° S
Lake Louise State Park (State Park) — 28.3 mi, 350° N
Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 31.0 mi, 306° NW
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.3 mi, 055° NE · 2,440 acres
Niagara Cave (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 033° NE
Storre Theatre (Theatre) — 33.4 mi, 066° NE
Painting Studio (Arts Centre) — 33.4 mi, 066° NE
3-d Life Tree (Monument) — 33.6 mi, 066° NE
Kristin Wigley-Fleming Gallery (Gallery) — 33.7 mi, 067° NE
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park (State Park) — 34.8 mi, 009° N
Sinkhole (Viewpoint) — 36.7 mi, 033° NE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.0 mi, 067° NE · 274k acres

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