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Norway Iowa Map

Explore Norway, 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 Norway, Iowa

How to Use This Norway, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.90278
Longitude	-91.921569
Population	466
Density	414.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52318
Area Code	712
County Seat	Vinton
School District	Benton Community School District

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About Norway, Iowa

Norway is a locality in Benton County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 466. The population density is 414.6 people per km². Norway is located at 41.9028°N, 91.9216°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Norway is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52318.

Norway occupies a vast, open expanse where the horizon stretches wide across a landscape of disciplined, geometric agriculture. It lies 16.0 miles west-southwest of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 243°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west of Fairfax. The earth here is a deep, fertile dark, yielding to the seasonal turning of corn and soybean stalks that sway in rhythmic unison under the expansive Midwestern sky. Only a mile away, the quiet currents of Prairie Creek carve a modest path through the soil, while the Tuttle Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush where the wind carries the scent of damp loam. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of The Hogback rises against the gray light of dusk, grounding the flat plains in a reminder of the tectonic shifts that long ago shaped this interior basin.

Norway carries the quiet imprint of Scandinavian and Germanic settlers who sought stability in the richness of the soil and the steady, predictable cycles of the seasons. The economy remains tethered to this land, a place where the pace of labor follows the sun and the slow, deliberate work of harvest, far removed from the louder currents of the industrial world. Life in Norway maintains an unshowy civility, defined by the low hum of machinery in the distance and the solitary figures tending to fields that have sustained families for generations. Far to the south, the stillness is occasionally punctuated by the memory of Tissel Hollow, a basin that holds the shadows of the morning, while those seeking a different kind of quietude might look toward Middle Pond, where the water reflects the stillness of a sky that seems to hold the entire weight of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Iowa Baseball Museum of Norway (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 090° E
Tuttle Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 255° W
In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 039° NE
Coralville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 161° S
High Amana General Store (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 188° S
Communal Kitchen Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 172° S
The Amana General Store (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 160° S
Michele Maring Miller Art Gallery (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 160° S
Big Bend Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 220° SW
Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 225° SW
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.7 mi, 223° SW · 24k acres
South Amana Barn Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 195° S
Morgan Creek Park (Local Park) — 9.3 mi, 054° NE
Hanging Rock Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 135° SE
In Transit (Public Artwork) — 11.2 mi, 094° E
Hawkeye Downs Speedway (Stadium) — 12.6 mi, 080° E
Coralville Lake (Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 122° SE
The Fun Station (Theme Park) — 13.4 mi, 093° E
Westside Rising (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 064° NE
Witch's Basement (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 059° NE
Tree of Five Seasons (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 068° E
Modern Gallery And Framing (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 068° E
Gilded Pear Gallery (Gallery) — 14.5 mi, 068° E
Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.5 mi, 074° E
Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.7 mi, 016° N
Studio 17 of the Eastern Iowa ARTS Academy (Arts Centre) — 15.2 mi, 065° NE
Randolph Access (State Recreation Area) — 16.5 mi, 257° W
The 5th Realm (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 061° NE
Lake Macbride State Park (State Park) — 19.0 mi, 113° SE
Palisades-Kepler State Park (State Park) — 20.9 mi, 087° E

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