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Orient Iowa Map

Explore Orient, 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 Orient, Iowa

How to Use This Orient, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.203044
Longitude	-94.414684
Population	368
Density	326.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50858
Area Code	319
County Seat	Greenfield
School District	Orient-Macksburg Community School District

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About Orient, Iowa

Orient is a locality in Adair County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 368. The population density is 326.6 people per km². Orient is located at 41.2030°N, 94.4147°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Orient is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50858.

Orient spreads across the expansive, fertile plains of Iowa, where the horizon remains a clean, uninterrupted line against the vast Midwestern sky. It lies 39.4 miles southwest of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 224°T), and is situated 10.4 miles north-northwest of Creston. The earth here is deep and dark, characterized by the rhythmic swell of tilled fields that stretch toward the distance in shades of tawny gold and rich umber. Threemile Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape just one mile away, its presence marked by the silver glint of water amidst the stalks of corn and soy. Nearby, the stillness of Lake Orient offers a reflective mirror for the shifting clouds, while the Orient Dump Station serves as a functional, grounded landmark in a region defined by its utilitarian relationship with the soil. The air possesses a crisp, clean clarity, carrying the scent of damp earth and the faint, metallic tang of coming weather, grounding the observer in a land that values the quiet labor of the seasons.

Orient maintains a pace dictated by the cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that has persisted since the early settlers first broke the prairie sod. The local economy remains tethered to these expansive fields, drawing its strength from the legacy of agricultural industry and the resilience of a small, interconnected populace. While the bustling influence of distant intellectual centers remains a secondary concern, the daily life of Orient revolves around the maintenance of the land and the preservation of a modest, literate civility. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape offers a profound sense of scale, where the distant Middle River County Forest suggests the deeper, wilder timber of the region. Life here is defined not by grand spectacle, but by the steady, unadorned work of sustaining a community that finds its identity in the vast, productive silence of the Iowa plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Orient (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 263° W
Green Valley State Park (State Park) — 5.1 mi, 166° S
Hoskins Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 237° SW
Lake Greenfield Recreation Area (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 334° NW
Ken Sidey Nature Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 325° NW
Adair County Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 337° NW
Twelve Mile Lake (Union) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 140° SE
Three Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 125° SE
Ethel Woodside Prairie (State Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 258° W
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 171° S
Kline Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 219° SW
Adams County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 228° SW
John Wayne (Public Artwork) — 22.7 mi, 067° NE
Lake Anita State Park (State Park) — 23.3 mi, 308° NW
Dexfield Park - Bonnie and Clyde Shootout (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 021° N
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 30.1 mi, 314° NW
Tree on the road (Attraction) — 30.1 mi, 314° NW
Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 34.1 mi, 294° NW
Olson/Linn Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 237° SW
Adel Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.1 mi, 035° NE
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 35.2 mi, 110° E
Audubon County Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 35.9 mi, 319° NW
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 38.9 mi, 247° SW
Blue Zoo (Aquarium) — 40.4 mi, 052° NE
Jordan Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 40.5 mi, 051° NE
Funny Bone Comedy Club (Theatre) — 41.0 mi, 053° NE
Olson-Larson Galleries (Gallery) — 44.5 mi, 055° NE
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.5 mi, 066° NE · 12k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.0 mi, 068° E · 12k acres

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