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Orleans Iowa Map

Explore Orleans, 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 Orleans, Iowa

How to Use This Orleans, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.452724
Longitude	-95.085873
Population	521
Density	178.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	52572, 51360
Area Code	712, 563
County Seat	Spirit Lake
School District	Spirit Lake Community School District

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About Orleans, Iowa

Orleans is a locality in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 521. The population density is 178.5 people per km². Orleans is located at 43.4527°N, 95.0859°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Orleans is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 52572, 51360.

Orleans occupies a stretch of fertile, glacial-carved ground where the horizon pulls wide and flat against an expansive, pale sky. It lies 21.3 miles north of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 7°T), and is situated 1.8 miles north-northeast of Spirit Lake. The land around Orleans holds the quiet gravity of the prairie, defined by the presence of Spirit Lake, whose deep, clear waters gather the shifting colors of the atmosphere and hold them in a cool, steady mirror. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the Dickinson County Trail, a path that cuts through the surrounding greenery and offers a grounded perspective of the tall grasses and the rhythmic, seasonal pulse of the soil. When the wind moves across these open fields, it carries the scent of turned earth and the subtle, metallic tang of approaching weather, marking the passage of hours with a clarity that feels both ancient and immediate.

Agriculture remains the fundamental pulse of the local economy, with the methodical tilling of corn and soybean fields shaping the annual cycle of labor and rest. This region reflects a heritage of industrious settlement, where the persistence of early families still echoes in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the local landscape. While the Dickinson County Spine Trail provides a route for those looking to traverse the broader countryside, the pace of daily life here favors a deliberate, observant stillness. Further afield, the landscape tilts toward the horizon, where the distant Ocheyedan Mound rises like a solitary anchor in the distance, while the nearby Loon Creek meanders through the lower terrain, sustaining the small, resilient pockets of woodland that break the monotony of the tilled plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dickinson County Trail (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 286° W
Orleans Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 229° SW
Spirit Lake Outlet County Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 230° SW
Hales Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 025° NE
Spring Run Wetland Complex (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 156° SE
Spirit Lake Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.7 mi, 286° W
Templar State Recreation Area (State Park) — 1.8 mi, 286° W
Jemmerson Slough Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 237° SW
Spring Run Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 142° SE
Dickinson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 142° SE
Elinor Bedell State Park (State Park) — 2.5 mi, 164° S
Jackson County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 344° N
Pearson Lakes Art Center (Arts Centre) — 4.5 mi, 208° SW
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 208° SW
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 4.6 mi, 204° SW
Loon Lake Cemetery (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 355° N
Higgins Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 207° SW
Arnolds Park Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 203° SW
Iowa Rock N Roll Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 203° SW
Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 203° SW
Spirit Lake Massacre Monument (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 204° SW
Bike Monument (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 220° SW
Clark Museum of Area History (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 206° SW
Milford Pioneer Theatre (Cinema) — 9.5 mi, 200° S
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 10.7 mi, 090° E
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 107° E
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 22.7 mi, 189° S
Des Moines River SNA (Nature Reserve) — 23.5 mi, 359° N
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 29.9 mi, 133° SE
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 137° SE

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