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Ossian Iowa Map

Explore Ossian, 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 Ossian, Iowa

How to Use This Ossian, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.146364
Longitude	-91.7646
Population	802
Density	289.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52161
Area Code	712
County Seat	Decorah
School District	South Winneshiek Community School District

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About Ossian, Iowa

Ossian is a locality in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 802. The population density is 289.9 people per km². Ossian is located at 43.1464°N, 91.7646°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ossian is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52161.

Ossian emerges from the vast, undulating expanse of northeast Iowa as a collection of rooftops and grain silos punctuating a horizon defined by the steady, rhythmic geometry of tilled soil. It lies 46.2 miles northeast of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 10.9 miles south of Decorah. The landscape surrounding Ossian behaves like a slow-moving tide of corn and soybean fields, where the quality of light at dusk bleeds a bruised plum color across the flat, fertile earth, turning the stalks into silhouettes against the darkening sky. Only a mile away, the Yellow River carves a quiet, unassuming path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the muted, earthy tones of the plains. While the distance to the Lansing Ridge creates a distant, hazy memory of elevation on the horizon, the immediate ground remains a testament to the patient work of glaciers long since retreated, leaving behind a rich, dark loam that anchors the character of the region.

Ossian carries the quiet weight of settlement patterns established by those who sought stability in the deep, productive soil, leaving behind a legacy of Scandinavian and German industry that still informs the local economy. The daily pulse of life is anchored by the modest, well-tended grounds of Ossian City Park, a space that serves as a communal living room for a population accustomed to the unshowy, literate civility of the Midwest. Beyond the reach of urban noise, the proximity to the Fort Atkinson State Preserve offers a localized connection to the deeper history of the frontier, while the occasional traveler might find a moment of stillness at Walden Pond, a short distance away. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the primary concerns remain the health of the harvest and the maintenance of a social fabric that values neighborly reliability over the fleeting trends of more crowded corridors.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ossian City Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 274° W
Silver Springs Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 214° SW
Marilie Educational Forest Reserve WA (Local Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 077° E
Trout River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 030° NE
Bily Clocks Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 292° W
Porter House Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 353° N
Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 353° N
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 353° N
Upper Iowa River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 005° N
Abraham Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 150° SE
Clermont Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 152° SE
Painting Studio (Arts Centre) — 11.5 mi, 349° N
Jewel Theatre (Theatre) — 11.5 mi, 351° N
Kristin Wigley-Fleming Gallery (Gallery) — 11.5 mi, 350° N
Storre Theatre (Theatre) — 11.5 mi, 349° N
3-d Life Tree (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 350° N
Oedipus and Antigone (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 350° N
Volga River State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.1 mi, 181° S
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.0 mi, 342° N · 2,440 acres
Cedar Point (Viewpoint) — 26.4 mi, 086° E
Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 26.9 mi, 097° E · 2,460 acres
Niagara Cave (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 330° NW
Little Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 29.5 mi, 097° E
Great Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 29.6 mi, 097° E
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.7 mi, 093° E · 274k acres
Pikes Peak State Park (State Park) — 30.2 mi, 106° E
Pink Elephant Statue (Public Artwork) — 30.5 mi, 104° E
St. Feriole Island Riverfront Playground (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 102° E
Wyalusing State Park (State Park) — 33.6 mi, 108° E

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