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Pilot Mound Iowa Map

Explore Pilot Mound, 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 Pilot Mound, Iowa

How to Use This Pilot Mound, Iowa Map

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

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	Pilot Mound
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Boone County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.164422
Longitude	-94.016621
Population	163
Density	64.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50223
Area Code	515
County Seat	Boone
School District	Southeast Valley Community School District

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About Pilot Mound, Iowa

Pilot Mound is a locality in Boone County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 163. The population density is 64.1 people per km². Pilot Mound is located at 42.1644°N, 94.0166°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pilot Mound is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50223.

Pilot Mound emerges from the expansive, level horizons of the central plains, anchored by the persistent, winding course of Bluff Creek. It lies 10.1 miles northwest of Boone, IA (from Boone, IA: bearing 316°T), and is situated 22.2 miles west-northwest of Ames. The landscape surrounding Pilot Mound is defined by the rigorous geometry of agriculture, where vast, tilled fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Frankel Ridge. A quiet, verdant transition occurs just a mile away at Pilot Mound State Forest, where the timber offers a dense, shaded contrast to the open intensity of the surrounding prairie. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, golden clarity, catching the edges of the leaves and casting long, deliberate shadows that soften the sharp definition of the fence lines.

History in Pilot Mound is written in the steady, agrarian persistence of families who arrived with Scandinavian and German roots to work this deep, dark soil. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the pace of life and maintains a modest, utilitarian dignity in the local architecture. Leisure often drifts toward the tranquil, reflective waters of Don Williams Lake, where the reflection of the sky provides a respite from the labor of the plains. Far from the complexities of larger centers, the daily existence in Pilot Mound is governed by an unshowy civility, a shared understanding of the season’s turn, and the quiet, enduring presence of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pilot Mound State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 160° S
Don Williams Recreation Area (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 185° S
Saylorville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 133° SE
Saylorville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 133° SE
Rhoades Acres (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 035° NE
"twister Hill" (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 087° E
Holst State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 154° SE
Hickory Grove Rural School Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 187° S
Carlson Recreation Area (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 011° N
Founders Rock (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 124° SE
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 126° SE
Boone Forks Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 011° N
Vintage Iron Antiques Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 032° NE
Rail Explorers: Boone, IA (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 137° SE
Railroad Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 137° SE
Boone County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.3 mi, 180° S
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.2 mi, 002° N
Ledges State Park (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 149° SE
Hutton Memorial (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 151° SE
Dolliver Memorial State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 350° N
Copperas Beds (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 347° N
Entrance Memorial (Public Artwork) — 15.7 mi, 160° S
Gowrie Depot Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 301° NW
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 349° N
Robert Paul Daley Pathway Rock (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 121° SE
Greene County Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 241° SW
Lush Auditorium (Theatre) — 21.3 mi, 116° SE
North Grand Cinema (Cinema) — 21.7 mi, 112° E
Acorn Music Hall (Theatre) — 22.2 mi, 111° E
Octagon Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 22.8 mi, 115° SE

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