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Portland Iowa Map

Explore Portland, 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 Portland, Iowa

How to Use This Portland, Iowa Map

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

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	Portland
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Cerro Gordo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.122622
Longitude	-93.13748
Population	28
Density	10.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	50401
Area Code	515
County Seat	Mason City
School District	Mason City Community School District

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About Portland, Iowa

Portland is a locality in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 28. The population density is 10.9 people per km². Portland is located at 43.1226°N, 93.1375°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50401.

Portland emerges from the vast, undulating expanse of the Iowa prairie where the Winnebago River carves a deliberate path through the dark, fertile soil. It lies 4.3 miles east-southeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 114°T), and is situated 12.9 miles east of Clear Lake. The horizon around Portland is defined by the steady geometry of corn and soybean fields, broken only by the distant, quiet presence of Claybanks Forest to the north and the subtle, earthen depression of Big Gully to the west. Light here possesses a particular clarity, turning the stalks to burnished copper as the sun dips low, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the rural roads. Those seeking a quiet reprieve find their way toward Averydale Access, where the land meets the water in a muted display of tall grass and riparian thickets, offering a stillness that feels as heavy and permanent as the glacial till beneath the topsoil.

History in Portland remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the seasons and the sturdy, pragmatic heritage of the settlers who first broke this ground. The local economy persists as an extension of the land itself, an unshowy enterprise of grain and cultivation that dictates the pace of daily affairs and the quiet industriousness of the people. While the modern world moves in frantic bursts, Portland maintains a literate, understated civility, where the memory of earlier generations lingers in the sturdy architecture and the deliberate way neighbors acknowledge one another. Even when the air grows sharp with the coming winter, the community retains a grounded, singular focus, looking toward the distant silhouette of Pilot Knob or the quiet surface of Spring Lake as markers of a landscape that demands, above all else, a patient and watchful respect.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Averydale Access (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 347° N
Mike Zack Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 241° SW
Georgia Hanford Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 275° W
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 308° NW
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 301° NW
Harmony in Light (Public Artwork) — 3.7 mi, 300° NW
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 302° NW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 302° NW
Claybanks Forest State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 120° SE
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 4.5 mi, 321° NW
Northwestern Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 313° NW
Lime Creek Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 321° NW
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 328° NW
Fossil & Prairie Park State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 123° SE
Manly Caboose Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 346° N
Rock Island Caboose (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 344° N
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 267° W
National Register of Historic Places (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 275° W
Buddy Holly Crash Site (Public Artwork) — 14.0 mi, 299° NW
McIntosh Woods State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 271° W
Pioneer Kitchen Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 129° SE
Marble Rock Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 129° SE
Cedar Valley Memories Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 054° NE
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 19.9 mi, 056° NE
Swensrud School Museum (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 350° N
Worth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 350° N
Floyd County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 100° E

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