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Sexton Iowa Map

Explore Sexton, 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 Sexton, Iowa

How to Use This Sexton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.082743
Longitude	-94.089124
Population	46
Density	8.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	50511
Area Code	319
County Seat	Algona
School District	Algona Community School District

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About Sexton, Iowa

Sexton is a locality in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 46. The population density is 8.1 people per km². Sexton is located at 43.0827°N, 94.0891°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50511.

Sexton asserts itself as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the vast, tilled expanses that stretch toward every horizon. It lies 40.6 miles north of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 6°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east of Algona. The landscape surrounding Sexton is a testament to the patient labor of the plow, where the soil, dark and heavy with the promise of the season, catches the low, slanted light of the sun to reveal the rhythmic furrows of corn and soybean fields. Two miles away, the waters of Purcell Creek trace a thin, verdant vein through the prairie, providing a subtle contrast to the flat, expansive geometry of the fields. To the north, the landscape finds a brief respite at Oak Lake, where the water holds the reflection of the clouds in a stillness that seems to slow the very air, while the nearby Wesley ROW offers a sanctuary for native grasses to reclaim the silence.

Sexton carries the marks of those who arrived with iron plows and a resolve to carve a life from the prairie, their heritage of Scandinavian and German industry still echoing in the sturdy architecture and the methodical pace of the local economy. Agriculture remains the lifeblood of the region, driving the daily pulse of transport and trade that keeps the grain elevators standing as sentinels above the plains. Life here moves with the deliberate, unforced cadence of the seasons, characterized by a reserved civility that prefers the weight of meaningful action over the vanity of idle speech. In the evening, when the heat fades from the soil, a cool clarity settles over the land, and the people of Sexton observe the world with a steady, watchful gaze that has been sharpened by generations of tending to the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wesley ROW (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 086° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.1 mi, 181° S · 12k acres
Kossuth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 173° S
St. Benedict Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 178° S
Veterans Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 268° W
Kossuth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 262° W
Camp Algona POW Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 262° W
Kossuth Lajos (Public Artwork) — 7.6 mi, 263° W
Smith Lake (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 289° W
Ambrose A. Call State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 257° W
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.0 mi, 336° NW · 5,668 acres
East Fork DSM River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 224° SW
MIA-POW Display (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 013° N
Lake George Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.5 mi, 049° NE
Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 086° E
Hobo Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 086° E
Armstrong House Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 087° E
Lone Rock Historical Depot & Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 308° NW
World's Largest Bullhead (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 057° NE
Seneca Access (State Recreation Area) — 22.4 mi, 316° NW
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 25.8 mi, 061° NE
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 28.8 mi, 281° W
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 29.0 mi, 275° W
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 34.8 mi, 087° E
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 39.7 mi, 187° S
Fairmont Opera House (Theatre) — 43.6 mi, 335° NW
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 43.9 mi, 300° NW
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 45.5 mi, 084° E
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 45.6 mi, 082° E
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 45.8 mi, 081° E

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