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Shannon City Iowa Map

Explore Shannon City, 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 Shannon City, Iowa

How to Use This Shannon City, Iowa Map

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

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	Shannon City
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Union County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.901658
Longitude	-94.263288
Population	73
Density	64.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50861
Area Code	319
County Seat	Creston
School District	East Union Community School District

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About Shannon City, Iowa

Shannon City is a locality in Union County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 73. The population density is 64.8 people per km². Shannon City is located at 40.9017°N, 94.2633°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shannon City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50861.

Shannon City anchors itself within a vast expanse of tilled earth where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the steady, unadorned presence of the Grand River as it carves a path through the silt and soil. It lies 48.4 miles southwest of Indianola, IA (from Indianola, IA: bearing 230°T), and is situated 12.0 miles south-southeast of Creston. The light here operates with a singular clarity, bleaching the stalks of late-season corn into shades of pale straw while casting long, violet shadows across the furrowed rows as the sun retreats. To the west, the subtle rise of the terrain hints at the distant Loess Hills, yet the immediate landscape remains one of quiet, horizontal dominance, where the air smells of turned earth and the persistent, dry rustle of soybean leaves. Four miles distant, the waters of Sun Valley Lake catch the reflection of an immense, cloud-streaked sky, providing a rare depth of blue to a palette otherwise dominated by the muted tones of the prairie.

History in Shannon City persists in the architecture of utility, visible in the stark lines of grain elevators and the modest, sturdy frame houses that have witnessed generations of agricultural cycles. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the soil, a life governed by the arrival of planting season and the quiet, frantic energy of the harvest. Residents maintain a reserved, literate civility, a heritage passed down through families who recognize the value of a well-tended fence line and the necessity of communal self-reliance. For those seeking the stillness of the natural world, the trails at ONeil Park offer a sanctuary of woodland and grass, preserving a fragment of the landscape as it existed before the plow. Life in Shannon City unfolds with a deliberate, measured pace, finding its own meaning in the seasonal turning of the fields and the enduring, quiet persistence of the Midwestern plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

ONeil Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 146° SE
Fogle Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 219° SW
Fogle Lake Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 216° SW
Don & Connie Huff Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 150° SE
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 328° NW
Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 097° E
Talmage Hill Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 044° NE
Green Valley State Park (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 335° NW
Kline Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 295° NW
Lake of Three Fires State Park (State Park) — 24.5 mi, 242° SW
Adams County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 284° W
The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 072° E
Osceola Statue (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 070° E
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 27.2 mi, 128° SE
Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County (Monument) — 27.4 mi, 128° SE
Taylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 236° SW
Adair County Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 339° N
John Wayne (Public Artwork) — 32.5 mi, 024° NE
Olson/Linn Museum (Museum) — 37.3 mi, 273° W
Clarinda Treatment Complex Museum (Museum) — 41.5 mi, 256° W
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 44.1 mi, 278° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.4 mi, 196° S · 3,906 acres
Painted Pony (Gallery) — 48.4 mi, 049° NE
Carver Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 48.4 mi, 048° NE
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 48.5 mi, 048° NE
The Rose Theatre (Theatre) — 49.9 mi, 220° SW
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 51.2 mi, 325° NW
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.7 mi, 049° NE · 12k acres

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