Solon Iowa Map
Explore Solon, 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 Solon, Iowa
How to Use This Solon, Iowa Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Solon, 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 Solon.
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 | Solon |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Johnson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.807234 |
| Longitude | -91.49406 |
| Population | 3,018 |
| Density | 879.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 52333 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| County Seat | Iowa City |
| School District | Solon Community School District |
About Solon, Iowa
Solon is a locality in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,018. The population density is 879.4 people per km². Solon is located at 41.8072°N, 91.4941°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Solon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52333.Solon anchors itself within a landscape of deep, dark loam where the horizon stretches toward the distant, faint silhouette of The Hogback. It lies 6.7 miles northeast of North Liberty, IA (from North Liberty, IA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-southwest of Mount Vernon. Mill Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the surrounding fields, its waters reflecting the heavy, golden light that settles over the prairie during the harvest months. Within the immediate reach of town, Mushroom Park offers a modest sanctuary of wild growth, while the cool, still surface of Lake McBride sits nearby, drawing the eye toward the edge of the woodland. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and drying corn stalks, a crisp clarity that defines the transition from the humid heat of midsummer to the sharp, brittle chill of the coming frost.
Solon persists as a place of deliberate industry, where the rhythmic hum of agricultural commerce balances against a quiet, intellectual gravity inherited from the nearby scholarly centers. Generations of families have worked these plains, grounding the local economy in the steady production of soybeans and corn that define the vast, tilled grids of the countryside. Residents often traverse the Lake MacBride State Park Trail, moving through a landscape that favors a pragmatic, unshowy civility over the clamor of larger hubs. Solon maintains a distinct character forged by its Scandinavian and German roots, a legacy that remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the persistent, industrious pace of those who walk its streets each morning.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 143° SE
- Johnson County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 288° W
- Hoover Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 259° W
- Randall Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 271° W
- Coralville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 292° W
- Lake Macbride State Park (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 271° W
- HooverTrail (Private Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 278° W
- Strub Prairie (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 297° NW
- Coralville Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 295° NW
- MacBride Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 238° SW
- Stainbrook State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 237° SW
- Palisades-Dows State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 359° N
- Palisades-Kepler State Park (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 355° N
- Colony Acres (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 225° SW
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 199° S
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 205° SW
- Relationships (Public Artwork) — 8.9 mi, 179° S
- Kimmel Theater (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 023° NE
- Luce Gallery (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 023° NE
- Abbe Creek School Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 013° N
- Iowa Children's Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 214° SW
- Coral Ridge Ice Arena (Stadium) — 9.8 mi, 214° SW
- Brush and Barrel (Arts Centre) — 10.1 mi, 209° SW
- Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 192° S
- Old Capitol Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 192° S
- The Fun Station (Theme Park) — 10.4 mi, 304° NW
- FilmScene at The Chauncey (Cinema) — 10.4 mi, 190° S
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 191° S
- Shambaugh Auditorium (Theatre) — 10.4 mi, 193° S
- Rose Garden (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 181° S
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About This Solon Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Solon, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.807234, -91.49406. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Solon includes the ZIP code (52333), telephone area code (712), county seat of Johnson County (Iowa City), and school district assignment (Solon Community School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
