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St. Ansgar Iowa Map

Explore St. Ansgar, 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 St. Ansgar, Iowa

How to Use This St. Ansgar, Iowa Map

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

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	St. Ansgar
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Mitchell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.378301
Longitude	-92.918807
Population	1,160
Density	411.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50472
Area Code	515
County Seat	Osage
School District	St. Ansgar Community School District

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About St. Ansgar, Iowa

St. Ansgar is a locality in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,160. The population density is 411.7 people per km². St. Ansgar is located at 43.3783°N, 92.9188°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. St. Ansgar is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50472.

St. Ansgar rises from the flat, dark topsoil of the northern plains, a quiet grid of streets defined by the long, low shadows of grain elevators and the immense, open geometry of the Iowa sky. It lies 21.0 miles northeast of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 8.5 miles northwest of Osage. The horizon here is a sharp, unyielding line where the earth meets a vast expanse of bruised purple and gold at dusk, broken only by the silhouettes of shelterbelts and the slow, rhythmic movement of wind across miles of corn. A short distance from the center, the waters of Turtle Creek cut a shallow, meandering path through the earth, drawing a thin vein of green through the fields, while the nearby Boerjan Wildlife Area offers a quiet refuge of tall grass and scrub where the wind carries the dry, rattling scent of late-season stalks.

St. Ansgar maintains the legacy of the Scandinavian settlers who turned this heavy, fertile ground into a landscape of industry, building an economy that remains anchored to the slow, deliberate work of the harvest. The architecture of the place speaks to an unshowy, pragmatic history, with brick storefronts that have weathered a century of harsh winters and humid summers, standing as solid, quiet witnesses to the cycles of planting and trade. Life moves at the pace of the seasons, a steady, literate civility that persists in the small interactions of the post office or the diner, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger centers. While the distant Cedar River Greenbelt Trail offers a more formal connection to the surrounding wilderness, the true character of the locality is found in the deep, quiet patience of those who watch the light change over the fields, year after year, in this corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 075° E
Boerjan Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 351° N
Hamlin Garland Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 347° N
Halvorson Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 191° S
Cedar River Greenbelt Trail (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 155° SE
Cedar Valley Memories Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 147° SE
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 8.5 mi, 140° SE
Lyle-austin State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 352° N
Lena Larson State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 010° N
Pioneer State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 102° E
Manly Caboose Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 245° SW
Rock Island Caboose (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 245° SW
Swensrud School Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 287° W
Worth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 287° W
Myrtle Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 316° NW
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 19.1 mi, 226° SW
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 19.8 mi, 224° SW
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 222° SW
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 20.9 mi, 350° N
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 222° SW
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 21.2 mi, 222° SW
Harmony in Light (Public Artwork) — 21.3 mi, 222° SW
Lake Louise State Park (State Park) — 21.6 mi, 062° NE
Myre-Big Island State Park (State Park) — 24.9 mi, 312° NW
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 30.4 mi, 314° NW
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 37.2 mi, 258° W
Bear Cave Park Meadow (Viewpoint) — 39.0 mi, 032° NE

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