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St. Benedict Iowa Map

Explore St. Benedict, 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. Benedict, Iowa

How to Use This St. Benedict, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.038022
Longitude	-94.064401
Population	31
Density	15.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	50511
Area Code	319
County Seat	Algona
School District	Algona Community School District

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About St. Benedict, Iowa

St. Benedict is a locality in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 31. The population density is 15.6 people per km². St. Benedict is located at 43.0380°N, 94.0644°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 50511.

St. Benedict occupies a flat, expansive plateau where the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the dark, fertile soil of northern Iowa. It lies 37.7 miles north of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 8°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-southeast of Algona. Grain silos rise like monoliths against the immense, shifting clouds that dictate the character of the day, casting long, bruised shadows across the endless grid of corn and soybean fields. The air here holds a crisp, dry weight, particularly as the sun dips low and the light turns the color of harvested wheat. A mile away, the Kossuth County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, its marshy grasses swaying in a rhythm that ignores the geometry of the surrounding farms. Three miles to the south, Purcell Creek cuts a quiet, muddy channel through the earth, a thin vein of water that persists with a steady, unhurried persistence.

St. Benedict remains a place defined by the quiet industry of the earth and the stubborn heritage of those who first broke this heavy sod. The economy here is tied to the cycle of the seasons, a commerce of seeds, fuel, and the heavy machinery that navigates the narrow roads between the barns. Seven miles distant, the waters of Oak Lake provide a rare interruption to the flat expanse, serving as a reminder of the glacial forces that leveled this landscape into such a precise, workable plain. Local life moves with the deliberate pace of the harvest, marked by an unshowy civility and a deep, unspoken connection to the land that sustains the residents. The history of St. Benedict is written not in grand monuments, but in the enduring resilience of small-scale agriculture and the sturdy, pragmatic architecture that resists the wind sweeping across the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kossuth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 194° S
St. Benedict Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 218° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.6 mi, 231° SW · 12k acres
Wesley ROW (Local Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 028° NE
Kossuth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 283° W
Camp Algona POW Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 283° W
Ambrose A. Call State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 277° W
Kossuth Lajos (Public Artwork) — 9.1 mi, 284° W
Veterans Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 288° W
East Fork DSM River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 243° SW
Smith Lake (Local Park) — 10.4 mi, 303° NW
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.3 mi, 336° NW · 5,668 acres
Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 073° E
Hobo Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 073° E
Armstrong House Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 073° E
MIA-POW Display (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 005° N
Liberty School Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 117° SE
Eagle Lake (Hancock) Wetland Complex (State Conservation Area) — 16.0 mi, 086° E
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 313° NW
World's Largest Bullhead (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 047° NE
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 26.4 mi, 054° NE
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 280° W
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 30.7 mi, 286° W
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 33.9 mi, 082° E
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 36.9 mi, 189° S
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 44.2 mi, 181° S
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 44.3 mi, 080° E
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 44.7 mi, 079° E
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 44.9 mi, 078° E

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