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Stanton Iowa Map

Explore Stanton, 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 Stanton, Iowa

How to Use This Stanton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.981658
Longitude	-95.104154
Population	678
Density	276.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51573
Area Code	641
County Seat	Red Oak
School District	Stanton Community School District

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About Stanton, Iowa

Stanton is a locality in Montgomery County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 678. The population density is 276.1 people per km². Stanton is located at 40.9817°N, 95.1042°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Stanton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51573.

Stanton rises from the deep, dark soil of the plains where the horizon stretches thin and flat beneath a vast, indifferent sky. It lies 43.9 miles east-southeast of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 116°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-southeast of Red Oak. Little Tarkio Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, feeding the thirsty crops that define the local topography. Beyond the tilled rows of corn and soybeans, the land pulls itself into subtle, rhythmic swells, hinting at the terrain that eventually breaks into the Loess Hills toward the west. At dusk, the light here grows heavy and golden, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that seem to hold the quiet intensity of a landscape waiting for the harvest.

Scandinavian heritage remains etched into the cultural marrow of Stanton, grounding the community in a legacy of resilience and industry that persists long after the original settlers broke the prairie sod. The local economy stays tethered to the cycles of the seasons, as the rhythm of the grain elevator dictates the pace of the day more surely than any clock. Just two miles away, the Erickson Wildlife Area offers a respite of tall grasses and native brush, while the cool, still waters of Viking Lake provide a quiet mirror for the changing clouds. There is an unshowy civility in the way the streets remain orderly and the neighbors remain watchful, a testament to a place that prefers the steady labor of the land to the restless noise of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 0.1 mi, 074° E
Erickson Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 110° E
Viking Lake State Park (State Park) — 2.7 mi, 091° E
Anderson Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 306° NW
Hacklebarney Woods (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 089° E
The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & World War II Memorial Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 282° W
Legion Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 292° W
Montgomery County Historical Center (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 298° NW
Olson/Linn Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 118° SE
Clarinda Treatment Complex Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 167° S
Page County War Memorial (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 168° S
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 168° S
Sister Cities (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 168° S
Cass County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 354° N
Wabash Trace Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 18.1 mi, 252° W
Rapp Park & Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 225° SW
Willow Slough Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.4 mi, 295° NW
Lake Icaria Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.6 mi, 074° E
Lake of Three Fires State Park (State Park) — 27.6 mi, 130° SE
Reasoner School (Historic Ruins) — 31.2 mi, 276° W
Treynor High School Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 31.3 mi, 303° NW
Sinister Sidney (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 240° SW
Davies Amphitheater (Theatre) — 33.1 mi, 278° W
Mile Hill Lake (Viewpoint) — 35.7 mi, 278° W
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 38.0 mi, 083° E
Tree on the road (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 021° N
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 021° N
Kramer Power Plant (Historic Ruins) — 42.1 mi, 286° W
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.3 mi, 305° NW · 7,936 acres
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.2 mi, 308° NW · 16k acres

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