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Stout Iowa Map

Explore Stout, 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 Stout, Iowa

How to Use This Stout, Iowa Map

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

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.

CityStout
StateIowa (IA)
CountyGrundy County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude42.52637
Longitude-92.711863
Population191
Density252.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code50673
Area Code319
County SeatGrundy Center
School DistrictDike-New Hartford Community School District

About Stout, Iowa

Stout is a locality in Grundy County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 191. The population density is 252.6 people per km². Stout is located at 42.5264°N, 92.7119°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Stout is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50673.

Stout rests amidst a vast, geometric expanse of tilled earth where the horizon pulls tight against the sky like a drawn thread. It lies 13.6 miles west of Cedar Falls, IA (from Cedar Falls, IA: bearing 270°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west of Waterloo. The landscape surrounding Stout is defined by the steady, rhythmic labor of agriculture, where the dark, fertile soil yields endless rows of corn and soybeans that shift from vibrant green to a brittle, husked gold as the seasons turn. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Max Creek carve a modest path through the fields, a thin ribbon of silver that mirrors the changing clouds and provides a low, persistent hum to the otherwise silent plains. Three miles to the north, the Beaver Township Cemetary Prairie offers a glimpse of the land as it appeared before the plow, a small, preserved sanctuary of native grasses that sway in the restless wind, reminding the traveler of the deep, ancient roots beneath the modern furrows.

History in Stout is written in the sturdy, unpretentious frames of buildings that have weathered the extremes of the Midwestern climate, reflecting a heritage anchored by those who first broke this heavy sod. The economy remains tethered to the vitality of the soil, with the daily pulse of the locality measured by the migration of machinery across the fields and the quiet commerce of a place that values endurance over fanfare. Life moves with an unshowy, literate civility, where the weight of the day is often lifted by the stillness of the evening dusk, a time when the light catches the dust motes in the air and turns the plains into a singular, vast canvas of gray and indigo. Though the distant slopes of Mormon Ridge are far beyond the reach of the eye, they serve as a silent, mental anchor for a landscape that finds its true character in the expansive, open vistas of the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Beaver Township Cemetary Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 200° S
  • Helt Memorial Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 029° NE
  • Beaver Meadows County Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 317° NW
  • Grundy County Lake (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 145° SE
  • Lower West Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 021° N
  • Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 341° N
  • Fall's Access (State Recreation Area) — 11.3 mi, 074° E
  • Overman Park (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 087° E
  • Cedar Falls Historical Society (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 087° E
  • Iowa Band Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 087° E
  • George Wyth State Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 088° E
  • Hudson Depot Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 122° SE
  • Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 17.6 mi, 276° W
  • McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.1 mi, 040° NE
  • Dancing St. Francis (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 040° NE
  • Neumann Auditorium (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 040° NE
  • Bremer County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 041° NE
  • Palace Theater (Cinema) — 18.5 mi, 042° NE
  • National Wrestling Hall Of Fame (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 096° E
  • McBride Auditorium (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 089° E
  • USS Frank E. Evans D7540 (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 096° E
  • Pine Lake State Park (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 240° SW
  • Yuta Falls (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 106° E
  • Wakani Whirl (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 106° E
  • Matugani (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 106° E
  • Eeki Eeki Escape (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 106° E
  • Grand Theatre (Cinema) — 22.8 mi, 240° SW
  • Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.2 mi, 165° S · 24k acres
  • Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 70.1 mi, 203° SW · 12k acres

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About This Stout Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stout, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.52637, -92.711863. 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 Stout includes the ZIP code (50673), telephone area code (319), county seat of Grundy County (Grundy Center), and school district assignment (Dike-New Hartford 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.