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Ventura Iowa Map

Explore Ventura, 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 Ventura, Iowa

How to Use This Ventura, Iowa Map

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

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	Ventura
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Cerro Gordo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.126348
Longitude	-93.477707
Population	711
Density	154.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	50482, 50428
Area Code	515
County Seat	Mason City
School District	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School District

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About Ventura, Iowa

Ventura is a locality in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 711. The population density is 154.6 people per km². Ventura is located at 43.1263°N, 93.4777°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ventura is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 50482, 50428.

Ventura emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of northern Iowa, defined by the quiet passage of Clear Creek as it carves a path through the rich, dark soil. It lies 14.1 miles west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west of Clear Lake. The landscape surrounding Ventura is a vast grid of tilled earth, where the seasonal cycle of corn and soybeans dictates the rhythm of the light and the shifting colors of the fields. To the west, the land rises in subtle swells, and on clear days, the distant silhouette of Pilot Knob rises like a dormant sentinel against the sky. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and turning leaves, and the expanse of the prairie creates a profound sense of scale that renders the human presence small but enduring. Within the boundaries of the local Lynne Lorenzen Park, the grass grows thick and wild, offering a quiet sanctuary where the wind moves through the vegetation with a dry, rhythmic whisper.

Ventura remains anchored by a heritage of agricultural industry that has defined its labor and its growth since the early days of settlement. The economy thrives on the productivity of the surrounding plains, a legacy of the German and Scandinavian settlers who broke the sod and laid the foundations for a life of hard work and unshowy, literate civility. While Deadmans Lake sits ten miles away as a silent, inland feature, the life of the people here is more immediately tied to the steady, predictable output of the grain elevators and the maintenance of the transport routes that link the locality to the wider world. There is a distinct, understated pride in the way Ventura moves through its days, favoring the substance of a long harvest over the fleeting distractions of modern artifice. The collective memory of the place is held in the quiet conversations at the local cafe and the persistent, industrious pulse of a community that understands its place within the vast, fertile geometry of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ventura City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 147° SE
Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 180° S
Harbor Inn Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 179° S
West Lake Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 273° W
Clear Lake Woods (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 179° S
Ventura Heights (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 156° SE
McIntosh Woods State Park (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 090° E
Mcintosh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 089° E
Bluewing Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 149° SE
Three Stars Monument (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 078° E
National Register of Historic Places (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 078° E
Outlet Recreation Complex & Dog Park (Local Recreation) — 5.5 mi, 090° E
Cerro Gordo County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.2 mi, 014° N
Union Hills Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 172° S
Buddy Holly Crash Site (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 037° NE
Buddy Holly Glasses (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 039° NE
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 12.5 mi, 319° NW
Mansion Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 320° NW
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 14.1 mi, 083° E
Holtan Farm Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 323° NW
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 082° E
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 14.7 mi, 077° E
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 074° E
Armstrong House Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 263° W
Hobo Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 263° W
Manly Caboose Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 053° NE
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 35.3 mi, 072° E
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 38.9 mi, 009° N
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 43.3 mi, 279° W
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 45.1 mi, 032° NE

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