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Villisca Iowa Map

Explore Villisca, 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 Villisca, Iowa

How to Use This Villisca, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	40.929712
Longitude	-94.976093
Population	1,132
Density	244.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50864
Area Code	319
County Seat	Red Oak
School District	Villisca Community School District

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About Villisca, Iowa

Villisca is a locality in Montgomery County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,132. The population density is 244.9 people per km². Villisca is located at 40.9297°N, 94.9761°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Villisca is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50864.

Villisca emerges from the expansive, undulating plains of southwestern Iowa as a collection of brick facades and quiet lanes defined by the relentless cycle of the agricultural calendar. It lies 51.5 miles east-southeast of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 116°T), and is situated 14.1 miles east-southeast of Red Oak. The horizon here is dominated by the geometry of tilled earth, where the deep, dark soil nurtures vast reaches of corn and soybeans that shimmer in the heat of midsummer. Only a mile away, the Middle Nodaway River carves a serpentine path through the landscape, its banks lined with dense thickets and sycamores that offer a cool reprieve from the sun. Three miles to the east, the terrain shifts into the shaded, rugged topography of Hacklebarney Woods, while the quiet, glassy expanse of Viking Lake sits just four miles distant, providing a stillness that mirrors the unhurried pace of the surrounding fields.

Villisca carries the weight of a complex history, its identity shaped by the steady, modest labor of generations who settled this prairie to break the stubborn sod. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of farming, a pursuit that dictates the flow of commerce and the quiet civility of daily interactions on the main thoroughfare. Beyond the grain elevators and the sturdy residential architecture, the legacy of the nineteenth century lingers in the town's quiet corners, often drawing those with a curiosity for the darker, more mysterious chapters of the regional narrative. Life in Villisca moves with a measured, deliberate gravity, favoring a sense of community that values the slow turning of the seasons over the frantic velocity of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Olson/Linn Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 358° N
Hacklebarney Woods (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 358° N
Viking Lake State Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 329° NW
Erickson Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 299° NW
Stephens Tract Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 199° S
Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 7.5 mi, 299° NW
Nodaway Valley Park (Local Park) — 11.2 mi, 182° S
Clarinda Treatment Complex Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 195° S
Adams County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 072° E
Page County War Memorial (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 194° S
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 194° S
The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & World War II Memorial Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 291° W
Montgomery County Historical Center (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 298° NW
Lake Icaria Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 054° NE
Kline Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 071° E
Lake of Three Fires State Park (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 134° SE
Rapp Park & Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.8 mi, 244° SW
Wabash Trace Nature Trail (State Recreation Area) — 24.0 mi, 266° W
Lake Shawtee Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.8 mi, 260° W
Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 075° E
Sinister Sidney (Attraction) — 36.7 mi, 250° W
Reasoner School (Historic Ruins) — 38.4 mi, 280° W
Treynor High School Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 38.9 mi, 302° NW
Bobby Bearcat (Public Artwork) — 40.2 mi, 173° S
Davies Amphitheater (Theatre) — 40.3 mi, 282° W
Tree on the road (Attraction) — 40.4 mi, 010° N
Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 40.4 mi, 010° N
The Rose Theatre (Theatre) — 40.6 mi, 172° S
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.8 mi, 151° SE · 3,906 acres
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.2 mi, 194° S · 15k acres

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