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Waukon Iowa Map

Explore Waukon, 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 Waukon, Iowa

How to Use This Waukon, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.269421
Longitude	-91.475695
Population	3,827
Density	521.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52172
Area Code	712
County Seat	Waukon
School District	Allamakee Community School District

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About Waukon, Iowa

Waukon is a locality in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,827. The population density is 521.0 people per km². Waukon is located at 43.2694°N, 91.4757°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waukon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52172.

Waukon emerges from the high, broad plateaus of northeastern Iowa, defined by a landscape that tilts toward the horizon in endless, rhythmic waves of tilled soil. It lies 32.6 miles west of Crawford, WI (from Crawford, WI: bearing 273°T), and is situated 15.8 miles east of Decorah. The earth here is heavy and dark, a foundation for the vast geometry of corn and soybean fields that define the regional character. To the east, the elevation shifts, rising toward the firm silhouette of Lansing Ridge, while the quiet progress of Paint Creek carves a path through the limestone-heavy terrain just a mile from the center. A mile in the opposite direction, the quiet expanse of Unknown Park offers a sanctuary of timber and grass, grounding the atmosphere in a persistent, earthy stillness. When the low sun of late autumn strikes the fields, the stubble catches a sharp, metallic gold light, momentarily turning the utilitarian expanse into a field of burnished copper.

Waukon maintains a steady, industrious pace, reflecting the heritage of those who first broke this sod with a sense of deliberate, unshowy purpose. The local economy remains anchored to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, manifesting in the heavy machinery that navigates the main thoroughfares and the persistent exchange of agricultural commodities. Beyond the immediate fields, the influence of early settlers from Northern Europe lingers in the architecture and the reserved, literate civility of its inhabitants. Though the nearest water is found at Paint Creek or the more distant Walden Pond, the rhythm of daily life is dictated by the seasons of the soil rather than the flow of any tide. It is a place where the work of the day is measured by the clarity of the air and the weight of the harvest, creating a life that is as pragmatic as the frost-hardened ground beneath it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 006° N
Waukon City Park - North Unit (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 180° S
French Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 030° NE
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.1 mi, 187° S · 2,440 acres
Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 308° NW
Yellow River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 11.0 mi, 122° SE
Cedar Point (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 120° SE
Museum of River History (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 064° NE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.6 mi, 048° NE · 274k acres
Monona Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 164° S
Porter House Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 278° W
Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 279° W
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 279° W
Jewel Theatre (Theatre) — 16.7 mi, 280° W
Kristin Wigley-Fleming Gallery (Gallery) — 16.7 mi, 280° W
Oedipus and Antigone (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 280° W
3-d Life Tree (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 280° W
I Am Wood (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 280° W
Painting Studio (Arts Centre) — 16.9 mi, 280° W
Storre Theatre (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 280° W
Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 17.0 mi, 135° SE · 2,460 acres
Statewide Wildlife Habitat - Wd (State Recreation Area) — 17.6 mi, 044° NE
Statewide Habitat Areas - Wd (State Recreation Area) — 18.5 mi, 044° NE
Great Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 19.1 mi, 129° SE
Little Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 19.1 mi, 130° SE
Pink Elephant Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.8 mi, 136° SE
St. Feriole Island Riverfront Playground (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 133° SE
Pikes Peak State Park (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 137° SE
St. Feriole Island Play Area (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 132° SE
Wyalusing State Park (State Park) — 25.6 mi, 137° SE

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