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Welton Iowa Map

Explore Welton, 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 Welton, Iowa

How to Use This Welton, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.908081
Longitude	-90.595415
Population	121
Density	168.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52774
Area Code	712
County Seat	Clinton
School District	Central DeWitt Community School District

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About Welton, Iowa

Welton is a locality in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 121. The population density is 168.7 people per km². Welton is located at 41.9081°N, 90.5954°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Welton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52774.

Welton occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vault of pale, expansive sky. It lies 21.4 miles west-northwest of Clinton, IA (from Clinton, IA: bearing 282°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-northwest of DeWitt. Silver Creek traces a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its banks lined with the deep green of riparian brush that contrasts sharply against the golden, tilled earth. The land here possesses a steady, rhythmic quality, shifting from the deep black soil of working fields to the soft, shifting shadows cast by the sun as it dips toward the western plains. While Terrapin Ridge remains a distant, hazy suggestion on the far horizon, the immediate ground feels solid and unpretentious, defined by a clarity of light that makes the simple geometry of fences and silos stand out in high relief.

Welton grew from the necessity of the soil, grounded in an agricultural heritage that continues to dictate the pace of the calendar and the turn of the seasons. The economy remains tethered to the harvest of corn and soybeans, a legacy of the settlers who recognized the fertility of this prairie earth and built their lives upon the steady labor of the farm. Beyond the immediate fields, the Grand Mound Conservation Area offers a quiet refuge of native grasses and timber, providing a counterpoint to the orderly rows of the surrounding cropland. Residents often find a sense of place in the proximity of Crystal Lake, where the water holds the reflection of the clouds with a stillness that mirrors the character of the people—diligent, observant, and deeply connected to the land that sustains them.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grand Mound Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 192° S
West Brook Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 163° S
Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 153° SE
Delmar Depot Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 355° N
Central Community Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 154° SE
Barber Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 185° S
Goose Lake (Clinton) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 072° E
Ringneck Marsh (Local Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 256° W
Clinton Engines Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 343° N
Jackson County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 346° N
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 235° SW
Mary, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 14.0 mi, 234° SW
Memorial Hill (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 165° S
Maquoketa Caves State Park (State Park) — 16.8 mi, 329° NW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.6 mi, 134° SE · 274k acres
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 17.6 mi, 134° SE
Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 175° S
Camanche Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 116° SE
Curtis Mansion (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 102° E
Clinton Show Boat (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 101° E
Elijah Buell Memorial (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 097° E
Bellevue State Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 024° NE
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 23.9 mi, 038° NE · 3,776 acres
Black Oak Dune Overlook (Viewpoint) — 24.7 mi, 037° NE
Hoepfner House (Historic Ruins) — 24.9 mi, 156° SE
Lone Star (towboat) (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 149° SE
Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 25.1 mi, 020° N
Scott County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 149° SE
Great River Gallery (Gallery) — 25.7 mi, 020° N
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.5 mi, 341° N · 2,440 acres

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