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Wesley Iowa Map

Explore Wesley, 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 Wesley, Iowa

How to Use This Wesley, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.088298
Longitude	-93.990231
Population	391
Density	227.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50483
Area Code	515
County Seat	Algona
School District	Algona Community School District

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About Wesley, Iowa

Wesley is a locality in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 391. The population density is 227.7 people per km². Wesley is located at 43.0883°N, 93.9902°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wesley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50483.

Wesley spreads across a flat, expansive horizon where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 40.1 miles west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 264°T), and is situated 12.3 miles east of Algona. Eddy Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the heavy, dark soil, its banks shaded by the occasional stubborn thicket that breaks the monotony of the tilled fields. Wesley ROW provides a quiet sanctuary of native grasses and wildflowers, offering a sliver of the original prairie landscape that once stretched unbroken to the distant, hazy rise of Pilot Knob. During the transition of dusk, the light here turns a bruised purple, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the furrows of corn and soybean, emphasizing the profound stillness of the inland plains.

Generations of settlers, primarily of German and Scandinavian descent, broke this stubborn ground to establish an economy anchored firmly in the productivity of the soil. The rhythm of life in Wesley follows the slow pulse of the agricultural calendar, moving with the patient, unshowy civility of a place where neighbors recognize the importance of a harvest. While the bustle of larger centers remains a world away, the residents maintain a connection to the broader region, occasionally traveling toward Oak Lake to catch the reflection of the clouds on the water. This is a place defined by its steady, hardworking character, where the history of the plow and the persistence of the local spirit remain the primary forces shaping the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wesley ROW (Local Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 014° N
Kossuth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 222° SW
St. Benedict Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 223° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.7 mi, 228° SW · 12k acres
Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 087° E
Hobo Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 087° E
Armstrong House Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 087° E
Lake George Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 036° NE
MIA-POW Display (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 347° N
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.7 mi, 312° NW · 5,668 acres
Eagle Lake (Hancock) Wetland Complex (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 099° E
Kossuth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 264° W
Camp Algona POW Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 264° W
Kossuth Lajos (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 264° W
Ambrose A. Call State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 260° W
Hancock County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 13.7 mi, 070° E
World's Largest Bullhead (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 047° NE
Liberty School Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 136° SE
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 298° NW
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 21.3 mi, 055° NE
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 29.8 mi, 087° E
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 33.6 mi, 278° W
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 33.9 mi, 273° W
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 40.1 mi, 084° E
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 40.5 mi, 083° E
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 40.6 mi, 081° E
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 40.9 mi, 080° E
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 41.0 mi, 194° S

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