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West Bend Iowa Map

Explore West Bend, 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 West Bend, Iowa

How to Use This West Bend, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.956914
Longitude	-94.441084
Population	791
Density	348.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50597
Area Code	319
County Seat	Algona
School District	West Bend-Mallard Community School District

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About West Bend, Iowa

West Bend is a locality in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 791. The population density is 348.2 people per km². West Bend is located at 42.9569°N, 94.4411°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. West Bend is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50597.

West Bend occupies a vast, level expanse of the Iowa prairie where the horizon stretches into an uninterrupted line of earth and sky. It lies 34.6 miles north-northwest of Fort Dodge, IA (from Fort Dodge, IA: bearing 337°T), and is situated 13.1 miles southwest of Algona. Fields of corn and soybeans pull the eye toward the distant perimeter, their seasonal shifts dictating the color of the landscape from deep, verdant summer greens to the brittle, golden hues of autumn harvest. A mile to the east, Prairie Creek carves a modest path through the black soil, providing a subtle break in the otherwise flat topography that extends toward the West Fork Wetlands four miles away. The air here carries a clean, sharp clarity, especially during the long, quiet dusks when the light flattens against the silos and turns the metallic surfaces of farm equipment into bronze.

German and Scandinavian roots remain visible in the orderly grid of West Bend, a place defined by a quiet, industrious pragmatism that values the steady yield of the soil. The local economy persists as a reflection of this agrarian heritage, where the rhythms of the grain market and the seasonal demands of the fields dictate the pace of daily affairs. Beyond the agricultural reach, the town is distinguished by the Grotto of the Redemption, a labor of faith that utilizes an intricate mosaic of minerals and stones to anchor the local identity in something permanent and deliberate. Residents move through their days with a measured, literate civility, finding a sense of belonging in a terrain that demands patience and rewards those who observe the slow, cyclical turn of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

West Bend Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 308° NW
West Fork Wetlands (Local Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 280° W
West Bend Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 221° SW
River Runner Access (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 251° W
Hams Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 186° S
East Fork DSM River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 083° E
Three Rivers Trail (Local Park) — 10.4 mi, 177° S
Willows Access (State Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 176° S
Cylinder Heritage Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 329° NW
Ambrose A. Call State Park (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 056° NE
Camp Algona POW Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 053° NE
Kossuth Lajos (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 053° NE
Kossuth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 053° NE
West Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 300° NW
Poduska Farm (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 215° SW
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 315° NW
Robert Emmet Statue (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 312° NW
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.4 mi, 323° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.7 mi, 077° E · 12k acres
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 017° N
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.9 mi, 039° NE · 5,668 acres
MIA-POW Display (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 046° NE
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 33.4 mi, 157° SE
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 33.7 mi, 196° S
Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 33.7 mi, 073° E
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 36.7 mi, 326° NW
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 38.1 mi, 288° W
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 40.6 mi, 328° NW
Boneyard Hollow (Attraction) — 42.8 mi, 154° SE
Milford Pioneer Theatre (Cinema) — 43.8 mi, 306° NW

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