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West Chester Iowa Map

Explore West Chester, 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 Chester, Iowa

How to Use This West Chester, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	41.338904
Longitude	-91.817671
Population	144
Density	219.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52359
Area Code	712
County Seat	Washington
School District	Mid-Prairie Community School District

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About West Chester, Iowa

West Chester is a locality in Washington County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 144. The population density is 219.8 people per km². West Chester is located at 41.3389°N, 91.8177°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. West Chester is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52359.

West Chester occupies a quiet expanse of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches flat and wide, broken only by the deliberate geometry of tilled fields. It lies 26.4 miles south-southwest of Coralville, IA (from Coralville, IA: bearing 208°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-northwest of Washington. Beyond the immediate streets, the landscape softens into the gentle, persistent undulations of the prairie, punctuated by the quiet flow of Clemons Creek as it meanders through the lowlands just a mile away. The light at dusk here possesses a particular clarity, casting long, amber shadows across the soybean rows and turning the dust of the rural roads into a fine, metallic gold. Residents find a meditative stillness in the proximity of the Kewash Nature Trail, which offers a path through the tall grasses and woodlands that have long defined this corner of the state.

West Chester carries the weight of a heritage built on the labor of the soil, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the seasons and the cycle of harvest. While the bustle of larger centers remains distant, the local character is defined by a sturdy, unshowy civility that values the permanence of the land over the frantic pace of contemporary life. The proximity of Sunrise Lake, lying five miles off, serves as a quiet refuge for those seeking the stillness of water amidst the vast agricultural grid. In the quiet of the morning, one might recognize in the architecture and the deliberate pace of the streets a lingering echo of the settlers who first broke this ground, maintaining a legacy of endurance that persists in every furrow of the surrounding fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kewash Nature Trail. (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 191° S
Statler Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 308° NW
Clemmons Creek Wildlife and Recreation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 117° SE
Izaak Walton League-Chichaqua Chapter (State Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 121° SE
Washington Community Center (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 118° SE
Conger House Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 112° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 114° SE
Rubio Access (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 218° SW
Lake Darling State Park (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 203° SW
Skunk River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 232° SW
Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 052° NE
English Valley History Center (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 312° NW
Redbird Farms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.5 mi, 016° N
Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 261° W
Festival Hall (Theatre) — 23.5 mi, 199° S
Johnny Clock Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 173° S
Tree of Life (Public Artwork) — 23.9 mi, 100° E
Winfield Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 126° SE
Marcus Sycamore Cinema (Cinema) — 26.3 mi, 037° NE
Brush and Barrel (Arts Centre) — 26.3 mi, 027° NE
Iowa City Pedestrian Mall (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 034° NE
FilmScene at The Chauncey (Cinema) — 26.7 mi, 034° NE
Coral Ridge Ice Arena (Stadium) — 26.8 mi, 025° NE
Rose Garden (Monument) — 27.1 mi, 037° NE
Iowa Firefighters Memorial (Monument) — 27.6 mi, 028° NE
World’s Largest Wooden Nickel (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 030° NE
Colony Acres (Attraction) — 29.4 mi, 023° NE
Lake Macbride State Park (State Park) — 33.6 mi, 022° N
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.2 mi, 340° N · 24k acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 72.5 mi, 079° E · 274k acres

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