West Point Iowa Map
Explore West Point, 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 Point, Iowa
How to Use This West Point, Iowa Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Point, 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 Point.
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 Point |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| County | Lee County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.716704 |
| Longitude | -91.450154 |
| Population | 921 |
| Density | 559.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 52656 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| County Seat | Keokuk |
| School District | Fort Madison Community School District |
About West Point, Iowa
West Point is a locality in Lee County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 921. The population density is 559.1 people per km². West Point is located at 40.7167°N, 91.4502°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. West Point is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52656.West Point occupies a quiet plateau of fertile earth where the horizon stretches into an infinite grid of corn and soybean rows. It lies 9.3 miles northwest of Fort Madison, IA (from Fort Madison, IA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 18.7 miles west-southwest of Burlington. The landscape around West Point remains defined by the patient labor of the plow, as expansive fields of tilled loam meet the sky in a clean, sharp line. Moisture gathers in the low swales near Pollmiller Park, where the air holds a heavy, sweet scent of damp soil and drying stalks during the late summer months. A mile away, the quiet currents of Pitman Creek carve through the terrain, while the still, dark water of Pollmiller Park Lake reflects the changing light of an expansive, unshielded sky.
German heritage remains etched into the architecture and the disciplined, steady pace of life in West Point, mirroring the resolve of those who first broke this prairie sod. The local economy stays anchored to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, manifesting in a modest, industrious commerce that values utility over ornament. Residents often spend their leisure hours walking the Pollmiller Park Trail, finding a reprieve from the heat under the shade of mature trees before the day fades into a deep, velvety blue. Far to the south, the distant profile of Bryan Hill marks a shift in the topography, yet the immediate character of the land remains defined by this steady, agrarian patience that persists through the changing seasons.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- West Point Freedom Rock (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 276° W
- Pollmiller Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 118° SE
- Wilson Lake Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 202° S
- Geode State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 029° NE
- Denning Cons. Area Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 292° W
- Rodeo Park (Local Recreation) — 7.7 mi, 122° SE
- CB&Q Depot (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 130° SE
- Augusta Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 067° NE
- ATSF Depot (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 130° SE
- Nauvoo Martyrdom Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 163° S
- Weld House Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 162° S
- Nauvoo State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 164° S
- Nauvoo Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 165° S
- Dover Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 009° N
- Lincoln Rock (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 110° E
- Des Moines County Fair (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 065° NE
- Little Theater (Theatre) — 16.0 mi, 065° NE
- Art Gallery (Public Artwork) — 16.0 mi, 065° NE
- Pioneer Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 251° W
- Midwest Old Threshers Heritage Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 343° N
- Main Street Cinemas (Cinema) — 18.1 mi, 343° N
- Great River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.4 mi, 182° S · 10k acres
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About This West Point Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Point, Iowa. Coordinates: 40.716704, -91.450154. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for West Point includes the ZIP code (52656), telephone area code (712), county seat of Lee County (Keokuk), and school district assignment (Fort Madison Community School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
