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Westgate Iowa Map

Explore Westgate, 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 Westgate, Iowa

How to Use This Westgate, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.769982
Longitude	-91.996284
Population	192
Density	203.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50681
Area Code	319
County Seat	West Union
School District	West Central Community School District

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About Westgate, Iowa

Westgate is a locality in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 192. The population density is 203.7 people per km². Westgate is located at 42.7700°N, 91.9963°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Westgate is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50681.

Westgate emerges from the expansive, tilled flatness of the Iowa plains where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a heavy, wide-brimmed sky. It lies 24.5 miles east of Waverly, IA (from Waverly, IA: bearing 83°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-northwest of Oelwein. The land here holds a quiet, rhythmic patience, characterized by the dark, fertile soil that draws the eye toward the distant, hazy rise of Corn Hill, a solitary landmark that breaks the relentless geometry of the surrounding fields. Within the immediate vicinity, the earth yields to the gentle, persistent movement of Stoe Creek, which carves a modest path through the landscape, providing a narrow vein of moisture that feeds the lush, green edges of City Park. As evening descends, the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold, catching the dust of the fields and casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor Westgate firmly into the quiet gravity of the prairie.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Westgate, defining the seasonal cadences that govern the labor and the outlook of the people who reside here. The economy is rooted in the deep, black loam that sustains vast stretches of corn and soybeans, a legacy of the settlers who recognized the inherent value of this productive earth. While the pace of life remains deliberate and unshowy, the influence of the region’s heritage persists in the orderly arrangement of the buildings and the quiet, literate civility of the residents. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape offers a contemplative solitude, where one might look toward the distant shimmer of Delwein Lake or simply watch the wind shift through the tall grass, acknowledging that in Westgate, the history of the soil is the only history that truly demands to be known.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 089° E
Downing Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 232° SW
Aldo Leopold Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 234° SW
Oelwein Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 148° SE
Wapsie River Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 249° W
Dillon Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 287° W
Sweet Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 273° W
Volga River State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.8 mi, 063° NE
Volga River Access (State Recreation Area) — 12.2 mi, 066° NE
Readlyn Historical Society (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 248° W
Fayette County Historical Museum;Fayette County Historical Library (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 036° NE
Wadena Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 074° E
Richardson-Jakway House (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 133° SE
Riverwalk Parks Community Bandshell (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 166° S
Clermont Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 047° NE
Backbone State Park (State Park) — 23.5 mi, 114° SE
Abraham Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 047° NE
Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 113° SE
McBride Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.1 mi, 227° SW
Wilder Memorial Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 104° E
World's Largest Strawberry (Public Artwork) — 24.2 mi, 104° E
Palace Theater (Cinema) — 24.2 mi, 263° W
McElroy Communication Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.8 mi, 263° W
George Wyth State Park (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 231° SW
USS Frank E. Evans D7540 (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 223° SW
Skyborne (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 215° SW
Nopuko Air Coaster (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 215° SW
Amara Aviators (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 215° SW
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.9 mi, 081° E · 2,440 acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.3 mi, 074° E · 274k acres

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