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Westside Iowa Map

Explore Westside, 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 Westside, Iowa

How to Use This Westside, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	42.075699
Longitude	-95.101385
Population	285
Density	74.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	51467
Area Code	563
County Seat	Denison
School District	Ar-We-Va Community School District

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About Westside, Iowa

Westside is a locality in Crawford County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 285. The population density is 74.8 people per km². Westside is located at 42.0757°N, 95.1014°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Westside is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 51467.

Westside anchors itself amidst a vast, geometric expanse of tilled earth where the horizon pulls tight against the sky. It lies 11.9 miles west of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 268°T), and is situated 13.5 miles east-northeast of Denison. The landscape shifts in subtle, rhythmic swells, defined by the deep, nutrient-rich soil that blankets the plains and feeds the endless rows of corn and soybeans. Only a mile away, the East Boyer River carves a quiet, meandering path through the terrain, its banks offering a sanctuary of riparian brush and shifting shadows that contrast with the open, sun-bleached fields. During the harvest, the air thickens with the fine, golden dust of the fields, and the light at dusk adopts a bruised, heavy quality that makes the silos appear as monoliths against the fading blue.

Westside carries the quiet, industrious legacy of settlers who arrived to tame the prairie, leaving behind a heritage reflected in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that lines the streets. The local economy remains tied to the cycles of the land, driven by the steady pulse of agriculture and the logistics of grain transit, while the presence of the Schrader Wildlife Management Area nearby serves as a reminder of the wilder, unplowed state of the region. Life here moves with a deliberate, grounded pace, far removed from the clamor of the urban centers, though the proximity of the Sauk Rail Trail provides a modern vein for those seeking to traverse the landscape on foot or cycle. Residents often find their way toward the water at Swan Lake when the heat of late summer settles over the plains, honoring a regional civility that values persistence and the quiet observation of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

War Memorial (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 102° E
Schrader Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 308° NW
Hazelbrush Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 063° NE
Sauk Rail Trail (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 062° NE
Hazelbrush Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 059° NE
Yellow Smoke (Local Park) — 11.3 mi, 256° W
Carroll Youth Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 12.0 mi, 084° E
Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 12.0 mi, 094° E
Hausbarn (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 168° S
Sac County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 13.3 mi, 015° N
Black Hawk Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 011° N
Donna Reed Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 13.6 mi, 253° W
Farmstead Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 101° E
Bald Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 010° N
Black Hawk State Park (State Park) — 15.7 mi, 009° N
Lake View Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 009° N
Chief Black Hawk Statue (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 011° N
White Horse Access (State Recreation Area) — 17.8 mi, 034° NE
Odebolt Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 334° NW
Cen + Ten Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 195° S
Lake City Capri Theater (Cinema) — 23.0 mi, 055° NE
Memorial Statue (Public Artwork) — 24.6 mi, 014° N
McClean Museum (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 239° SW
The Booster Buck (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 239° SW
Dougal House (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 239° SW
Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.7 mi, 201° S
Prairie Rose State Park (State Park) — 32.3 mi, 189° S
Lincoln Statue (Monument) — 37.5 mi, 096° E
J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (Stadium) — 39.3 mi, 352° N
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.2 mi, 232° SW · 16k acres

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