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Whittemore Iowa Map

Explore Whittemore, 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 Whittemore, Iowa

How to Use This Whittemore, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.061912
Longitude	-94.426916
Population	497
Density	472.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50598
Area Code	319
County Seat	Algona
School District	Algona Community School District

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About Whittemore, Iowa

Whittemore is a locality in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 497. The population density is 472.6 people per km². Whittemore is located at 43.0619°N, 94.4269°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Whittemore is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50598.

Whittemore emerges from the vast, flat expanse of north-central Iowa as a quiet intersection of sky and soil, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Lotts Creek as it carves a shallow path through the black earth. It lies 36.6 miles east of Spencer, IA (from Spencer, IA: bearing 98°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Algona. The landscape around Whittemore is a rhythmic grid of corn and soybean fields that stretch toward the horizon, where the light at dusk flattens into a pale, bruised violet that seems to hold the silence of the prairie. A mile away, the quiet canopy of Siems Park provides a small, wooded sanctuary from the unrelenting geometry of the tilled fields, offering a contrast of shade to the open, sun-drenched plains that define the regional character.

Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of the local economy, anchoring the daily lives of those who watch the seasons turn across the rich, dark loam. The history of Whittemore reflects the broader settlement patterns of the region, where early arrivals established a firm, reliable footing in the fertile ground to build a life centered on harvest and industry. Though the nearest water of any scale is Oak Lake, thirteen miles distant, the people here maintain a grounded, literate civility, finding a sense of belonging in the predictable rotation of the crops and the unadorned utility of the prairie architecture. Life in Whittemore moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, an existence marked by the smell of drying corn husks in autumn and the sharp, clear stillness of winter mornings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Siems Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 095° E
Whittemore Land (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 054° NE
Plantation Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 336° NW
Stinson Prairie State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 101° E
Cylinder Heritage Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 287° W
West Bend Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 188° S
West Fork Wetlands (Local Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 212° SW
Ambrose A. Call State Park (State Park) — 8.8 mi, 094° E
Kossuth Lajos (Public Artwork) — 9.5 mi, 087° E
Camp Algona POW Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 087° E
Kossuth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 087° E
Kossuth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.9 mi, 057° NE
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 025° NE
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 287° W
Victorian Museum on Main (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 286° W
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.1 mi, 301° NW
Robert Emmet Statue (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 285° W
West Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 270° W
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.3 mi, 053° NE · 5,668 acres
Seneca Access (State Recreation Area) — 16.7 mi, 001° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.8 mi, 099° E · 12k acres
Willows Access (State Recreation Area) — 17.8 mi, 180° S
MIA-POW Display (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 058° NE
Estherville Meteorite Sculpture (Monument) — 31.1 mi, 319° NW
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 318° NW
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 35.1 mi, 321° NW
Southpark 7 Theatres (Cinema) — 37.1 mi, 277° W
Hawkeye Community Theater (Theatre) — 40.0 mi, 162° S
Milford Pioneer Theatre (Cinema) — 40.7 mi, 297° NW
Fairmont Opera House (Theatre) — 40.8 mi, 358° N

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