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Wiota Iowa Map

Explore Wiota, 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 Wiota, Iowa

How to Use This Wiota, Iowa Map

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

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.

CityWiota
StateIowa (IA)
CountyCass County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.400266
Longitude-94.886928
Population91
Density117.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code50274
Area Code515
County SeatAtlantic
School DistrictCAM Community School District

About Wiota, Iowa

Wiota is a locality in Cass County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 91. The population density is 117.5 people per km². Wiota is located at 41.4003°N, 94.8869°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wiota is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50274.

Wiota occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the persistent, winding path of Turkey Creek as it cuts through the heavy black loam of the Iowa plains. It lies 46.0 miles south of Carroll, IA (from Carroll, IA: bearing 181°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east of Atlantic. The landscape here is defined by vast, open horizons where the sky claims more space than the earth, revealing a subtle, shifting palette of amber and deep green across the tilled fields. A few miles to the west, the landscape begins to lift into the soft, rhythmic swells of the Loess Hills, while the nearby Frank Chapman Pellet Memorial Woods State Prese offers a quiet refuge of timber and understory, distinct from the relentless order of the surrounding soybean and corn rows. When the sun hangs low, the light stretches across the furrows, turning the dust of the fields into a fine, suspended gold that settles over the fences and the quiet lanes.

History in Wiota remains tied to the slow, deliberate work of the soil and the legacy of the settlers who first broke this prairie sod. The local economy persists as a reflection of the seasonal cycle, where the rhythms of planting and harvest dictate the pace of life and the movement of heavy machinery along the rural roads. Those seeking a broader horizon often look toward the quiet waters of Lake Anita, a brief distance away, where the reflection of the clouds provides a momentary reprieve from the intensity of agrarian labor. There is a muted, literate civility to the way the days unfold, grounded in the traditions of the Midwest and a deep, unspoken familiarity with the land that sustains the people of Wiota.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Frank Chapman Pellet Memorial Woods State Prese (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 292° W
  • Lake Anita State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 077° E
  • Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 280° W
  • Troublesome Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 014° N
  • Lake Anita Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 077° E
  • Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 273° W
  • Sunnyside Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 269° W
  • Tree on the road (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 020° N
  • Tree in the Road (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 020° N
  • Littlefield Recreation Area (Local Park) — 11.7 mi, 024° NE
  • Audubon County Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 003° N
  • Indian Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 247° SW
  • Danish Windmill Museum and Welcome Center (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 325° NW
  • Museum of Danish America (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 325° NW
  • Cass County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 228° SW
  • Walnut Creek Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 287° W
  • Prairie Rose State Park (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 310° NW
  • John James Audubon Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.3 mi, 354° N
  • Vet's Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.3 mi, 307° NW
  • Adams County Freedom Rock (Monument) — 29.6 mi, 164° S
  • Mouth of Nickinabockina Cutoff Ditch (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 306° NW
  • Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 31.0 mi, 201° S
  • Dexfield Park - Bonnie and Clyde Shootout (Monument) — 35.6 mi, 071° E
  • Union County Freedom Rock (Attraction) — 36.0 mi, 133° SE
  • Treynor High School Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 39.2 mi, 253° W
  • Carroll 5 Theater (Cinema) — 45.9 mi, 001° N
  • Reasoner School (Historic Ruins) — 49.5 mi, 239° SW
  • Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.7 mi, 274° W · 7,936 acres
  • Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.3 mi, 277° W · 16k acres

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About This Wiota Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wiota, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.400266, -94.886928. 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 Wiota includes the ZIP code (50274), telephone area code (515), county seat of Cass County (Atlantic), and school district assignment (CAM 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.