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Woden Iowa Map

Explore Woden, 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 Woden, Iowa

How to Use This Woden, Iowa Map

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

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

Latitude	43.233016
Longitude	-93.909116
Population	188
Density	147.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	50484
Area Code	515
County Seat	Garner
School District	Forest City Community School District

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About Woden, Iowa

Woden is a locality in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 188. The population density is 147.2 people per km². Woden is located at 43.2330°N, 93.9091°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Woden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 50484.

Woden occupies a vast, level expanse of the upper Midwest where the horizon stretches uninterrupted, defined primarily by the disciplined geometry of tilled soil. It lies 36.1 miles west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 279°T), and is situated 19.8 miles northeast of Algona. Lindsey Creek traces a quiet, narrow path through the periphery of the landscape, its banks providing a subtle indentation in the otherwise uniform prairie floor. The air here holds a distinct crispness, particularly when the low, horizontal light of late afternoon illuminates the pale stubble of harvested fields. Two miles to the east, the Grant Township Wildlife Area offers a modest sanctuary of native grasses, serving as a reminder of the wilder terrain that once dominated this interior plains region. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the distant silhouette of Pilot Knob rises faintly against the sky, a rare vertical interruption in a world built on horizontal breadth.

Woden maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life centered on the rhythm of the agricultural seasons, where the economy is tethered to the health of the surrounding soybean and corn crops. The legacy of Scandinavian and German settlers remains embedded in the local character, manifesting in a reserved, industrious temperament that values pragmatism over ostentation. Residents often look toward Crystal Lake for recreation, finding a familiar stillness in its waters that mirrors the quietude of the surrounding rural grid. Life in Woden is defined by an unshowy commitment to the land, where the changing colors of the earth—from the deep, rich black of spring planting to the muted grays of winter—dictate the passage of time. It is a place where the scale of the environment encourages a reflective, literate civility, and where the silence of the wide-open plains is rarely broken by anything louder than the wind moving through the stalks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grant Township Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 339° N
Lake George Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 112° E
Gruis Recreation Area (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 342° N
Crystal Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 089° E
Kossuth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 261° W
World's Largest Bullhead (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 095° E
MIA-POW Display (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 274° W
Russ Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 077° E
Thorpe Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 077° E
Winnebago County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ia (Resource Management Area) — 8.1 mi, 051° NE
Myre Slough Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 8.1 mi, 051° NE
Jason Smith Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 092° E
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.3 mi, 283° W · 5,668 acres
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 349° N
Hobo Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 150° SE
Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 150° SE
Armstrong House Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 150° SE
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 13.6 mi, 081° E
Holtan Farm Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 073° E
Mansion Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 080° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.1 mi, 212° SW · 12k acres
Kossuth Lajos (Public Artwork) — 20.1 mi, 236° SW
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 268° W
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 36.2 mi, 099° E
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 36.3 mi, 096° E
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 36.3 mi, 095° E
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 36.5 mi, 098° E
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 37.7 mi, 262° W
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 38.8 mi, 258° W
Fairmont Opera House (Theatre) — 40.1 mi, 316° NW

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