Enter your search query in the box below.

Iona Minnesota Map

Explore Iona, Minnesota, 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 Iona, Minnesota

How to Use This Iona, Minnesota Map

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

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	Iona
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Murray County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.91552
Longitude	-95.78418
Population	166
Density	82.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56141
Area Code	320
County Seat	Slayton
School District	Murray County Central School District

🌦 Goto Iona Weather Page: Iona, Minnesota — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Iona, Minnesota

Iona is a locality in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 82.5 people per km². Iona is located at 43.9155°N, 95.7842°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Iona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56141.

Iona occupies a quiet expanse of the southwestern prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 22.5 miles north-northwest of Worthington, MN (from Worthington, MN: bearing 335°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south-southwest of Slayton. The land here is defined by a rhythmic, subtle heave of soil, punctuated by the presence of Shirley's Slough State Wildlife Management Area only a mile away, where native grasses rustle in a constant, low-frequency hum. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Buffalo Ridge marks the limit of the view, grounding the landscape in a permanent, geological stillness. Water plays a modest part in this terrain, with North Badger Lake resting two miles from the center and the narrow, winding course of Chanarambie Creek carving its path three miles distant. Light at dusk here is heavy and golden, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped below the grass.

Iona emerged from the necessity of the agricultural frontier, its character forged by the steady, demanding labor of those who broke the stubborn sod to coax life from the dark, fertile loam. The economy remains tethered to this primary relationship with the soil, an enduring cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pulse of the seasons and the quiet determination of the inhabitants. Eight miles away, the singular depression of Beauty Lakebed serves as a reminder of the region's ancient, shifting hydrology, a hollow in the earth that speaks to the slow transformation of the plains. Life in Iona moves with an unforced cadence, shaped by the practical needs of rural existence and the lingering influence of early settlers who found in this expanse a place to build a lasting, if modest, stability. The air remains clean and sharp, carrying the faint, dry scent of harvested stalks and the cooling influence of the prairie winds that sweep across the open country.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shirley's Slough State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 157° SE
Schoeberl State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 211° SW
Murray County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 240° SW
Nobles County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 179° S
Lake Shetek State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 022° N
Westbrook Heritage House Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 064° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.3 mi, 230° SW · 12k acres
Wheels Across the Prairie Heritage Center (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 018° N
Blue Mounds State Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 235° SW
Tracy Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 23.8 mi, 020° N
The Stone Station (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 021° N
Buffalo Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 24.4 mi, 235° SW
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 27.3 mi, 284° W · 302 acres
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 27.5 mi, 284° W
Luverne Bell (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 231° SW
Sundance Site (Monument) — 27.8 mi, 285° W
Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek (Historic Ruins) — 28.0 mi, 035° NE
McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House (Museum) — 35.4 mi, 177° S
Des Moines River SNA (Nature Reserve) — 35.5 mi, 104° E
Marshall 6 Theatre (Cinema) — 36.8 mi, 360° N
Mrs. Whitney Statue (Public Artwork) — 36.9 mi, 360° N
Rock Island Depot Museum (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 210° SW
Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 249° W
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 40.0 mi, 247° SW
Pearson Lakes Art Center (Arts Centre) — 48.6 mi, 137° SE
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 48.7 mi, 138° SE

Latest News: Iona

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News