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About Alta Vista, IA

Alta Vista is a tiny farming town of 194 people in northeastern Iowa's Chickasaw County. Highway 346 provides the main access, connecting to US 18 from Cresco about 20 miles south or Highway 9 from Decorah to the north. The area's rolling prairie supports corn and soybean farming. The old grain elevator by the railroad tracks still serves local farmers.

Where is Alta Vista, IA on the map?

Alta Vista, IA is in United States, at 43.197, -92.417 - about 7 km south of Elma, IA.

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The closest airport to Alta Vista, IA is Waterloo Regional Airport, 84 km (about 1 h 15 min by car).

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