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Adams Minnesota Map

Explore Adams, 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 Adams, Minnesota

How to Use This Adams, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.565244
Longitude	-92.71935
Population	683
Density	262.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55909
Area Code	218
County Seat	Austin
School District	Southland Public School District

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About Adams, Minnesota

Adams is a locality in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 683. The population density is 262.9 people per km². Adams is located at 43.5652°N, 92.7194°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Adams is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55909.

Adams occupies a vast, level expanse of the upper Midwest where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, defined by the deep, fertile earth that dictates the rhythm of the seasons. It lies 14.6 miles east-southeast of Austin, MN (from Austin, MN: bearing 119°T), and is situated 20.0 miles north-northeast of Osage. The landscape around Adams is dominated by a profound stillness, broken only by the quiet passage of the Little Cedar River, which meanders through the neighboring fields like a silver thread marking the land’s gentle drainage. To the north, the terrain remains open and exposed to the biting clarity of the winter air, while the distant, dense canopy of Deer Creek Forest serves as a dark, evergreen silhouette against the pale, expansive sky. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, golden weight, casting long shadows across the black soil and illuminating the hushed, expansive prairie that has been shaped by the slow, deliberate work of ice and wind over millennia.

Agriculture serves as the lifeblood of Adams, where the labor of generations has organized the plains into a precise grid of corn and soybean fields, sustaining a local economy deeply rooted in the productivity of the soil. The social character of the region reflects a heritage of endurance, where the long, frigid winters have forged a culture of mutual reliance and quiet industry. Residents often find respite in the nearby Rustic Retreat State Wildlife Management Area, a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal wetlands that preserves the wilder aspects of the plains. While the distant, legendary Hidden Falls remains a remote destination for the adventurous, the daily life of Adams is grounded in the local school and the steady, reliable movement of grain trucks along the rural roads, maintaining a pace of existence that honors the cyclical, honest demands of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rose State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 268° W
Wapsi Great Western Bike Trail (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 134° SE
Lena Larson State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 265° W
Pinicon Alders Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 147° SE
Lake Louise State Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 103° E
Wapsi Great Western Line Trail (State Recreation Area) — 10.1 mi, 147° SE
Western Great Wapsi Line Trail (State Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 150° SE
Jay C Hormel Nature Center (Local Park) — 12.8 mi, 309° NW
Rydjor Bike Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 299° NW
Mower County Historical Society Exhibits (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 296° NW
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 299° NW
Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 218° SW
Washburn-Zittleman Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 062° NE
Methodist Church Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 062° NE
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 20.0 mi, 193° S
Cedar Valley Memories Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 197° S
R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 20.6 mi, 080° E
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park (State Park) — 20.6 mi, 080° E
Bear Cave Park Meadow (Viewpoint) — 22.8 mi, 028° NE
Welcome to Hayfield (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 343° N
Rock Island Caboose (Monument) — 31.0 mi, 231° SW
Driftless Art Academy (Arts Centre) — 32.6 mi, 021° N
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 32.9 mi, 284° W
Preston Veteran's Memorial (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 077° E
Niagara Cave (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 096° E
Byron Bear (Public Artwork) — 33.8 mi, 006° N
Threshold Arts (Gallery) — 33.9 mi, 022° N
Taylor Arena (Stadium) — 34.1 mi, 022° N
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.4 mi, 106° E · 2,440 acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.8 mi, 040° NE · 274k acres

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