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Albany Minnesota Map

Explore Albany, 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 Albany, Minnesota

How to Use This Albany, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.629965
Longitude	-94.570005
Population	2,780
Density	493.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56307
Area Code	320
County Seat	St. Cloud
School District	Albany Public School District

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About Albany, Minnesota

Albany is a locality in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,780. The population density is 493.7 people per km². Albany is located at 45.6300°N, 94.5700°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Albany is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56307.

Albany emerges from the expansive, level plains of central Minnesota as a settlement defined by the quiet persistence of the Midwestern prairie. It lies 17.6 miles west of Sartell, MN (from Sartell, MN: bearing 272°T), and is situated 19.7 miles west of Sauk Rapids. The landscape surrounding Albany is characterized by a subtle, glacial flatness, where the sky claims a vast portion of the horizon and the light at dusk bleeds into a deep, bruised violet across the fields. North Lake sits directly within the local topography, its surface often mirroring the stillness of the air, while the South Two River meanders through the nearby countryside just two miles away, carving a thin, winding path through the heavy soil. The collective space of Lions Park offers a quiet expanse of green, serving as a social anchor where the wind carries the scent of dry grass and the distant, rhythmic hum of agricultural machinery.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with the legacy of early settlers who broke the sod still visible in the sturdy, grid-like arrangement of the streets and the functional architecture of the area. Albany maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, where the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest dictate the rhythm of the work week more than any external clock. The history of the region is etched into the modest brick facades and the enduring presence of local businesses that have anchored the center for generations. Even as the modern world encroaches, the people here retain a grounded, pragmatic character, shaped by the memory of long winters and the necessity of communal reliance in a landscape that leaves little room for pretense.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Highview Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 290° W
North Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 019° N
Avon Hills Forest State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 089° E
Daniel Shay State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 221° SW
Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 184° S
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 8.8 mi, 166° S
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 9.0 mi, 112° E
Saint John's Pottery Studio (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 112° E
Stone Gate (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 110° E
Maple Sugar Shack (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 110° E
Melrose Area Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 284° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 104° E
NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 103° E
Paynesville Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 201° S
Koronis Cinema (Cinema) — 18.5 mi, 202° S
Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 128° SE
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 19.9 mi, 292° W
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 104° E
Gnarly Bard Theater (Theatre) — 20.3 mi, 104° E
Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 103° E
Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.3 mi, 037° NE · 4,358 acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.2 mi, 239° SW · 12k acres

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