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Atwater Minnesota Map

Explore Atwater, 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 Atwater, Minnesota

How to Use This Atwater, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.138852
Longitude	-94.778056
Population	1,124
Density	421.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56209
Area Code	320
County Seat	Willmar
School District	A.C.G.C. Public School District

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About Atwater, Minnesota

Atwater is a locality in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,124. The population density is 421.3 people per km². Atwater is located at 45.1389°N, 94.7781°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Atwater is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56209.

Atwater occupies a vast expanse of the Minnesota prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess its own immense, unyielding gravity. It lies 13.0 miles east of Willmar, MN (from Willmar, MN: bearing 85°T), and is situated 12.2 miles west of Litchfield. The earth here is dark and heavy, a deep loam that holds the memory of ancient grasses and the turning of seasons, providing a foundation for the fields that define the visual rhythm of the region. Tadd Lake sits at the center of this landscape, its surface often catching the pale, thin light of late afternoon in a way that turns the water to liquid pewter. Beyond the immediate fields, the subtle rise of the terrain hints at the glacial history of the plains, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Mount Tom serves as a quiet anchor for the eye on the furthest edge of the vista.

Atwater emerged from the expansion of the iron rails, its identity forged in the steady labor of agriculture and the persistence of settlers who understood the demands of a climate defined by long, deep winters. The economy remains anchored in the productivity of the soil, with grain elevators rising as the primary architecture of the skyline, standing like sentinels over the daily commerce of the region. A short distance away, the Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary for migratory life, preserving a fragment of the wilder, marshy heritage that once dominated the area before the plow arrived. Even as the modern day moves forward, the pace in Atwater retains a deliberate quality, marked by the soft rustle of wind through dry corn stalks and the occasional, distant hum of water moving through the channel of Grove Creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 263° W
Butternut State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 149° SE
Gennessee State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 180° S
Meeker County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.2 mi, 032° NE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 12.2 mi, 331° NW
Meeker County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 093° E
Litchfiel Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 099° E
Kandiyohi County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 266° W
Thompson Park (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 267° W
Golden Ticket Kandi 6 (Cinema) — 13.0 mi, 260° W
Schwanke's Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 257° W
A maze'n Farmyard (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 032° NE
Sibley State Park (State Park) — 15.7 mi, 314° NW
Greenleaf Lake (State Recreation Area) — 17.0 mi, 121° SE
Koronis Cinema (Cinema) — 17.0 mi, 011° N
Paynesville Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 012° N
World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 099° E
Chief Little Crow (Monument) — 22.1 mi, 118° SE
Depot Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 100° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 100° E
Giant Crow Statue (Public Artwork) — 23.9 mi, 332° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.3 mi, 317° NW · 12k acres
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.8 mi, 314° NW
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 31.4 mi, 313° NW
Minnesota Pioneer Park (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 076° E
Saint John's Pottery Studio (Attraction) — 35.7 mi, 031° NE
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 35.7 mi, 031° NE
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.3 mi, 060° NE · 61k acres

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