Explore Audubon, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Audubon, 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 Audubon.
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 | Audubon |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Becker County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 46.863292 |
| Longitude | -95.981718 |
| Population | 560 |
| Density | 289.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 56511 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Detroit Lakes |
| School District | Lake Park Audubon School District |
Audubon emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the plains where the sky holds a vast, weightless clarity. It lies 7.2 miles west-northwest of Detroit Lakes, MN (from Detroit Lakes, MN: bearing 296°T), and is situated 15.9 miles east of Hawley. The landscape surrounding Audubon is defined by a slow, glacial patience, marked by the presence of Audubon Lake, which reflects the shifting, pale light of the high northern atmosphere. Five miles away, the quiet waters of Hay Creek carve a modest path through the earth, feeding into a terrain that feels ancient and unhurried. To the west, the subtle rise of Detroit Mountain creates a faint, jagged interruption in the distance, while the nearby Becker County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for the wild, shifting patterns of seasonal migration.
Agriculture remains the grounding pulse of the local economy, with the soil and climate dictating a cycle of planting and harvest that has persisted for generations. Settlers of Scandinavian descent once shaped the character of Audubon, layering their traditions over the land and leaving a quiet, enduring mark on its social fabric. The rhythm of daily life here is dictated by the turning of the seasons, moving from the intensity of the short, productive summer to the long, deep winters that pull the focus inward. Despite the isolation of the inland plains, a sense of persistence remains, visible in the steady maintenance of the land and the simple, functional architecture that defines the local landscape.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Audubon, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.863292, -95.981718. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Audubon includes the ZIP code (56511), telephone area code (320), county seat of Becker County (Detroit Lakes), and school district assignment (Lake Park Audubon School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |