Aurora Minnesota Map
Explore Aurora, 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 Aurora, Minnesota
How to Use This Aurora, Minnesota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Aurora, 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 Aurora.
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 | Aurora |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 47.529925 |
| Longitude | -92.237121 |
| Population | 1,678 |
| Density | 175.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 55705 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| County Seat | Duluth |
| School District | Mesabi East School District |
About Aurora, Minnesota
Aurora is a locality in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,678. The population density is 175.2 people per km². Aurora is located at 47.5299°N, 92.2371°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Aurora is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55705.Aurora marks the threshold where the dense, obsidian-hued timber of the Superior National Forest yields to the rugged, red-earthed topography of the Iron Range. It lies 33.5 miles east-northeast of Hibbing, MN (from Hibbing, MN: bearing 77°T), and is situated 4.7 miles west of Hoyt Lakes. The air here carries a sharp, metallic clarity, sharpened by the proximity of First Creek, which winds through the lowlands like a vein of quicksilver under the pale, northern light. Five miles to the north, the Embarrass Mountains rise as a jagged, quiet silhouette against the horizon, their slopes holding the memory of ancient geological pressures. Only two miles distant, the surface of Wynne Lake reflects the expansive, shifting sky, its waters still and cold, mirroring the immense silence that settles over the woods when the wind dies down at dusk.
History in Aurora is written in the iron-rich soil and the deep, silent geometry of the landscape, where the legacy of extraction remains etched into the very topography of the region. The proximity of the Erie Mine Number One Pit serves as a stark, monumental reminder of the industrial labor that once defined the rhythm of these streets, transforming the economy from a frontier outpost into a center of subterranean industry. Today, the pace of life maintains a steady, deliberate pulse, colored by the enduring influence of Scandinavian and Ojibwe heritage that lingers in the quiet interactions of its people. As the long winters descend, the town retreats into a sturdy, muted resilience, its character forged by the interplay of a demanding climate and the vast, unyielding wilderness that presses against its borders.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 178° S · 2.1M acres
- Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 308° NW
- Gnome Town (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 265° W
- Longyear First Diamond Drill Site (Historic Ruins) — 5.9 mi, 071° E
- Darwin S. Myers (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 000° N
- Iron Range Historical Society (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 261° W
- Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle (State Recreation Area) — 9.7 mi, 251° W
- Senator Paul & Sheila Wellstone Memorial (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 230° SW
- Oldtown-Finntown Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 269° W
- Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 265° W
- Remembering Marty Mural (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 268° W
- Virginia Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 270° W
- Laurentian Divide (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 283° W
- Bear Head Lake State Park (State Park) — 17.7 mi, 021° N
- Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.7 mi, 001° N · 1.1M acres
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About This Aurora Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Aurora, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.529925, -92.237121. 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 Aurora includes the ZIP code (55705), telephone area code (218), county seat of St. Louis County (Duluth), and school district assignment (Mesabi East 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. |
