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Averill Minnesota Map

Explore Averill, 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 Averill, Minnesota

How to Use This Averill, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.970795
Longitude	-96.547295
Population	180
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	56547, 56726
Area Code	320
County Seat	Moorhead

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About Averill, Minnesota

Averill is a locality in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Averill is located at 46.9708°N, 96.5473°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 56547, 56726.

Averill emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the western plains as a quiet intersection of sky and soil. It lies 12.4 miles east-northeast of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 57°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northeast of Dilworth. County Ditch Number Thirty Eight carves a straight, functional line through the earth here, its presence a constant reminder of the engineered landscape that defines the local hydrology. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain remains unburdened by elevation, though the distant rise of Frenchmans Bluff provides a solitary anchor for the eye. The air carries a crisp, dry clarity, especially as the late afternoon sun stretches long shadows across the stubble of the harvested earth, turning the gray grasses of the Flowing Prairie State Wildlife Management Area into a pale, shimmering gold.

Averill remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture, where the prosperity of the season is measured in the yield of the surrounding acreage. The history of the region is written in the sturdy, pragmatic architecture of grain silos and the enduring resilience of those who cultivate this heavy, productive clay. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of Hatchet Lake for a respite from the labor of the fields, finding in its stillness a reflection of the slow, deliberate pace that characterizes daily existence. There is a profound, unadorned honesty to the way of life here, where the community continues to honor the traditions of the early settlers who first broke the prairie sod, ensuring that the legacy of the land remains as vital as the harvest itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Flowing Prairie State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 076° E
Agassiz Beach Ridges Landscape Fee (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 130° SE
Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Minnesota (Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 037° NE
Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 037° NE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 084° E
Felton State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 038° NE
Buffalo River State Park (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 156° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.7 mi, 149° SE · 12k acres
Bluestem Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 158° S
Dragon Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.3 mi, 234° SW
Hans Nielsen Hauge Monument (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 235° SW
Ivar Aasen Monument (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 235° SW
Veteran's Memorial Bridge (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 238° SW
Minuteman II ICBM (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 250° W
Immersive Reality Room (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 255° W
Viking Sword Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 061° NE
Roger Maris Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 241° SW
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 136° SE
Fire Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 165° S
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 034° NE
Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.9 mi, 088° E · 6,818 acres
Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 34.6 mi, 109° E
Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 34.7 mi, 107° E
Young at Art Co (Gallery) — 34.7 mi, 108° E
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 37.9 mi, 120° SE
Hallaway's Hill (Viewpoint) — 39.7 mi, 138° SE
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 40.7 mi, 221° SW · 70k acres
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 40.8 mi, 093° E · 2,148 acres
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 182° S
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 53.2 mi, 152° SE

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