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Babbitt Minnesota Map

Explore Babbitt, 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 Babbitt, Minnesota

How to Use This Babbitt, Minnesota Map

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

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	Babbitt
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	St. Louis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	47.643105
Longitude	-91.928336
Population	1,397
Density	5.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55706
Area Code	218
County Seat	Duluth
School District	St. Louis County School District

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About Babbitt, Minnesota

Babbitt is a locality in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,397. The population density is 5.1 people per km². Babbitt is located at 47.6431°N, 91.9283°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Babbitt is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55706.

Babbitt occupies a rugged expanse of the North Woods where the horizon is defined by an unending reach of dense, coniferous timber and glacial debris. It lies 50.2 miles east-northeast of Hibbing, MN (from Hibbing, MN: bearing 67°T), and is situated 13.9 miles south-southwest of Ely. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, particularly as the low, slanted light of dusk catches the frost on the tall grasses. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Minnow Lake mirrors the heavy, gray skies, while the cold currents of the Birch River trace a winding path through the brush two miles from the center of the settlement. To the east, the silhouette of Jasper Peak serves as a distant, jagged landmark, anchoring a landscape that remains indifferent to the passing of seasons.

Babbitt emerged from the hard labor of the Iron Range, built by those who followed the veins of taconite deep into the earth. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the persistence of the extractive industry, where the legacy of mining colors the local character with a stoic, practical endurance. Residents find their recreation in the vast, untamed reaches of the Bear Island State Forest, which encompasses the surrounding land and offers a solitude found only in the deep interior. Those who seek the quietude of the woods often travel the Kelly Trail, moving through a wilderness that has seen generations of industry and change without losing its fundamental, wild composure.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — locality lies within
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 134° SE · 2.1M acres
Fallen Veterans (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 353° N
Bear Island State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 359° N
Mining Equipment (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 347° N
Sand Lake Peatland State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 108° E
Sand Lake Peatland (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 105° E
Sand Lake/Seven Beavers Fee (Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 136° SE
Bear Head Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 329° NW
Longyear First Diamond Drill Site (Historic Ruins) — 10.6 mi, 236° SW
Keeley Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 13.2 mi, 051° NE
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 316° NW
Ely State Theater (Cinema) — 18.2 mi, 010° N
Brandenburg Gallery (Gallery) — 18.2 mi, 009° N
Miner's Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.5 mi, 010° N
Ely-Winton History Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 013° N
Large rock core (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 012° N
Pillow Rock (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 012° N
Breitung Monument (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 309° NW
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.8 mi, 342° N · 1.1M acres
Pavement Outcrop Of Polyphase-folded Banded Iron Formation (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 311° NW
Soudan Mine Historical Marker (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 310° NW
Hegman Lake Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 28.4 mi, 002° N
Remembering Marty Mural (Public Artwork) — 29.7 mi, 254° W
Virginia Heritage Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 255° W
Rendezvous Area (Theatre) — 31.4 mi, 040° NE
Kabetogama Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 32.6 mi, 309° NW · 68k acres
Finland Minnesota Historical Society (Museum) — 38.0 mi, 116° SE
Split Rock Visitor Center Theater (Theatre) — 40.3 mi, 139° SE
Voyageurs National Park (National Park) — 52.0 mi, 332° NW · 130k acres

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