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Beaver Bay Minnesota Map

Explore Beaver Bay, 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 Beaver Bay, Minnesota

How to Use This Beaver Bay, Minnesota Map

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

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	Beaver Bay
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	47.2577
Longitude	-91.300444
Population	120
Density	58.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55601
Area Code	218
County Seat	Two Harbors
School District	Lake Superior Public School District

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About Beaver Bay, Minnesota

Beaver Bay is a locality in Lake County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 58.0 people per km². Beaver Bay is located at 47.2577°N, 91.3004°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Beaver Bay is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55601.

Beaver Bay emerges from the rugged, rocky terrain where the persistent flow of the Beaver River carves a path through the dense, northern landscape. It lies 50.2 miles northeast of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 49°T), and is situated 23.8 miles northeast of Two Harbors. The character of Beaver Bay is defined by the heavy, crystalline presence of Lake Superior, which anchors the horizon and dictates the shifting temper of the local air. Inland, the topography rises toward the shadow of Mariner Mountain, a silent sentinel that looms over the dense thickets and granite outcroppings. During the long, hushed winters, the land holds a profound stillness, punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic rush of Beaver River Falls or the occasional traveler navigating the North Shore Snowmobile Trail. The quality of light here is sharp and clarifying, turning the afternoon shadows into long, indigo streaks that stretch across the frost-hardened earth.

History in Beaver Bay remains etched in the stubborn resilience of those who first settled this frontier, drawing their strength from the timber and the vast, unyielding resources of the interior. The economy has transitioned from the foundational labor of the early logging days to a quiet, steady reliance on regional trade and the seasonal influx of those drawn to the Beaver River State Aquatic Management Area (Lake). Further inland, the expansive Finland State Forest provides a sprawling backdrop of deep green, a reminder of the wilderness that presses against the edges of human enterprise. Life in Beaver Bay moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting the Scandinavian and Ojibwe heritage that informs the local temperament. Residents recognize the seasons not by the calendar, but by the thickening of the ice on the river or the sudden, golden transformation of the canopy, a cycle that has remained indifferent to the passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Big Chairs (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 229° SW
Beaver River State Aquatic Management Area (Lake) (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 307° NW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 268° W
East Beaver River State Aquatic Management Area (Lake) (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 350° N
North Shore Mining/Lake Superior Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 035° NE
Tettegouche State Park (State Park) — 3.0 mi, 002° N
Rocky Taconite (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 035° NE
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 222° SW
Split Rock Visitor Center Theater (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 218° SW
Anchor of the Madeira (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 219° SW
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 5.5 mi, 291° W · 2.1M acres
Geology of Minnesota (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 223° SW
Finland State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.9 mi, 360° N
Devil's Rock (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 029° NE
Iona's Beach Scientific & Natural Area (Marine Protected Area) — 8.3 mi, 223° SW
Finland Minnesota Historical Society (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 026° NE
Civilian Conservation Corps (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 225° SW
Gooseberry Falls Visitor Center Theater (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 225° SW
Two Harbors Light Station (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 226° SW
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 24.9 mi, 150° SE · 110k acres
Gaylord Nelson Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.9 mi, 150° SE · 33k acres
Father Baraga’s Cross (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 044° NE
Twilite (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 138° SE
Beaver Hollow Nature Area (Nature Reserve) — 34.2 mi, 144° SE
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 34.7 mi, 172° S · 863k acres
Island River Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 35.4 mi, 002° N
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.6 mi, 002° N · 1.1M acres
Madeline Island Heritage Center (Museum) — 40.9 mi, 143° SE
Craig Blacklock Photography Gallery (Gallery) — 42.0 mi, 142° SE
Longyear First Diamond Drill Site (Historic Ruins) — 43.4 mi, 299° NW

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