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Benedict Minnesota Map

Explore Benedict, 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 Benedict, Minnesota

How to Use This Benedict, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.158012
Longitude	-94.690554
Population	280
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	56461, 56436
Area Code	320
County Seat	Park Rapids

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About Benedict, Minnesota

Benedict is a locality in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Benedict is located at 47.1580°N, 94.6906°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 56461, 56436.

Benedict emerges from the low, marshy basin of the North Woods, where the ground holds the dampness of the deep northern interior beneath a heavy mantle of coniferous and deciduous growth. It lies 23.5 miles south-southeast of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 158°T), and is situated 23.8 miles northeast of Park Rapids. The Kabekona River snakes through the immediate landscape, its dark, slow-moving water carving a path through the dense brush and peat-rich soil that defines the local terrain. Only a mile away, the surface of Benedict Lake catches the pale, thin light of the Minnesota sky, acting as a mirror for the shifting gray clouds that dominate the horizon. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the land rises in subtle, glacial undulations, eventually yielding to the distant, solitary silhouette of Swede Hill far to the south. The atmosphere here is colored by a persistent, cool stillness, where the air feels scrubbed clean by the vast expanse of woodland and the absence of any moderating influence from the distant continental edges.

Benedict carries the quiet weight of a regional history rooted in the timber and rail eras, an identity forged by the labor of those who navigated the difficult, frozen winters of this northern latitude. The local economy persists in a measured, seasonal rhythm, drawing sustenance from the surrounding Miscellaneous SRMA and the nearby stretches of the Welsh Lake State Forest, which provide a buffer against the encroachment of modern industry. Residents look toward the Heartland Trail as a vital artery for recreation, a narrow ribbon of crushed stone that invites a slower pace of travel through the timber. Life in Benedict moves with the turning of the seasons, characterized by a stoic resilience that honors the layered heritage of the region, where the memories of the early settlers remain as fixed and enduring as the dark, tamarack-filled swamps that hem the borders of the locality.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 101° E
Paul Bunyan State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 136° SE
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 2.2 mi, 145° SE · 660k acres
Leech Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 094° E
Lester Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Hubbard) (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 258° W
Lester Lake State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 254° W
Pine Point Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.6 mi, 102° E
Unknown Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 105° E · 520 acres
Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 125° SE
North Country National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 9.5 mi, 159° S · 286 acres
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 190° S
Paul Bunyan Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.9 mi, 190° S
Pike Bay Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 12.2 mi, 037° NE
Sugar Point Battle (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 115° SE
Itasca State Park (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 271° W
The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 338° N
Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 338° N
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 225° SW
Mississippi River Headwaters (Viewpoint) — 24.9 mi, 283° W
Long Lake Theater & Event Center (Theatre) — 26.9 mi, 214° SW
Historic caboose (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 156° SE
Beltrami Monument (Monument) — 35.6 mi, 345° N
Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 150° SE
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.8 mi, 263° W · 86k acres
Lost 40 Loop (Attraction) — 50.7 mi, 034° NE
Captain Black's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 54.3 mi, 207° SW
Cultural Center (Museum) — 54.8 mi, 216° SW
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 55.4 mi, 317° NW
ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 57.1 mi, 228° SW
Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 59.3 mi, 247° SW

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