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Bergen Minnesota Map

Explore Bergen, 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 Bergen, Minnesota

How to Use This Bergen, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.789957
Longitude	-94.994712
Population	180
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	56101, 56207
Area Code	320
County Seat	Jackson

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About Bergen, Minnesota

Bergen is a locality in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Bergen is located at 43.7900°N, 94.9947°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 56101, 56207.

Bergen emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the upper Midwest as a modest collection of structures held together by the quiet endurance of the prairie. It lies 28.3 miles west-northwest of Fairmont, MN (from Fairmont, MN: bearing 290°T), and is situated 8.1 miles southeast of Windom. Elm Creek carves a narrow, serpentine path through the surrounding fields, its banks often thick with reeds and scrub brush that sway under the heavy, pale light of late afternoon. To the west, the land stretches out in a subtle, rhythmic geometry of tilled earth and fallow grass, while the nearby Laurs Lake State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the migratory passage of waterfowl. The air here holds a distinctive, sharp clarity, especially as the sun dips low, casting long, bruised shadows across the damp soil of the creek bed.

Bergen remains defined by the legacy of early settlers who sought sustenance in the deep, black loam of the plains, building an economy rooted firmly in the cyclical demands of agriculture. The town functions as a steady, unadorned center for the surrounding farms, where the grain elevators stand as the tallest figures against the vast, gray sky. Just a short distance away, the quiet waters of Laurs Lake reflect the seasonal shift from the brilliant, short-lived greens of summer to the brittle, frosted browns of the long winter months. Life in Bergen moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting the patience of those who have long worked this land and the simple, functional beauty of a landscape that demands little but provides for those who know its patterns.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Laurs Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 332° NW
Jackson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 329° NW
Jackson County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 329° NW
Des Moines River State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 273° W
Des Moines River SNA (Nature Reserve) — 4.1 mi, 283° W
Kilen Woods State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 211° SW
Mountain Lake Site (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 030° NE
Heritage Village Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 021° N
Welcome To Sherburn (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 124° SE
Loon Lake Cemetery (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 195° S
Garden (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 351° N
Gull Point State Park (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 197° S
Round House Railroad Club (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 054° NE
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 24.0 mi, 165° S
Estherville Meteorite Memorial (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 160° S
Dickinson County Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 192° S
Westbrook Heritage House Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 308° NW
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 165° S
Pearson Lakes Art Center (Arts Centre) — 28.1 mi, 194° S
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 28.2 mi, 194° S
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 28.3 mi, 193° S
Fairmont Opera House (Theatre) — 28.3 mi, 110° E
Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 109° E
Milford Pioneer Theatre (Cinema) — 33.1 mi, 194° S
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.2 mi, 319° NW · 12k acres

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