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Big Falls Minnesota Map

Explore Big Falls, 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 Big Falls, Minnesota

How to Use This Big Falls, Minnesota Map

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

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	Big Falls
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Koochiching County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	48.179608
Longitude	-93.809244
Population	175
Density	11.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56627
Area Code	320
County Seat	International Falls
School District	Littlefork-Big Falls School District

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About Big Falls, Minnesota

Big Falls is a locality in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 11.2 people per km². Big Falls is located at 48.1796°N, 93.8092°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Big Falls is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56627.

Big Falls asserts its presence where the dark, restless current of the Big Fork River carves a path through the dense, northern timberland. It lies 66.4 miles northwest of Hibbing, MN (from Hibbing, MN: bearing 323°T), and is situated 33.6 miles south-southwest of International Falls. The landscape surrounding Big Falls defines itself through the slow, deliberate accumulation of peat and pine, characterized by the low, sprawling expanse of Pine Island State Forest that envelopes the locality. Beyond the immediate canopy, the earth holds a stubborn, glacial weight, occasionally yielding to the distant silhouettes of the Harrington Hills that mark the horizon line like serrated teeth against the gray sky. In the quiet hours before dawn, a thick, silver mist often clings to the riverbank, blurring the boundary between the water and the mossy, damp terrain of the North Woods.

The history of Big Falls remains tethered to the pulse of the timber industry, a legacy etched into the very grain of the local architecture and the enduring work ethic of its residents. While the economy has shifted from the frantic pace of the early logging camps, the spirit of the region persists in the seasonal rhythms of the forest, where the Koochiching State Forest provides a vast, silent backdrop to the daily commerce of the region. Life here moves in accordance with the long, deep winters, fostering a culture of resilience that values the warmth of a hearth as much as the resilience of the surrounding spruce. Travelers seeking the stillness of the interior might find their gaze drawn toward the distant, shimmering surface of Seretha Lake, yet the true character of Big Falls is found in the steady, unyielding flow of the river that continues to shape the life of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pine Island State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 090° E
Koochiching State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 098° E
Lost River Peatland State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 256° W
Myrtle Lake Peatland State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 132° SE
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 23.0 mi, 181° S · 660k acres
Grand Mound (Historic Ruins) — 23.8 mi, 011° N
Mound 5 (Historic Ruins) — 23.8 mi, 011° N
Beltrami Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 30.1 mi, 279° W · 174k acres
Lost 40 Loop (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 204° SW
Scenic State Park (State Park) — 32.0 mi, 161° S
Big Bog (State Recreation Area) — 32.3 mi, 269° W
Basshenge (Monument) — 32.8 mi, 341° N
Bois Forte Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 33.2 mi, 098° E
Townsend Theatre (Arts Centre) — 34.5 mi, 031° NE
Smokey Bear (Public Artwork) — 34.6 mi, 032° NE
Minnesota Welcomes You Sign (Attraction) — 34.6 mi, 032° NE
War Memorial (Monument) — 35.0 mi, 031° NE
Voyageurs National Park (National Park) — 36.2 mi, 056° NE · 130k acres
Vince Shute Wildlife Sancuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 37.4 mi, 098° E
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 38.3 mi, 038° NE · 2.1M acres
Little American Island Dock (Attraction) — 41.5 mi, 045° NE
Harry Oveson Fish Camp (Museum) — 46.6 mi, 052° NE
McCarthy Beach State Park (State Park) — 47.0 mi, 133° SE
Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose (Attraction) — 63.7 mi, 148° SE
Minnesota Museum of Mining (Museum) — 64.0 mi, 138° SE
Hibbing Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 65.9 mi, 142° SE
Paulucci Space Theatre (Museum) — 66.5 mi, 141° SE
Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 69.7 mi, 226° SW
The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 69.8 mi, 226° SW

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