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Bigfork Minnesota Map

Explore Bigfork, 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 Bigfork, Minnesota

How to Use This Bigfork, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.744387
Longitude	-93.654085
Population	400
Density	83.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56628
Area Code	320
County Seat	Grand Rapids
School District	Grand Rapids Public School District

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About Bigfork, Minnesota

Bigfork is a locality in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 400. The population density is 83.3 people per km². Bigfork is located at 47.7444°N, 93.6541°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bigfork is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56628.

Bigfork emerges from the dense, dark timber of the North Woods, marked by the persistent, quiet passage of the Rice River as it carves a path through the landscape. It lies 35.5 miles north of Grand Rapids, MN (from Grand Rapids, MN: bearing 351°T), and is situated 33.3 miles north of Cohasset. The air here holds a crisp, singular clarity, particularly as the low light of late afternoon catches the stillness of Cemetery Lake, which sits at the very edge of the settlement. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain shifts into a series of shadowed depressions and rises that lead toward the faint, blue-gray silhouette of the Harrington Hills on the horizon. The landscape remains defined by its isolation from the wider world, an expanse where the earth is heavy with peat and pine, and the seasons exert a profound, unyielding pressure on the physical character of the land.

Bigfork reflects a history forged in the labor of the timber industry, a legacy that remains visible in the sturdy, unpretentious structures that define its center. The local economy continues to draw its strength from the surrounding woodlands, including the vast expanse of the Big Fork State Forest, where the rhythms of work have long been dictated by the cycle of the frost and the thaw. Residents find a common ground in the shared stewardship of the land, whether they are traversing the Cameron Lake Trail or managing the diverse resources within the Miscellaneous SRMA. Life in Bigfork moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, rooted in the layered heritage of those who first settled these northern reaches and maintained a hard-won, quiet endurance against the winters.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 132° SE
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 1.4 mi, 180° S · 660k acres
Big Fork State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 339° N
Scenic State Park (State Park) — 3.1 mi, 093° E
Ladies Tresses Swamp State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 106° E
Lake State Research Center Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 16.9 mi, 150° SE
Myrtle Lake Peatland State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.0 mi, 019° N
Lost 40 Loop (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 275° W
McCarthy Beach State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 095° E
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 30.7 mi, 068° E · 2.1M acres
MacRostie Art Center (Public Artwork) — 35.6 mi, 171° S
Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose (Attraction) — 35.9 mi, 131° SE
Bois Forte Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 36.3 mi, 045° NE
Vince Shute Wildlife Sancuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 38.7 mi, 050° NE
Minnesota Museum of Mining (Museum) — 39.7 mi, 116° SE
Ironman (Monument) — 39.7 mi, 117° SE
Hibbing Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 40.0 mi, 123° SE
Paulucci Space Theatre (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 123° SE
Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806 (Attraction) — 50.2 mi, 106° E
Beltrami Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 50.6 mi, 313° NW · 174k acres
Beerbower Veterans Monument (Monument) — 52.2 mi, 177° S
Mound 5 (Historic Ruins) — 53.4 mi, 357° N
Grand Mound (Historic Ruins) — 53.4 mi, 357° N
Virginia Heritage Museum (Museum) — 53.6 mi, 106° E
Oldtown-Finntown Overlook (Viewpoint) — 54.4 mi, 106° E
Voyageurs National Park (National Park) — 55.4 mi, 024° NE · 130k acres
Iron Range Historical Society (Attraction) — 60.1 mi, 105° E
The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 60.2 mi, 252° W
Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 60.2 mi, 252° W
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 60.6 mi, 078° E · 1.1M acres

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