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Birchdale Minnesota Map

Explore Birchdale, 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 Birchdale, Minnesota

How to Use This Birchdale, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	48.626906
Longitude	-94.10185
Population	180
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	56629
Area Code	320
County Seat	International Falls

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About Birchdale, Minnesota

Birchdale is a locality in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Birchdale is located at 48.6269°N, 94.1018°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56629.

Birchdale occupies a quiet stretch of land where the flat, expansive horizon of the North Woods meets the persistent, slow-moving currents of the Rainy River. It lies 87.4 miles north-northeast of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 24°T), and is situated 31.6 miles west of International Falls. The air here holds a crisp, singular clarity, carrying the scent of damp pine needles and the cold earth that defines the northern landscape. Forests of birch and aspen dominate the immediate periphery, their pale trunks standing in stark, vertical rows that seem to catch and hold the low-angled sun during the long, amber hours of late autumn. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain flattens into expansive fields, an inland expanse where the sky feels immense and the wind moves with an unobstructed, rhythmic intensity through the tall grasses.

Birchdale draws its character from a history of resilient settlement, where the rhythms of the land have long dictated the pace of the local economy. Agriculture and timber remain the foundational pillars here, reflecting a tradition of labor that values endurance over haste. Residents often look toward the nearby Miscellaneous, a SRMA that provides a preserved space for the wild to persist just a mile from the residential core. While Pinewood Lake lies seventeen miles away, the life of the place is more intimately tied to the immediate presence of the Rainy River, which flows with a somber, steady purpose past the properties of those who call Birchdale home. The quietude of the surroundings encourages a life lived in accordance with the seasons, where the deep winters are not merely a climate condition, but a transformative force that shapes the resilience of the people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 088° E
Pine Island State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 206° SW
Franz Jevne State Park (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 043° NE
Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung (Rainy River Mounds) (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 014° N
Basshenge (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 088° E
North Black River Peatland (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 159° S
North Black River Peatland State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 159° S
Mound 4 (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 113° SE
Willie the Walleye (Public Artwork) — 23.4 mi, 285° W
Big Bog (State Recreation Area) — 30.2 mi, 223° SW
Beltrami Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 30.7 mi, 212° SW · 174k acres
Townsend Theatre (Arts Centre) — 31.0 mi, 092° E
War Memorial (Monument) — 31.7 mi, 092° E
Minnesota Welcomes You Sign (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 093° E
Zippel Bay State Park (State Park) — 36.3 mi, 295° NW
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 37.0 mi, 091° E · 2.1M acres
Voyageurs National Park (National Park) — 41.1 mi, 093° E · 130k acres
Little American Island Dock (Attraction) — 42.7 mi, 092° E
Harry Oveson Fish Camp (Museum) — 49.9 mi, 092° E
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 53.9 mi, 181° S · 660k acres
Bois Forte Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 58.2 mi, 127° SE
Warroad Heritage Center and Museum (Museum) — 58.6 mi, 290° W
Lost 40 Loop (Attraction) — 59.5 mi, 179° S
Vince Shute Wildlife Sancuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 62.1 mi, 126° SE
Northern Most Point Contiguous U.S.A Angle Inlet, MN (Attraction) — 63.3 mi, 322° NW
Cut Foot Sioux National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 74.3 mi, 176° S · 1 acres
Roseau County Museum (Museum) — 77.2 mi, 282° W

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