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Bird Island Minnesota Map

Explore Bird Island, 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 Bird Island, Minnesota

How to Use This Bird Island, Minnesota Map

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

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	Bird Island
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Renville County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.767461
Longitude	-94.895552
Population	1,005
Density	254.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55310
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Olivia
School District	Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian Public School District

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About Bird Island, Minnesota

Bird Island is a locality in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,005. The population density is 254.4 people per km². Bird Island is located at 44.7675°N, 94.8956°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bird Island is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55310.

Bird Island anchors itself amidst a vast, level expanse of prairie where the horizon stretches into a thin, pale line, undisturbed by the reach of any distant peak like Middag Knutea. It lies 25.5 miles south-southeast of Willmar, MN (from Willmar, MN: bearing 164°T), and is situated 4.7 miles east of Olivia. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar weight, pressing down upon the endless rows of corn and soybeans that define the geometry of the earth. The air, devoid of any maritime moisture, carries the sharp, clean scent of turning soil and dry stalks, marking a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the interior plains. Seven miles to the west, the Renville County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, providing a rare topographical relief of marsh and grass that breaks the absolute monotony of the cultivated fields.

Bird Island carries the quiet endurance of a settlement born from the expansion of the rail lines, serving as a steady pulse in an economy driven by the rhythm of the harvest. Families who settled these plains brought a legacy of industrious labor, transforming the high-grass prairie into a grid of productivity that remains the foundation of local life today. The stillness of the afternoon is occasionally punctuated by the movement of heavy machinery, a sound as rhythmic and expected as the seasonal transitions. Beyond the reach of the local grid, the landscape drains toward the East Fork Beaver Creek, while those seeking the reflection of the sky on still water travel thirteen miles to find the shores of Lake Lillian. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a climate that demands preparation, where the deep, cold winters impose a shared, contemplative silence upon the residents of Bird Island.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Renville County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 042° NE
Fred J. Roeck/Hugh C. Becker State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 258° W
Winfield State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 301° NW
Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.1 mi, 013° N
Birch Coulee Historical Marker (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 200° S
Renville County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 197° S
Geology of the Redwood Falls Region (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 217° SW
Swaybacked Bridge (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 217° SW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 20.0 mi, 103° E
Fort Ridgely State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 158° S
Schwanke's Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 342° N
Golden Ticket Kandi 6 (Cinema) — 24.5 mi, 343° N
Kandiyohi County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 345° N
Upper Sioux Agency State Park (State Park) — 26.3 mi, 266° W
Wheel and Cog (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 073° E
State Theatre (Cinema) — 27.2 mi, 071° E
Chief Little Crow (Public Artwork) — 27.2 mi, 071° E
Litchfiel Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 29.8 mi, 037° NE
Meeker County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 30.8 mi, 036° NE
Elevated Lake Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 32.7 mi, 165° S
World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 046° NE
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 35.9 mi, 262° W
Wanda Gag House (Attraction) — 37.8 mi, 146° SE
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 37.8 mi, 145° SE
State Street Theater Co. (Theatre) — 38.0 mi, 146° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.7 mi, 346° N · 12k acres
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.1 mi, 103° E · 24k acres

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