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Biwabik Minnesota Map

Explore Biwabik, 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 Biwabik, Minnesota

How to Use This Biwabik, Minnesota Map

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

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	Biwabik
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	St. Louis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	47.532981
Longitude	-92.340179
Population	961
Density	42.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	55708, 55705
Area Code	218
County Seat	Duluth
School District	Mesabi East School District

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About Biwabik, Minnesota

Biwabik is a locality in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 961. The population density is 42.4 people per km². Biwabik is located at 47.5330°N, 92.3402°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Biwabik is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 55708, 55705.

Biwabik emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed horizon of the North Woods as a place defined by the heavy, iron-rich earth beneath its foundations. It lies 28.8 miles east-northeast of Hibbing, MN (from Hibbing, MN: bearing 75°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Virginia. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, crystalline quality, filtering through the dense canopy of Superior National Forest to illuminate the dark, acidic soil and the rugged terrain that stretches toward the distant Embarrass Mountains. To the west, the Embarrass River carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its waters dark with the tannins of cedar and hemlock, while nearby Embarrass Lake mirrors the shifting moods of the northern sky. The air carries a sharp, metallic clarity, a crispness that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the jagged silhouette of the trees, suggesting a land that has been shaped by deep, glacial patience and the slow accumulation of winter snows.

Biwabik remains a testament to the industrial vigor of the Iron Range, where the history of subterranean extraction is written into the very contours of the surrounding geography. Long ago, the promise of ore drew laborers from across the Atlantic, leaving a legacy of Scandinavian and Central European traditions that still color the local character and the quiet, industrious rhythm of the streets. While the massive scale of regional operations like the Erie Mine Number One Pit serves as a reminder of the extractive economy that once dictated the survival of every household, the current pace of life has settled into a steady, deliberate pulse. Residents move with the caution of those accustomed to the long, unforgiving winters, finding comfort in the shared endurance required to thrive in a landscape where the primary industry has transitioned from the intensity of the pit to the quiet stewardship of the surrounding woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gnome Town (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 145° SE
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 0.9 mi, 360° N · 2.1M acres
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 037° NE
Iron Range Historical Society (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 246° SW
Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle (State Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 232° SW
Darwin S. Myers (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 038° NE
Oldtown-Finntown Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.9 mi, 267° W
Remembering Marty Mural (Public Artwork) — 9.3 mi, 266° W
Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 261° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.5 mi, 271° W
Virginia Heritage Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 268° W
Laurentian Divide (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 288° W
First House (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 245° SW
Longyear First Diamond Drill Site (Historic Ruins) — 10.6 mi, 081° E
Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806 (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 270° W
Sturgeon River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 15.5 mi, 343° N
Lost Lake Peatland (State Conservation Area) — 18.4 mi, 351° N
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park (State Park) — 19.8 mi, 012° N
Bear Head Lake State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 033° NE
Soudan Mine Historical Marker (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 013° N
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.6 mi, 005° N · 1.1M acres
Minnesota Museum of Mining (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 263° W
Paulucci Space Theatre (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 255° W
Kabetogama Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 28.6 mi, 347° N · 68k acres
Hibbing Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 255° W
Brandenburg Gallery (Gallery) — 33.8 mi, 041° NE
Ely State Theater (Cinema) — 33.9 mi, 041° NE
Ely-Winton History Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 042° NE
Hegman Lake Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 41.3 mi, 029° NE
Voyageurs National Park (National Park) — 53.3 mi, 353° N · 130k acres

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