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Breckenridge Minnesota Map

Explore Breckenridge, 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 Breckenridge, Minnesota

How to Use This Breckenridge, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.26357
Longitude	-96.588129
Population	3,430
Density	523.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56520
Area Code	320
County Seat	Breckenridge
School District	Breckenridge Public School District

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About Breckenridge, Minnesota

Breckenridge is a locality in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,430. The population density is 523.7 people per km². Breckenridge is located at 46.2636°N, 96.5881°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Breckenridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56520.

Breckenridge anchors the flat, expansive horizon of the Red River Valley, where the land stretches out in a vast, uninterrupted plane of dark, fertile soil. It lies 24.4 miles west of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 267°T), and is situated 0.9 miles east of Wahpeton. The Otter Tail River marks the eastern edge of the landscape, its current moving with a quiet, persistent weight through the heavy clay banks. In the distance, the silhouette of Devils Nest rises as a faint, jagged interruption against the sky, while the still, shadowed surface of Breckenridge Lake sits only two miles from the center of the grid. The air here holds a clean, sharp edge, especially during the long winters when the frost settles deep into the earth and the light at dusk turns the snow into a field of pale, violet glass.

Railroad Park serves as the physical and social center of Breckenridge, marking the site where steel rails once dictated the pace of growth and trade. The economy remains rooted in the productivity of the surrounding prairie, where the rhythm of the seasons is measured by the planting and harvest of grain. Generations of families have lived by the demands of the weather and the soil, maintaining a quiet, pragmatic resilience that defines the character of the people. Throughout the day, the sound of machinery and the movement of freight trains across the plains remind observers that Breckenridge exists as a functional junction of industry, built on the endurance of those who first broke the sod of this immense, flat territory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chahinkapa Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 305° NW
Airport Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 221° SW
Wilkin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.7 mi, 013° N
Manston Marsh State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.5 mi, 007° N
Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.0 mi, 082° E
Rothsay State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.3 mi, 041° NE
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 19.3 mi, 240° SW · 70k acres
Prairie Chicken Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.0 mi, 044° NE
Mud Lake (State Recreation Area) — 21.2 mi, 228° SW
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 177° S
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 196° S
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 209° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.8 mi, 019° N · 12k acres
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 27.0 mi, 086° E
Fire Museum (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 017° N
Maplewood State Park (State Park) — 32.5 mi, 061° NE
Hallaway's Hill (Viewpoint) — 34.6 mi, 056° NE
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 37.3 mi, 027° NE
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.3 mi, 243° SW · 14k acres
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 41.4 mi, 126° SE
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 41.8 mi, 088° E
Roger Maris Museum (Museum) — 42.9 mi, 344° N
Minuteman II ICBM (Attraction) — 45.5 mi, 347° N
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 45.9 mi, 049° NE
Immersive Reality Room (Attraction) — 46.7 mi, 346° N
Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 51.3 mi, 043° NE
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 51.7 mi, 113° SE
Young at Art Co (Gallery) — 52.0 mi, 042° NE
Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 52.1 mi, 042° NE

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