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Butterfield Minnesota Map

Explore Butterfield, 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 Butterfield, Minnesota

How to Use This Butterfield, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.95829
Longitude	-94.794704
Population	601
Density	573.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56120
Area Code	320
County Seat	St. James
School District	Butterfield-Odin Public School District

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About Butterfield, Minnesota

Butterfield is a locality in Watonwan County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 601. The population density is 573.0 people per km². Butterfield is located at 43.9583°N, 94.7947°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Butterfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56120.

Butterfield emerges from the vast, planar expanse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a wire pulled across the sky. It lies 20.2 miles south-southwest of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 202°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-southwest of St. James. James. The landscape is defined by the steady, rhythmic geometry of agriculture, where earth and sky meet in a blur of gold and deep brown, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of shelterbelt trees shivering against the wind. A mile from the center, the quiet waters of Butterfield Lake catch the pale, amber light of late afternoon, mirroring the slow migration of clouds, while the winding course of Butterfield Creek cuts a subtle, verdant scar through the grasses. To the southeast, the Sulem Lake State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall reeds and marshy hollows, a place where the stillness is absolute and the air tastes of damp soil and ancient, dried stalks.

Butterfield persists as a deliberate point of order amidst the endless fields, its foundation rooted in the heavy, fertile soil that has dictated the local economy for generations. The legacy of the railroad, which once served as the primary artery for grain and commerce, remains etched in the town’s layout, favoring the industry of the harvest and the mechanical patience of the grain elevator. Life in Butterfield follows the seasonal pulse of the crop, a deliberate cadence that shifts with the turning of the soil and the encroaching bite of the deep, legendary winters. While the distant, isolated rise of Fort Hill breaks the monotony of the far horizon, the true character of the place resides in the quiet fortitude of its people and the way the light catches the dust of the combines as they work late into the autumn dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sulem Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 219° SW
Ewy Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 036° NE
Mountain Lake Site (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 241° SW
Cottonwood County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 264° W
Heritage Village Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 255° W
Round House Railroad Club (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 082° E
Jackson County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 14.5 mi, 233° SW
Site 8 (Historic Ruins) — 15.7 mi, 306° NW
Des Moines River SNA (Nature Reserve) — 17.6 mi, 233° SW
Watona Park Peace Pole (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 072° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 071° E
Major General Doyle E. Larson (Public Artwork) — 19.7 mi, 071° E
SGT Corey Sathoff (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 122° SE
Kilen Woods State Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 218° SW
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 008° N
Elevated Lake Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 24.5 mi, 008° N
Fairmont Opera House (Theatre) — 26.9 mi, 142° SE
Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 142° SE
Flandrau State Park (State Park) — 27.5 mi, 034° NE
Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.8 mi, 034° NE
Wanda Gag House (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 033° NE
John Lind House (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 034° NE
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 034° NE
Fort Ridgely (Historic Castle / Fort) — 34.3 mi, 005° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.3 mi, 294° NW · 12k acres
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.3 mi, 047° NE · 24k acres

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