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Carlos Minnesota Map

Explore Carlos, 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 Carlos, Minnesota

How to Use This Carlos, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.972463
Longitude	-95.292257
Population	497
Density	429.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56319
Area Code	320
County Seat	Alexandria
School District	Alexandria Public School District

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About Carlos, Minnesota

Carlos is a locality in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 497. The population density is 429.3 people per km². Carlos is located at 45.9725°N, 95.2923°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Carlos is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56319.

Carlos emerges from the glacial till of central Minnesota as a landscape defined by the quiet accumulation of silt and the persistent, low-slung horizon of the prairie. It lies 7.3 miles northeast of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 34°T), and is situated 23.0 miles northwest of Sauk Centre. The earth here holds the memory of deep ice, manifesting in a terrain that folds gently toward the Long Prairie River, which winds its path just one mile from the center of activity. To the north, the surface of Lake Carlos catches the pale, thin light of the afternoon, acting as a mirror for the vast, unencumbered sky. Even at a distance of eighteen miles, the presence of Inspiration Peak offers a singular vertical interruption in an otherwise expansive, level world, grounding the viewer in a geography that favors the horizontal line over the jagged peak.

Carlos maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, anchored by the modest expanse of Carlos Community Park where the local rhythm is measured by the changing length of shadows across the grass. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil and the legacy of agricultural industry, reflecting a history shaped by those who first cultivated these heavy, fertile fields. Life here is colored by the long, severe winters that demand a particular stoicism from the inhabitants, an endurance that manifests in the sturdy, functional architecture of the neighborhood. Amidst the quietude, there is a profound sense of continuity, where the collective memory of the region is kept as much by the predictable turning of the seasons as by the shared labor of those who call Carlos their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Carlos Community Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 063° NE
Long Prairie River State Aquatic Management Area (Douglas) (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 296° NW
Lake Carlos State Park (State Park) — 1.6 mi, 323° NW
Belle River State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 130° SE
Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 179° S
Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 179° S
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 253° W
Big Ole statue (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 216° SW
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 7.3 mi, 214° SW
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 268° W
Inukshuk (Public Artwork) — 16.9 mi, 337° NW
Inspiration Peak (Viewpoint) — 17.6 mi, 310° NW
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 056° NE
Todd County Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 090° E
Runestone Replica (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 238° SW
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 23.0 mi, 135° SE
Pope County Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 191° S
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.5 mi, 226° SW · 12k acres
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 262° W
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 29.4 mi, 317° NW
Glendalough State Park (State Park) — 29.5 mi, 326° NW
Melrose Area Museum (Museum) — 31.3 mi, 131° SE
Finn Creek Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 357° N
Captain Black's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 33.6 mi, 007° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mn (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.7 mi, 353° N · 240 acres
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 36.5 mi, 177° S
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 37.9 mi, 174° S
Cultural Center (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 354° N

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