Cass Lake Minnesota Map
Cass Lake, Minnesota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Cass Lake, Cass County.
Interactive Map of Cass Lake, Minnesota
| City | Cass Lake |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Cass |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 47.379398 |
| Longitude | -94.60415 |
| Population | 635 |
| Density | 174.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Cass Lake, Minnesota
Cass Lake is a locality in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 635. The population density is 174.2 people per km². Cass Lake is located at 47.3794°N, 94.6042°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56633.
Cass Lake unfolds as a broad, shimmering expanse of water, its surface often ruffled by a persistent breeze that whispers through the surrounding pines. It lies 107.5 miles east-north-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 70°T), and is situated 14.5 miles east-south-east of Bemidji. The landscape here is a mosaic of dense boreal forest, where jack pines and aspens stand sentinel, and the occasional clearing reveals the rich, dark earth of glacial till. Islands, some no larger than a fisherman’s dreams and others substantial enough to hold clusters of summer cabins, dot the lake, their shores a mixture of sandy beaches and rocky outcrops. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, resinous scent of the woods, a fragrance that mingles with the faint, briny tang of freshwater. Even on the stillest days, a sense of deep, untroubled quietude pervades Cass Lake, a stillness broken only by the distant cry of a loon or the gentle lapping of waves against the shore. The history of Cass Lake is deeply entwined with the Ojibwe people, who have long considered these waters and forests their ancestral home, their traditions still resonating in the land. European settlement, driven by the logging boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, left its mark, with remnants of old logging camps sometimes surfacing in the woods. Today, Cass Lake’s economy thrives on the bounty of its natural surroundings. Tourism, particularly during the summer months, draws visitors seeking the clear waters for boating, fishing for walleye and northern pike, and the abundant opportunities for camping and hiking in the nearby Chippewa National Forest. The town of Cass Lake itself, a modest but resilient hub, serves as a gateway to this aquatic paradise, its general stores and bait shops humming with activity, a testament to a life lived in close communion with the rhythms of lake and forest.
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About This Cass Lake Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Cass Lake, Minnesota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cass Lake and Cass County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Cass Lake is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Cass Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
