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Clarissa Minnesota Map

Explore Clarissa, 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 Clarissa, Minnesota

How to Use This Clarissa, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.130241
Longitude	-94.948636
Population	661
Density	251.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56440
Area Code	320
County Seat	Long Prairie
School District	Browerville Public School District

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About Clarissa, Minnesota

Clarissa is a locality in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 661. The population density is 251.4 people per km². Clarissa is located at 46.1302°N, 94.9486°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clarissa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56440.

Clarissa occupies a quiet expanse of Todd County where the earth settles into a tapestry of fertile fields and persistent, sturdy timber. It lies 26.6 miles northeast of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 50°T), and is situated 11.5 miles north-northwest of Long Prairie. Eagle Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape here, its waters moving with a steady, unadorned purpose as they wind past the edges of the settlement. To the east, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy suggestion of the Ripley Esker, a reminder of the ancient glacial forces that once contoured this soil. Horseshoe Lake sits five miles away, a gathering of cool, still water that reflects the wide, pale sky, while the Long Prairie River State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary six miles out, where the brush grows thick and the light at dusk turns a bruised, singular violet.

Clarissa maintains an economy rooted in the patient toil of agriculture, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the turning seasons and the demanding cycle of the harvest. The town remains a testament to the settlers who cleared the brush and broke the heavy soil, leaving behind a legacy of endurance that persists in the quiet industry of the main street. Farmers move with a measured gait, their lives shaped by the deep, biting cold of the winters that define the northern plains, forcing a communal reliance that keeps the spirit of the place intact. Even as modern machinery hums through the surrounding fields, the character of Clarissa stays tied to the land, an enduring settlement where the weight of history is felt not in monuments, but in the calloused hands and the persistent, quiet grace of those who call this geography home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 254° W
Long Prairie River State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 086° E
Iona State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 185° S
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 8.0 mi, 357° N
Parks and Trails (State Recreation Area) — 9.7 mi, 087° E
Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.1 mi, 260° W
Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 11.1 mi, 260° W
Todd County Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 158° S
Lake Carlos State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 241° SW
Inukshuk (Public Artwork) — 23.5 mi, 282° W
Captain Black's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 25.4 mi, 332° NW
Big Ole statue (Monument) — 26.4 mi, 231° SW
CTC Center (Theatre) — 26.5 mi, 059° NE
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 26.7 mi, 231° SW
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 27.1 mi, 180° S
Finn Creek Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 321° NW
Minnesota Military Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 097° E
Pine Grove Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.0 mi, 111° E
Crow Wing State Park (State Park) — 29.1 mi, 072° E
Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 114° SE
Minnesota Fishing Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 111° E
Inspiration Peak (Viewpoint) — 29.9 mi, 271° W
Ox Cart Crossing (Historic Ruins) — 31.0 mi, 070° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mn (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.4 mi, 319° NW · 240 acres
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.2 mi, 250° W
Continental Divide Monument (Monument) — 33.7 mi, 323° NW
Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.6 mi, 115° SE · 4,358 acres
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 38.1 mi, 286° W
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 60.1 mi, 013° N · 660k acres

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