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Cokato Minnesota Map

Explore Cokato, 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 Cokato, Minnesota

How to Use This Cokato, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.075797
Longitude	-94.18998
Population	2,799
Density	695.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55321
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Buffalo
School District	Dassel-Cokato Public School District

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About Cokato, Minnesota

Cokato is a locality in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,799. The population density is 695.0 people per km². Cokato is located at 45.0758°N, 94.1900°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cokato is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55321.

Cokato emerges from the expansive prairie landscape as a point of quiet persistence, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky claims the greater share of the world. It lies 15.7 miles northeast of Hutchinson, MN (from Hutchinson, MN: bearing 34°T), and is situated 16.7 miles west-southwest of Buffalo. Heavy, fertile earth defines the terrain, occasionally broken by the gentle draw of Sucker Creek, which winds its path through the nearby fields. Within the immediate boundaries of the settlement, Peterson Park offers a pause in the cultivated landscape, a green space where the air often carries a crisp, lingering chill that speaks to the long winters of the region. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Cokato Lake reflects the changing light of the seasons, while the nearby Slough Lakebed marks a memory of water in the low-lying basin, grounding the geography in a cycle of saturation and growth.

Scandinavian roots remain etched into the social character of Cokato, visible in the enduring values of industry and a reserved, steady approach to daily life. The regional economy leans into the rhythm of agriculture and the practical demands of the surrounding farmland, where the changing color of the crops dictates the pace of the year. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned quality, evidenced by the practical architecture and the focus on local enterprise that sustains the inhabitants. Even as the modern world shifts, Cokato retains a sense of place shaped by the deep, dark soil and the heritage of those who first broke the sod, maintaining a connection to the land that remains as constant as the frost upon the fields in November.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Praire Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 136° SE
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 337° NW
Wright County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 289° W
Wright County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 289° W
Grass Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 148° SE
Knapp State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 337° NW
Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 277° W
Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 277° W
Depot Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 273° W
World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 278° W
Chief Little Crow (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 236° SW
Minnesota Pioneer Park (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 017° N
Greenleaf Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 252° W
Just Add You Butterfly Mural (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 215° SW
State Theatre (Cinema) — 15.4 mi, 215° SW
Litchfiel Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 278° W
Wheel and Cog (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 214° SW
Meeker County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 283° W
All Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 194° S
Rieder Homestead (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 097° E
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 19.4 mi, 307° NW
Lake Maria State Park (State Park) — 19.5 mi, 033° NE
Apple Jack Orchard (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 085° E
Viewing point (Viewpoint) — 19.9 mi, 035° NE
A maze'n Farmyard (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 310° NW
Front Porch Musical Theatre (Theatre) — 32.4 mi, 073° E
Uptown Hamel Library/Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 094° E
Excelsior Dock Cinema (Cinema) — 32.7 mi, 111° E
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.7 mi, 029° NE · 61k acres
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.1 mi, 131° SE · 24k acres

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