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Cold Spring Minnesota Map

Explore Cold Spring, 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 Cold Spring, Minnesota

How to Use This Cold Spring, Minnesota Map

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

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	Cold Spring
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Stearns County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.455797
Longitude	-94.428885
Population	4,164
Density	600.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56320
Area Code	320
County Seat	St. Cloud
School District	Rocori Public School District

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About Cold Spring, Minnesota

Cold Spring is a locality in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,164. The population density is 600.8 people per km². Cold Spring is located at 45.4558°N, 94.4289°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cold Spring is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56320.

Cold Spring emerges from the expansive, undulating plains of central Minnesota where the Sauk River carves a deliberate, winding path through the landscape. It lies 14.8 miles west-southwest of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 241°T), and is situated 9.2 miles southwest of St. Joseph. Joseph. The water moves with a heavy, deliberate grace, carving through soil and stone to define the low-lying basins that cradle the town. Only a mile away, Knaus Lake holds the quiet, still light of the afternoon, its surface mirroring the vast, pale sky that characterizes this inland stretch of the continent. At Lions Park, the transition from the manicured edges of the settlement to the wild, unkempt grasses of the riverbank feels complete, grounding the environment in a sense of permanence that outlasts the shifting seasons.

Cold Spring draws its character from a history of granite quarrying and agricultural industry, where the labor of earlier generations left behind a legacy of resilience and hard-hewn stone. The local economy continues to pulse with a steady, pragmatic rhythm, reflecting a community that values the craftsmanship of the past while maintaining the infrastructure of the present. As dusk settles over the fields, the air turns crisp and thin, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant, cooling breath of the plains. Life in Cold Spring moves in accordance with the slow turn of the year, a cycle marked by the deep, resonant stillness of winter and the sudden, vibrant return of growth along the banks of the Sauk River.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veteran'S Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 349° N
Pioneer Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 255° W
Cold Spring Heron Colony State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 069° E
Discovery State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 284° W
Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 360° N
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 306° NW
Saint John's Pottery Studio (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 010° N
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 8.8 mi, 010° N
Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 091° E
Stone Gate (Historic Ruins) — 9.0 mi, 014° N
Maple Sugar Shack (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 017° N
Meeker County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.8 mi, 182° S
A maze'n Farmyard (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 225° SW
NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 053° NE
Paynesville Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 249° W
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 061° NE
Koronis Cinema (Cinema) — 14.7 mi, 250° W
Gnarly Bard Theater (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 061° NE
Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 061° NE
Dennis M. Thayer (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 063° NE
Summerland (Theme Park) — 18.0 mi, 061° NE
Dinosaur (Public Artwork) — 19.4 mi, 087° E
Meeker County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 192° S
Melrose Area Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 309° NW
Lake Maria State Park (State Park) — 24.1 mi, 113° SE
Nature Observation (Viewpoint) — 24.8 mi, 112° E
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.6 mi, 081° E · 61k acres
Sibley State Park (State Park) — 29.5 mi, 253° W
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.8 mi, 263° W · 12k acres

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