Cosmos Minnesota Map
Explore Cosmos, Minnesota, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Cosmos, Minnesota
| City | Cosmos |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Meeker County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.936073 |
| Longitude | -94.696661 |
| Population | 507 |
| Density | 176.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 56228 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Litchfield |
| School District | A.C.G.C. Public School District |
About Cosmos, Minnesota
Cosmos is a locality in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 507. The population density is 176.5 people per km². Cosmos is located at 44.9361°N, 94.6967°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cosmos is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56228.Cosmos claims its space upon the flat, expansive prairie where the horizon serves as the primary architect of the view. It lies 16.3 miles west-northwest of Hutchinson, MN (from Hutchinson, MN: bearing 282°T), and is situated 15.6 miles south-southwest of Litchfield. The South Fork Crow River winds through the nearby landscape, a persistent, quiet presence that carves a subtle silver thread through the fields of corn and soy. Just a mile away, the Thompson Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Meeker) offers a quiet sanctuary of grasses and wetlands, shifting in color from the pale, brittle gold of autumn to the deep, resonant greens of summer. The air here holds a particular clarity, especially when the light of a long afternoon stretches across the open land, turning the silos and grain elevators into stark, geometric silhouettes against the vast sky.
Cosmos remains defined by the rhythm of the harvest and the steady, enduring labor of the plains. While the Thompson Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Meeker) provides a preserved space for the local ecosystem, the economic life of Cosmos centers on the productivity of the surrounding soil, a legacy inherited from generations who cleared this land to build a life in the interior. Residents occasionally journey toward the Luce Line State Trail, nine miles off, to traverse the path that once carried the commerce of the region. Even the proximity of Boon Lake, six miles distant, acts as a quiet anchor for those seeking a moment of stillness, mirroring the expansive, unhurried pace that characterizes the daily life of the people who call Cosmos home.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Thompson Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Meeker) (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 269° W
- Meeker County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 060° NE
- Renville County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 158° S
- Rodewald State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 346° N
- Greenleaf Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 067° NE
- Litchfiel Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 035° NE
- Meeker County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 032° NE
- Chief Little Crow (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 077° E
- Wheel and Cog (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 105° E
- Just Add You Butterfly Mural (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 100° E
- State Theatre (Cinema) — 16.3 mi, 100° E
- World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 052° NE
- Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 18.8 mi, 149° SE
- Schwanke's Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 303° NW
- Golden Ticket Kandi 6 (Cinema) — 20.5 mi, 305° NW
- Depot Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 062° NE
- Kandiyohi County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 309° NW
- Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 062° NE
- A maze'n Farmyard (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 008° N
- Sibley State Park (State Park) — 29.2 mi, 329° NW
- Fort Ridgely State Park (State Park) — 31.7 mi, 183° S
- Swaybacked Bridge (Attraction) — 33.9 mi, 218° SW
- Minnesota Pioneer Park (Attraction) — 36.1 mi, 052° NE
- Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.9 mi, 327° NW · 12k acres
- Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 42.0 mi, 324° NW
- Elevated Lake Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 43.4 mi, 182° S
- Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 44.4 mi, 165° S
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.4 mi, 121° SE · 24k acres
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About This Cosmos Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cosmos, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.936073, -94.696661. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Cosmos includes the ZIP code (56228), telephone area code (320), county seat of Meeker County (Litchfield), and school district assignment (A.C.G.C. Public School District).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 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. |
