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Courtland Minnesota Map

Explore Courtland, 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 Courtland, Minnesota

How to Use This Courtland, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.268298
Longitude	-94.340246
Population	734
Density	108.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56021
Area Code	320
County Seat	St. Peter
School District	New Ulm Public School District

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About Courtland, Minnesota

Courtland is a locality in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 734. The population density is 108.5 people per km². Courtland is located at 44.2683°N, 94.3402°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Courtland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56021.

Courtland emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the upper Midwest as a modest gathering of structures anchored to the earth by the slow, deliberate work of agriculture. It lies 6.7 miles east-southeast of New Ulm, MN (from New Ulm, MN: bearing 117°T), and is situated 18.4 miles west-northwest of Mankato. The land surrounding Courtland unfolds in broad, productive swaths of soil, occasionally broken by the quiet presence of Harris Lake to the east or the steady, winding movement of the Minnesota River just a mile to the south. During the long, hushed winters, the air turns sharp and thin, casting a pale, crystalline light over the snow-covered fields that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Fort Hill. Nearby, the Swan Lake State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal wetlands, providing a stark, wild contrast to the orderly grid of the fields that define the regional geography.

Generations of settlers established Courtland with a focus on the fertile potential of the basin, creating a legacy of industry that remains tied to the cycles of the harvest and the rhythms of the seasons. While the distant, ancient basin known as the Dane Lakebed reminds observers of the geological forces that shaped this terrain, the local economy continues to hum with the quiet persistence of machinery and the careful stewardship of the land. Life here moves with a steady, unforced cadence, punctuated by the occasional sound of trains or the seasonal transition of the landscape toward the distant, hidden rush of Swan Lake Fall. In the evenings, the sky deepens into a bruised, expansive purple, and the lights of Courtland flicker to life, marking a small, persistent human presence against the vast, dark clarity of the prairie night.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Swan Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 342° N
Cambria State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 146° SE
Archery Range Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 287° W
Flandrau State Park (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 283° W
Former Dam Site (Viewpoint) — 5.7 mi, 283° W
Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 294° NW
Markplatz Mall Arch (Public Artwork) — 6.7 mi, 298° NW
John Lind House (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 297° NW
Defenders Monument (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 296° NW
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 297° NW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 299° NW
State Street Theater Co. (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 297° NW
Wanda Gag House (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 297° NW
Martin Luther Statue (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 292° W
Hermann Monument (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 292° W
Blue Earth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.3 mi, 187° S
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 8.4 mi, 190° S
Minneopa State Park (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 121° SE
Glueck Park (State Recreation Area) — 17.0 mi, 082° E
410 Project (Gallery) — 18.0 mi, 114° SE
Spotlight Theatres Mankato 4 (Cinema) — 18.0 mi, 113° SE
Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 114° SE
Harold and Ruth Schaefer Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.4 mi, 078° E
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.5 mi, 079° E
Conkling Art Center (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 116° SE
Bresnan Arena (Stadium) — 19.1 mi, 116° SE
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 276° W
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 21.0 mi, 360° N
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.2 mi, 048° NE · 24k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.9 mi, 264° W · 12k acres

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