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Dalton Minnesota Map

Explore Dalton, 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 Dalton, Minnesota

How to Use This Dalton, Minnesota Map

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

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	Dalton
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Otter Tail County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	46.173849
Longitude	-95.915609
Population	215
Density	350.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56324
Area Code	320
County Seat	Fergus Falls
School District	Fergus Falls Public School District

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About Dalton, Minnesota

Dalton is a locality in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 215. The population density is 350.3 people per km². Dalton is located at 46.1738°N, 95.9156°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dalton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56324.

Dalton occupies a quiet expanse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that shifts from pale, wintry blue to the bruised violet of late autumn dusk. It lies 10.8 miles southeast of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 134°T), and is situated 32.6 miles northwest of Alexandria. The land maintains a rhythmic, subtle heave, a topography shaped by glacial retreat that leaves the soil rich and dark, punctuated by the occasional stand of hardwoods that catch the low-slung northern light. Only a mile away, the Pomme de Terre River carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, while the nearby waters of Formo Lake mirror the changing seasons with a stillness that seems to absorb the very sound of the wind. The presence of the Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area ensures that the marshes remain vital, providing a sanctuary where the air is often filled with the sudden, sharp rush of wings as migratory birds settle into the wetlands.

Dalton holds the quiet authority of a place built on the steady, seasonal cycles of agriculture, where the geometry of fenced fields creates a vast, utilitarian mosaic across the county. The settlement reflects a heritage of hard-won resilience, evidenced in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that stands as a pragmatic response to the long, deep winters of the region. Economic life remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding plains, a rhythm dictated by the harvest and the slow, necessary labor of maintenance in the off-season. While Inspiration Peak rises seventeen miles away as a distant reference point for those who wander beyond the immediate fields, the true character of Dalton is found in the everyday persistence of its people, who move through their tasks with an understated, deliberate focus that ignores the frantic pace of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.4 mi, 179° S
Grant County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 177° S
Pelican Creek State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 185° S
Erlandson State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 241° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.2 mi, 299° NW · 12k acres
Delagoon Park (Local Park) — 8.1 mi, 316° NW
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 328° NW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 9.8 mi, 323° NW
Orwell Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.1 mi, 291° W
A Point in Time (Public Artwork) — 11.7 mi, 312° NW
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 12.2 mi, 052° NE
Glendalough State Park (State Park) — 14.8 mi, 045° NE
Inspiration Peak (Viewpoint) — 16.6 mi, 099° E
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 176° S
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 21.0 mi, 133° SE
Maplewood State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 359° N
Runestone Replica (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 154° SE
Big Ole statue (Monument) — 32.4 mi, 127° SE
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 32.6 mi, 128° SE
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 281° W
ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 028° NE
Finn Creek Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 055° NE
Continental Divide Monument (Monument) — 35.0 mi, 047° NE
Cultural Center (Museum) — 35.1 mi, 047° NE
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 36.1 mi, 005° N
Captain Black's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 39.2 mi, 060° NE
Fire Museum (Museum) — 40.8 mi, 324° NW
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 42.4 mi, 339° N
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 49.1 mi, 266° W · 70k acres
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.7 mi, 012° N · 86k acres

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