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Darwin Minnesota Map

Explore Darwin, 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 Darwin, Minnesota

How to Use This Darwin, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.096352
Longitude	-94.410821
Population	348
Density	67.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55324
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Litchfield
School District	Litchfield Public School District

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About Darwin, Minnesota

Darwin is a locality in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 348. The population density is 67.4 people per km². Darwin is located at 45.0964°N, 94.4108°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Darwin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55324.

Darwin rises from the flat, open expanse of the Minnesota prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that shifts from pale, washed-out blue to the bruised violet of approaching winter. It lies 14.6 miles north of Hutchinson, MN (from Hutchinson, MN: bearing 352°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east-southeast of Litchfield. The land around Darwin is defined by a rhythmic cycle of black soil and stubborn grasses, punctuated by the quiet stillness of Lake Darwin just a short distance away. Water flows with deliberate slowness through the nearby Washington Creek, cutting narrow, winding paths through the fields where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of dry corn stalks and cooling earth. At dusk, the light loses its harshness, casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor the buildings to the dark, fertile ground as the temperature drops with the fading sun.

Agriculture remains the steady pulse of the local economy, a legacy etched into the grain elevators that stand as sentinels over the main thoroughfares of Darwin. The community carries a distinct, modest character, defined by the practical resilience of people who have long worked this interior landscape, far from the influence of any distant coast. Beyond the primary grid, the Meeker County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, preserving a quiet, wilder corner of the landscape that feels untouched by the pace of the wider world. Life in Darwin moves with the seasons, from the heavy, humid heat of midsummer to the months of deep, insulating snow, reflecting a history shaped by the persistent, quiet labor of those who settled this open plain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man (Attraction) — 0.0 mi, 092° E
Meeker County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 339° N
Minnie-Man State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 229° SW
Depot Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 103° E
Prairie Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 284° W
Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 098° E
Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 098° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 101° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 294° NW
Optimist Baseball Park (Local Recreation) — 5.6 mi, 298° NW
Litchfiel Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 280° W
Greenleaf Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 204° SW
Meeker County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 292° W
Knapp State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 066° NE
Wright County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 091° E
Chief Little Crow (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 169° S
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 11.2 mi, 334° NW
Just Add You Butterfly Mural (Public Artwork) — 14.2 mi, 172° S
State Theatre (Cinema) — 14.2 mi, 172° S
Wheel and Cog (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 174° S
Minnesota Pioneer Park (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 053° NE
A maze'n Farmyard (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 328° NW
Paynesville Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 324° NW
Koronis Cinema (Cinema) — 24.6 mi, 323° NW
Viewing point (Viewpoint) — 26.8 mi, 056° NE
Rieder Homestead (Theatre) — 30.3 mi, 097° E
Apple Jack Orchard (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 089° E
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 33.5 mi, 001° N
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.9 mi, 043° NE · 61k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.3 mi, 301° NW · 12k acres

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