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Dawson Minnesota Map

Explore Dawson, 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 Dawson, Minnesota

How to Use This Dawson, Minnesota Map

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

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	Dawson
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Lac qui Parle County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.932738
Longitude	-96.054481
Population	1,466
Density	393.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56232
Area Code	320
County Seat	Madison
School District	Dawson-Boyd Public School District

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About Dawson, Minnesota

Dawson is a locality in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,466. The population density is 393.6 people per km². Dawson is located at 44.9327°N, 96.0545°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dawson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56232.

Dawson occupies a quiet expanse of the Minnesota prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 36.0 miles north-northwest of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 339°T), and is situated 16.2 miles west of Montevideo. The West Branch Lac qui Parle River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters moving with a steady, hushed purpose past the edges of the fields. To the west, the subtle rise of the Antelope Hills silhouettes against the dusk, while the nearby Riverside State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush that shifts in color from pale gold to deep ochre as the seasons turn. On clear days, the air carries a crisp, dry sharpness, a reminder that the nearest major body of water is Miller Lake, sitting solitary and still nine miles to the east.

Agriculture provides the steady pulse of Dawson, with rows of corn and soybeans defining the geometry of the surrounding plains and anchoring a local economy built upon the fertility of the soil. The character of Dawson reflects a legacy of resilience, rooted in the labor of those who cleared the sod and built lives atop the heavy, dark loam of the river valley. Residents move with a measured pace, a habit born from generations of monitoring the weather and the clock of the harvest. Whether gathered at the local school or tending to the machinery that keeps the region productive, the people maintain a practical, understated pride in their work. This is a place where the history of the plains remains visible in the grain elevators that rise like monuments above the flat expanse, standing as quiet sentinels over the daily cycle of life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Riverside State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 163° S
Dawson State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 125° SE
Lac Qui Parle County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 157° SE
Boyd House (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 127° SE
Lac qui Parle State Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 044° NE
Lac Qui Parle Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 032° NE
Arv Hus Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 029° NE
Barckes Corner (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 228° SW
Canby Depot Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 215° SW
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.8 mi, 330° NW · 23k acres
Swensson Farm Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 099° E
Minnesota's Machinery Museum (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 128° SE
Yellow Medicine County Museum (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 110° E
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 128° SE
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 30.8 mi, 298° NW
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 324° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.7 mi, 182° S · 12k acres
Milbank Grist Mill (Monument) — 34.0 mi, 306° NW
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 34.6 mi, 305° NW
HGC Eagle Carving (Public Artwork) — 35.1 mi, 214° SW
Marshall 6 Theatre (Cinema) — 35.9 mi, 159° S
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 43.3 mi, 145° SE
Willard Andrews Lookout (Viewpoint) — 43.8 mi, 318° NW
The Stone Station (Attraction) — 52.6 mi, 155° SE
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 52.6 mi, 047° NE
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 53.6 mi, 050° NE

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