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Deer River Minnesota Map

Explore Deer River, 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 Deer River, Minnesota

How to Use This Deer River, Minnesota Map

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

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	Deer River
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Itasca County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	47.333004
Longitude	-93.792717
Population	909
Density	232.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56636
Area Code	320
County Seat	Grand Rapids
School District	Deer River Public School District

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About Deer River, Minnesota

Deer River is a locality in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 909. The population density is 232.6 people per km². Deer River is located at 47.3330°N, 93.7927°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Deer River is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56636.

Deer River emerges from the dense, coniferous shadows of the North Woods where the landscape settles into a patient, low-lying expanse of peat and pine. It lies 14.0 miles west-northwest of Grand Rapids, MN (from Grand Rapids, MN: bearing 298°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-northwest of Cohasset. The Deer River itself carves a slow, dark path through the terrain, its current reflecting the copper tint of decaying needles and rich, swampy earth. Only a mile away, the surface of White Oak Lake catches the pale, northern light, acting as a glass mirror for the shifting clouds that dominate the wide, open sky. To the distant west, the silhouette of the Sugar Hills provides a jagged interruption to the horizon, a reminder of the ancient, weathered geology that guards these inland reaches. The air here carries a sharp, resinous clarity, especially during the long, quiet winters when the frost settles deep into the soil and the silence of the woods becomes absolute.

Deer River thrives as a place defined by the quiet industry of the timber trade and the enduring legacy of those who carved a living from the surrounding wilderness. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the forest, with the presence of the Miscellaneous SRMA offering a vast, untamed buffer that keeps the modern world at a respectful distance. Historically, the area reflects a layered heritage where Scandinavian settlers and the indigenous Ojibwe people have long navigated the constraints and opportunities of this northern climate. Life in Deer River moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, observed in the way residents prepare for the changing seasons or maintain the sturdy, functional architecture of the region. Even the Remer State Forest, sitting fourteen miles away, serves as a silent partner to the local identity, reinforcing a sense of scale where the individual is always secondary to the vast, persistent reach of the woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 326° NW
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 0.9 mi, 350° N · 660k acres
Bowstring State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.4 mi, 360° N
Crawford Island State Aquatic Management Area (Itasca) (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 087° E
Schoolcraft State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 184° S
Mud Goose State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 235° SW
Pokegama Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 129° SE
Clustered Bur Reed Bog Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 11.6 mi, 061° NE
Lake Winnibigoshish (Recreation Area) — 13.8 mi, 299° NW
MacRostie Art Center (Public Artwork) — 14.0 mi, 118° SE
North Country National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 18.3 mi, 212° SW · 286 acres
Beerbower Veterans Monument (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 159° S
Scenic State Park (State Park) — 26.8 mi, 023° NE
Lost 40 Loop (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 336° NW
Sugar Point Battle (Monument) — 32.9 mi, 234° SW
Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose (Attraction) — 33.8 mi, 082° E
Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 247° SW
Leech Lake Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 40.4 mi, 277° W
Hibbing Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 081° E
Paulucci Space Theatre (Museum) — 41.2 mi, 081° E
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 43.4 mi, 061° NE · 2.1M acres
Minnesota Museum of Mining (Museum) — 43.5 mi, 075° E
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 49.6 mi, 243° SW
Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum (Museum) — 50.7 mi, 207° SW
Historic caboose (Attraction) — 51.4 mi, 214° SW
The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 51.8 mi, 281° W
The Terrace (Theatre) — 55.3 mi, 176° S
Oldtown-Finntown Overlook (Viewpoint) — 60.5 mi, 077° E
Fond du Lac State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 63.5 mi, 130° SE
Vince Shute Wildlife Sancuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 64.3 mi, 034° NE

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