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Delavan Minnesota Map

Explore Delavan, 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 Delavan, Minnesota

How to Use This Delavan, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.767733
Longitude	-94.019679
Population	172
Density	66.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56023
Area Code	320
County Seat	Blue Earth
School District	Blue Earth Area Public Schools

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About Delavan, Minnesota

Delavan is a locality in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 172. The population density is 66.1 people per km². Delavan is located at 43.7677°N, 94.0197°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Delavan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56023.

Delavan exists as a quiet geometry of grid and furrow, defined by the vast, flat expanse of the prairie that stretches toward an infinite horizon. It lies 23.4 miles east-northeast of Fairmont, MN (from Fairmont, MN: bearing 70°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-northeast of Blue Earth. The earth here is heavy and dark, a deep loam that absorbs the summer light and holds the chill of the long winters, while Rice Creek carves a thin, vital vein through the surrounding fields just a mile away. Three miles to the north, the surface of Rice Lake mirrors the shifting clouds, offering a stillness that complements the steady, low-frequency hum of the wind moving across the plains. This landscape possesses a stark, unadorned beauty, where the sky claims more space than the land and the quality of light at dusk turns the stubble of the fields into a muted, copper-colored sea.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of Delavan, where the rhythms of planting and harvest dictate the pace of the days and the character of the collective effort. The history of the place is written in the stability of its grain elevators and the enduring patterns of the homesteads that have anchored themselves against the open sky for generations. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the Charlotte Hynes State Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for native grasses and local fauna, preserving a sliver of the original wilderness that once dominated this interior basin. Life in Delavan remains tethered to the slow, seasonal transformations of the soil, a place where the stillness of the inland plains offers a rare, deliberate clarity to those who remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Charlotte Hynes State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 260° W
Smith State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 332° NW
Faribault County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 345° N
Winnebago Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 271° W
Blue Earth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 316° NW
Jolly Green Giant (Public Artwork) — 8.9 mi, 205° SW
Leland Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 205° SW
Wakefield House Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 203° SW
Etta C Ross Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 204° SW
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 10.2 mi, 202° S
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 10.5 mi, 058° NE
Dodd Ford Historic Bridge (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 312° NW
SGT Corey Sathoff (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 277° W
Alden Community Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 107° E
Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 250° W
Fairmont Opera House (Theatre) — 23.5 mi, 250° W
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 23.6 mi, 226° SW
Bresnan Arena (Stadium) — 26.1 mi, 003° N
Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 001° N
Minneopa State Park (State Park) — 26.3 mi, 353° N
Ted Paul Theatre (Theatre) — 26.4 mi, 002° N
410 Project (Gallery) — 27.3 mi, 001° N
Spotlight Theatres Mankato 4 (Cinema) — 27.5 mi, 001° N
Voyager Valley Teepee (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 032° NE
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.8 mi, 189° S · 5,668 acres
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 33.6 mi, 100° E
Myre-Big Island State Park (State Park) — 35.9 mi, 105° E
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 38.3 mi, 003° N
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.8 mi, 007° N · 24k acres

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