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Dovray Minnesota Map

Explore Dovray, 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 Dovray, Minnesota

How to Use This Dovray, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.05274
Longitude	-95.550006
Population	58
Density	89.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56125
Area Code	320
County Seat	Slayton
School District	Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools

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About Dovray, Minnesota

Dovray is a locality in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 58. The population density is 89.9 people per km². Dovray is located at 44.0527°N, 95.5500°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dovray is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56125.

Dovray anchors itself firmly upon the high, wind-swept plains of the upper Midwest, where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising under a wide, pale sky. It lies 29.7 miles south-southeast of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 156°T), and is situated 11.2 miles east-northeast of Slayton. The land around Dovray reveals itself in subtle shifts of elevation, dropping away toward the low, seasonal dampness of the Duck Lakebed or rising toward the distant, hazy suggestion of Buffalo Ridge. Only a mile away, the quiet currents of Devils Run carve a narrow path through the earth, while the still, reflective surface of Buffalo Lake rests just two miles to the north. Winter light here possesses a particular, silver quality, turning the frozen fields into a monochrome study of endurance that defines the temperament of the landscape.

Dovray emerged from the steady expansion of agrarian enterprise, its lifeblood inextricably linked to the seasonal rhythms of sowing and harvest that dictate the pace of the local economy. Beyond the private acreage, the Dovray State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grass and brush, serving as a reminder of the prairie that once dominated this expanse before the arrival of the plow. The people here carry the quiet, deliberate habits of those who have long worked the soil, maintaining a social architecture built on mutual reliance and the endurance of long, deep winters. History in Dovray remains written in the quiet persistence of its grain elevators and the steady, unadorned presence of its residents, who recognize that their lives are shaped as much by the shifting prairie winds as by the labor of their own hands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dovray State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 272° W
Murray County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 351° N
Buffalo Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 329° NW
Cottonwood County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 085° E
Westbrook Heritage House Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 099° E
Lake Shetek State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 299° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.8 mi, 026° NE · 12k acres
The Stone Station (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 346° N
Tracy Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 345° N
Wheels Across the Prairie Heritage Center (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 342° N
Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 018° N
Buffalo Rub (Historic Ruins) — 24.5 mi, 083° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 042° NE
Our Lady of Victory (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 009° N
Lyon County Waterfowl Production Area 3 (National Conservation Area) — 26.0 mi, 311° NW · 235 acres
Camden State Park (State Park) — 26.5 mi, 317° NW
Des Moines River SNA (Nature Reserve) — 29.0 mi, 128° SE
The Mustang Statue (Public Artwork) — 29.4 mi, 340° N
Marshall 6 Theatre (Cinema) — 29.8 mi, 337° NW
Heritage Village Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 104° E
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 38.2 mi, 267° W · 302 acres
Smooth Sumac (Viewpoint) — 38.5 mi, 266° W
Swaybacked Bridge (Attraction) — 40.3 mi, 031° NE
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 44.3 mi, 356° N
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum (Museum) — 44.3 mi, 067° NE
Minnesota's Machinery Museum (Museum) — 44.4 mi, 355° N
Fort Ridgely (Historic Castle / Fort) — 48.9 mi, 055° NE

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