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Dumont Minnesota Map

Explore Dumont, 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 Dumont, Minnesota

How to Use This Dumont, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.715795
Longitude	-96.425897
Population	75
Density	67.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56236
Area Code	320
County Seat	Wheaton
School District	Wheaton Area Public School District

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About Dumont, Minnesota

Dumont is a locality in Traverse County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 75. The population density is 67.3 people per km². Dumont is located at 45.7158°N, 96.4259°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dumont is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56236.

Dumont occupies a quiet stretch of the flat, expansive prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything but the vertical reach of grain elevators and the occasional stand of wind-stunted trees. It lies 42.6 miles south-southwest of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 203°T), and is situated 26.3 miles west-northwest of Morris. The landscape is defined by the steady, modest pulse of the West Branch Twelvemile Creek, which winds through the soil like a silver thread, carving a subtle path through the earth that has sustained the local ecology for generations. During the long, deep winters, the light takes on a brittle, pale quality, reflecting off the snow-covered fields until the sky and the ground seem to merge into a single, vast expanse of gray. Only six miles away, the Miller Prairie Fee offers a preserved glimpse of the native tallgrass that once dominated this region, serving as a reminder of the quiet, enduring resilience of the land before the plow arrived.

Dumont emerged from the expansion of the railroad, serving as a vital artery for the agricultural economy that still dictates the rhythm of the day. Life here moves in accordance with the planting and harvest cycles, a pattern that has persisted since the early settlers arrived to break the stubborn, rich topsoil. While the local pace is deliberate, there is a profound sense of continuity in the way the community maintains its small-scale operations, often looking toward the nearby Saint Marys Lake when the heat of summer settles over the plains. The history of the region is etched into the very architecture of the grain bins and the simple, functional buildings that line the streets, reflecting a heritage built on persistence and the quiet labor of those who chose to call this prairie home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miller Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 051° NE
Traverse County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.3 mi, 203° SW
Horning Pit State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 086° E
Big Stone County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.2 mi, 193° S
Reservation Dam State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 293° NW
Lake Traverse (Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 312° NW
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 336° NW
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 317° NW
Samuel J Brown State Monument (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 248° W
Big Stone Lake State Park (State Park) — 22.9 mi, 191° S
Hartford Beach (State Park) — 24.1 mi, 207° SW
Willard Andrews Lookout (Viewpoint) — 24.5 mi, 208° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.3 mi, 135° SE · 12k acres
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 181° S
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 29.2 mi, 062° NE
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.6 mi, 180° S · 23k acres
Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 197° S
Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 196° S
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 35.8 mi, 197° S
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 36.7 mi, 317° NW · 70k acres
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 349° N
A Point in Time (Public Artwork) — 42.6 mi, 022° N
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 43.4 mi, 066° NE
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 44.2 mi, 026° NE
Swift County Historical Museum (Museum) — 48.2 mi, 125° SE
Arv Hus Museum (Museum) — 48.6 mi, 149° SE
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 51.8 mi, 077° E
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 51.9 mi, 041° NE
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 59.7 mi, 108° E

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