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Elbow Lake Minnesota Map

Explore Elbow Lake, 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 Elbow Lake, Minnesota

How to Use This Elbow Lake, Minnesota Map

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

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	Elbow Lake
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Grant County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.989595
Longitude	-95.978766
Population	1,276
Density	356.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	56589, 56531
Area Code	320
County Seat	Elbow Lake
School District	West Central Area

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About Elbow Lake, Minnesota

Elbow Lake is a locality in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,276. The population density is 356.0 people per km². Elbow Lake is located at 45.9896°N, 95.9788°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elbow Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 56589, 56531.

Elbow Lake occupies a quiet expanse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 20.5 miles south-southeast of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 166°T), and is situated 29.8 miles west-northwest of Alexandria. The landscape is defined by the steady, glacial patience of the terrain, marked by the presence of Flekkefjord Lake, which mirrors the shifting violet and gold of the evening light. A few miles to the east, the Mustinka River traces a deliberate, winding path through the soil, carving subtle curves into the plains that have remained largely unchanged by the passage of seasons. To the west, the distant silhouette of Runestone Hill rises as a faint, jagged interruption against the flat expanse, while the nearby Grant County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for the rhythmic migrations of wings that mark the turning of the year.

Agriculture remains the steady heartbeat of Elbow Lake, with vast fields of grain and corn radiating outward to define the local economy and the seasonal character of the people. The history of the region is etched into the very soil, a legacy of hard work and persistence that honors the Scandinavian heritage brought by those who first broke this ground. Life in Elbow Lake moves with a measured cadence, unbothered by the frantic pulse of distant urban centers, focusing instead on the reliability of the harvest and the communal bonds formed in the face of long, biting winters. Even as the Hazzard Lakebed sits silent and dry eleven miles away, the surrounding land continues to produce with a quiet, persistent vigor, sustaining a way of life that values the clarity of the air and the integrity of a day’s labor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grant County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 180° S
Mustinka State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 278° W
Berskow State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 090° E
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 141° SE
Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.2 mi, 356° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.9 mi, 351° N · 12k acres
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 095° E
Runestone Replica (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 129° SE
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 354° N
A Point in Time (Public Artwork) — 21.4 mi, 345° N
Inspiration Peak (Viewpoint) — 21.9 mi, 062° NE
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 23.8 mi, 032° NE
Glendalough State Park (State Park) — 26.2 mi, 033° NE
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary (Monument) — 28.3 mi, 263° W
Big Ole statue (Monument) — 29.7 mi, 103° E
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 29.8 mi, 104° E
Maplewood State Park (State Park) — 34.2 mi, 360° N
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 303° NW
Pope County Historical Museum (Museum) — 37.3 mi, 130° SE
Finn Creek Museum (Museum) — 44.6 mi, 044° NE
ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 024° NE
Cultural Center (Museum) — 46.5 mi, 038° NE
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 46.9 mi, 281° W · 70k acres
Captain Black's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 49.1 mi, 049° NE
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 49.1 mi, 007° N
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 51.4 mi, 137° SE

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