Elizabeth Minnesota Map
Explore Elizabeth, 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 Elizabeth, Minnesota
How to Use This Elizabeth, Minnesota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Elizabeth, 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 Elizabeth.
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 | Elizabeth |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Otter Tail County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 46.379682 |
| Longitude | -96.129226 |
| Population | 168 |
| Density | 173.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 56533, 56537 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Fergus Falls |
| School District | Fergus Falls Public School District |
About Elizabeth, Minnesota
Elizabeth is a locality in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 168. The population density is 173.9 people per km². Elizabeth is located at 46.3797°N, 96.1292°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elizabeth is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 56533, 56537.Elizabeth breathes in the stillness of the high plains, defined by the steady, carving presence of the Pelican River as it winds through the low, grassy terrain. It lies 7.1 miles north-northwest of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 340°T), and is situated 13.4 miles south of Pelican Rapids. The landscape opens wide under a sky that shifts from pale, washed-out blue to the deep, bruised violet of a winter dusk, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the horizon. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Wedel Lake hold the reflection of the clouds, a glassy expanse that anchors the surrounding flatlands. Nearby, the Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for the rhythmic pulse of seasonal migration, where the damp, peat-scented air carries the rustle of reeds and the sudden, sharp cry of wings beating against the heavy, cooling atmosphere.
Elizabeth maintains a quiet endurance, reflecting the legacy of settlers who broke the soil to build a life amidst the harsh, cyclical demands of the North Woods climate. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, where the labor of the harvest once shaped the daily cadence and continues to influence the stoic, practical character of the people who reside here. Modern life in Elizabeth moves with the deliberate pace of those who understand the weight of the long winters, finding connection in the shared maintenance of the land and the quiet industry of the regional trade. The memory of early Scandinavian and Ojibwe influences persists in the way the architecture hugs the earth, low and functional, standing as a testament to a history that values resilience over adornment.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 299° NW
- Oscar State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 282° W
- Long Branch Creek State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 056° NE
- A Point in Time (Public Artwork) — 6.5 mi, 166° S
- Kennedy Park (Local Recreation) — 6.6 mi, 175° S
- Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 036° NE
- Wilkin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 268° W
- Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 8.0 mi, 141° SE
- Maplewood State Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 041° NE
- Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.9 mi, 158° S · 12k acres
- Hallaway's Hill (Viewpoint) — 13.2 mi, 031° NE
- Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 20.9 mi, 109° E
- Fire Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 324° NW
- Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.4 mi, 031° NE
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 349° N
- ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 060° NE
- Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 32.3 mi, 024° NE
- Young at Art Co (Gallery) — 33.1 mi, 024° NE
- Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 33.2 mi, 024° NE
- Veterans Monument (Monument) — 33.2 mi, 024° NE
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About This Elizabeth Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elizabeth, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.379682, -96.129226. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Elizabeth includes the ZIP code (56533, 56537), telephone area code (320), county seat of Otter Tail County (Fergus Falls), and school district assignment (Fergus Falls Public School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
