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Elmore Minnesota Map

Explore Elmore, 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 Elmore, Minnesota

How to Use This Elmore, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.504956
Longitude	-94.088015
Population	549
Density	250.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56027
Area Code	320
County Seat	Blue Earth
School District	Blue Earth Area Public Schools

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About Elmore, Minnesota

Elmore is a locality in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 549. The population density is 250.9 people per km². Elmore is located at 43.5050°N, 94.0880°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elmore is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56027.

Elmore emerges from the vast, flat expanse of the southern Minnesota prairie as a quiet intersection of sky and cultivated earth. It lies 21.3 miles east-southeast of Fairmont, MN (from Fairmont, MN: bearing 118°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south of Blue Earth. The horizon here is an unending, taut line where the deep, dark soil of the plains meets a sky that often feels heavy with the promise of changing weather. Only a mile away, the Middle Branch Blue Earth River carves a subtle, winding path through the silt, its movement sluggish and deliberate beneath the shade of leaning cottonwoods. To the west, the landscape dips toward the Pilot Grove Lakebed, a reminder of the ancient, vanished waters that once defined this terrain, while the Faribault County Waterfowl Production Area six miles distant provides a sanctuary where the tall grasses sway in rhythm with the persistent, cooling winds.

Elmore carries the weight of a history rooted in the iron will of settlers who saw value in this fertile, unyielding dirt. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the harvest, with grain elevators standing as the primary, vertical anchors against a sky that dictates the pace of every season. Life in Elmore moves with the steady, predictable pulse of an agricultural calendar, far removed from the frantic acceleration of larger centers. On quiet days, the memory of the region’s development feels present in the stillness, a stark contrast to the distant, more rugged landscapes like the North Woods or the Iron Range. Even the nearby Drexler Bicentennial Trail, eight miles away, offers a path through the quietude, allowing a rare traveler to witness how the light catches the golden stalks at dusk, turning the entire plain into a shimmering, amber-hued expanse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Faribault County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 327° NW
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 8.5 mi, 358° N
Etta C Ross Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 357° N
Wakefield House Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 357° N
Quam Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 110° E
Leland Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 358° N
Jolly Green Giant (Public Artwork) — 10.1 mi, 358° N
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 140° SE
Lake Guckeen State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 329° NW
Kossuth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.3 mi, 174° S
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.3 mi, 186° S · 5,668 acres
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 13.6 mi, 275° W
Walnut Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 055° NE
MIA-POW Display (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 172° S
Winnebago Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 348° N
Seneca Access (State Recreation Area) — 20.1 mi, 231° SW
Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 299° NW
Fairmont Opera House (Theatre) — 21.3 mi, 299° NW
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 212° SW
World's Largest Bullhead (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 142° SE
Dodd Ford Historic Bridge (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 349° N
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 26.7 mi, 027° NE
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 28.0 mi, 127° SE
Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 30.0 mi, 105° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.3 mi, 181° S · 12k acres
Five Island Lake Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 37.1 mi, 230° SW
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 38.6 mi, 071° E
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 259° W
Wild Rose Casino and Resort (Attraction) — 39.5 mi, 227° SW
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 39.5 mi, 265° W

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