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Ely Minnesota Map

Explore Ely, 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 Ely, Minnesota

How to Use This Ely, Minnesota Map

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

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	Ely
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	St. Louis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	47.905603
Longitude	-91.850729
Population	3,268
Density	431.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55731
Area Code	218
County Seat	Duluth
School District	Ely Public School District

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About Ely, Minnesota

Ely is a locality in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,268. The population density is 431.4 people per km². Ely is located at 47.9056°N, 91.8507°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ely is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55731.

Ely emerges from the dense, ancient silence of the North Woods, a place where the air holds a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the world. It lies 59.7 miles northeast of Hibbing, MN (from Hibbing, MN: bearing 56°T), and is situated 29.4 miles north-northeast of Hoyt Lakes. Granite outcrops and dark, needle-laden conifers define the horizon, while the terrain rises toward the distant, rugged silhouettes of the White Hills. Sunlight here possesses a brittle intensity, catching the surface of Shagawa Lake just a mile away, where the water mirrors the shifting gray and bruised-purple clouds of the upper Midwest. Within the town limits, Whiteside Park serves as a quiet green anchor, its grounds offering a brief, manicured contrast to the wild, sprawling expanse of the Bear Island State Forest that waits silently in the periphery.

Iron fueled the early ambition of Ely, drawing generations to labor in the subterranean dark, though the rhythm of life has since transitioned to the quiet persistence of the wilderness traveler. The legacy of the mining era remains etched in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the downtown streets, while the local economy now pulses with the seasonal migration of those who seek the solitude of the deep woods. Residents often find their way to the Trezona Trail, a path that circles the outskirts, tracing the boundary between the human settlement and the untamed boreal brush. Nearby, the Shagawa River carries the snowmelt of spring and the amber tannins of the forest floor, a reminder that the land dictates the pace of the day far more than the clock ever could.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pillow Rock (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 056° NE
Whiteside Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 228° SW
Large rock core (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 078° E
Miner's Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 0.5 mi, 286° W
Ely State Theater (Cinema) — 0.6 mi, 253° W
Ely-Winton History Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 092° E
Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 127° SE
Brandenburg Gallery (Gallery) — 0.7 mi, 258° W
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 090° E · 2.1M acres
Semer Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 273° W
Old Koschak Farm State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 040° NE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 344° N
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Mining Protection Area Mineral Reserve Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.0 mi, 357° N
Bear Island State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 133° SE
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.8 mi, 054° NE · 1.1M acres
Kawishiwi Pines State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 126° SE
Hegman Lake Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 10.5 mi, 347° N
Bear Head Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 237° SW
Mining Equipment (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 200° S
Fallen Veterans (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 197° S
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 254° W
Picture Rock (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 024° NE
The Boy Scout statue (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 070° E
Rendezvous Area (Theatre) — 17.6 mi, 070° E
Pavement Outcrop Of Polyphase-folded Banded Iron Formation (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 252° W
Soudan Mine Historical Marker (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 252° W
Remembering Marty Mural (Public Artwork) — 41.5 mi, 231° SW
Virginia Heritage Museum (Museum) — 41.6 mi, 231° SW
Finland Minnesota Historical Society (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 139° SE
Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center (Museum) — 48.4 mi, 068° E

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