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Fort Ripley Minnesota Map

Explore Fort Ripley, 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 Fort Ripley, Minnesota

How to Use This Fort Ripley, Minnesota Map

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

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	Fort Ripley
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Crow Wing County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	46.166078
Longitude	-94.360281
Population	84
Density	25.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56449
Area Code	320
County Seat	Brainerd
School District	Brainerd Public School District

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About Fort Ripley, Minnesota

Fort Ripley is a locality in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 84. The population density is 25.1 people per km². Fort Ripley is located at 46.1661°N, 94.3603°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fort Ripley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56449.

Fort Ripley occupies a quiet expanse of the central Minnesota landscape, where the flat, open ground meets the encroaching edge of northern woodland. It lies 15.3 miles south-southwest of Brainerd, MN (from Brainerd, MN: bearing 210°T), and is situated 13.1 miles north of Little Falls. The earth here is defined by the steady, persistent presence of the Mississippi River, which flows only a mile from the center of the settlement, carving a slow path through the soil. To the north and west, the terrain shifts into a mosaic of brush and timber, punctuated by the stillness of Mud Lake, whose murky waters reflect the pale, expansive sky of the upper Midwest. In the colder months, the air takes on a brittle, metallic clarity, and the light at dusk turns a bruised violet, casting long, stark shadows across the frost-hardened fields that stretch toward the Little Nokasippi River State Wildlife Management Area.

History lingers in the soil of Fort Ripley, a place defined by the military legacy that gave it a name and a purpose in the nineteenth century. While the original garrison has long since surrendered to the quietude of the plains, the local economy remains tied to the land, balancing the rhythms of agriculture with the seasonal shifts of the North Woods. Neighbors often look toward the distant silhouette of Tower Hill on the horizon, a landmark that serves as a silent compass for those moving through the surrounding timberlands. Life in Fort Ripley moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, sustained by the work of the harvest and the enduring patience required to endure the deep, lingering winters that define this corner of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Little Nokasippi River State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 352° N
Mississippi River State Aquatic Management Area (Morrison) (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 183° S
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 354° N
Minnesota Military Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 174° S
Crow Wing State Park (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 003° N
Paul Bunyan Statue (Public Artwork) — 6.8 mi, 017° N
Lake Alexander Fee (Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 280° W
Ox Cart Crossing (Historic Ruins) — 8.2 mi, 007° N
Belle Prairie County Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 175° S
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 180° S
Observation deck (Viewpoint) — 12.1 mi, 018° N
CTC Center (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 334° NW
Pine Grove Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 13.0 mi, 185° S
Minnesota Fishing Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 183° S
Pillsbury State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 14.2 mi, 351° N
Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 186° S
Gull Lake (Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 000° N
Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.5 mi, 157° SE · 4,358 acres
WonderTrek Children's Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 032° NE
Cuyuna Country (State Recreation Area) — 24.0 mi, 036° NE
Todd County Museum (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 241° SW
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 28.4 mi, 265° W
Historic caboose (Attraction) — 38.1 mi, 357° N
The Terrace (Theatre) — 40.2 mi, 051° NE
Stone Gate (Historic Ruins) — 40.4 mi, 182° S
Maple Sugar Shack (Attraction) — 40.5 mi, 181° S
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 40.5 mi, 183° S
Saint John's Pottery Studio (Attraction) — 40.5 mi, 183° S
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 41.1 mi, 224° SW
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 56.2 mi, 360° N · 660k acres

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