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Freeborn Minnesota Map

Explore Freeborn, 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 Freeborn, Minnesota

How to Use This Freeborn, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.76579
Longitude	-93.564108
Population	264
Density	557.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56032
Area Code	320
County Seat	Albert Lea
School District	United South Central School District

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About Freeborn, Minnesota

Freeborn is a locality in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 264. The population density is 557.0 people per km². Freeborn is located at 43.7658°N, 93.5641°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Freeborn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56032.

Freeborn occupies a quiet expanse of the Upper Midwest, where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the relentless geometry of agricultural fields that turn from deep emerald to harvest-gold under the shifting prairie light. It lies 12.7 miles northwest of Albert Lea, MN (from Albert Lea, MN: bearing 310°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of Wells. Freeborn Lake sits at the very edge of the settlement, its waters reflecting the vast, pale sky and holding the stillness of the plains as if guarding the memory of the glacial retreat that leveled this ground. A mile away, the Cobb River marks a subtle crease in the terrain, its course meandering through the earth with a slow, deliberate persistence that draws the eye toward the distant shadows of the Mule Lakebed. The air here carries a crisp, clean edge, particularly in the long, biting winters when the frost settles over the soil, turning the landscape into a stark, monochromatic study of survival and endurance.

Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of Freeborn, dictating the seasonal pulse of the local economy as combines and tractors trace rhythmic patterns across the dark, fertile loam. The legacy of the region is etched into the architecture of its modest buildings and the enduring resilience of those who cultivate these acres, a heritage that honors the labor of generations who broke the sod. Beyond the active fields, the Freeborn County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary for migratory wings, providing a necessary respite that connects the human-tended landscape to the wild, untamed cycles of the interior. Life in Freeborn proceeds with an honest, unvarnished quality, where the community finds its strength in the steady rotation of the seasons and the quiet dignity of a day’s work completed beneath the expansive, cloud-swept dome of the Minnesota sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Freeborn County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 148° SE
Halls Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 146° SE
Manchester State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 096° E
Alden Community Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 185° S
Edgewater Park (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 128° SE
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 11.9 mi, 119° SE
Freeborn County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 125° SE
Freeborn County Courthouse (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 130° SE
Myre-Big Island State Park (State Park) — 14.8 mi, 126° SE
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 14.9 mi, 292° W
Thanks for Visiting Minnesota (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 150° SE
Minnesota Welcomes You (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 150° SE
Waseca County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 008° N
Myrtle Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 125° SE
Voyager Valley Teepee (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 345° N
Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 26.1 mi, 174° S
Jolly Green Giant (Public Artwork) — 27.7 mi, 254° W
Union Depot (Historic) (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 035° NE
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 29.1 mi, 102° E
Bresnan Arena (Stadium) — 33.9 mi, 321° NW
Ted Paul Theatre (Theatre) — 34.1 mi, 321° NW
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 35.0 mi, 186° S
410 Project (Gallery) — 35.2 mi, 321° NW
Spotlight Theatres Mankato 4 (Cinema) — 35.2 mi, 322° NW
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.9 mi, 222° SW · 5,668 acres
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.8 mi, 343° N · 24k acres

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