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Gilman Minnesota Map

Explore Gilman, 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 Gilman, Minnesota

How to Use This Gilman, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.735245
Longitude	-93.949148
Population	226
Density	182.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	56329, 56333
Area Code	320
County Seat	Foley
School District	Foley Public School District

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About Gilman, Minnesota

Gilman is a locality in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 226. The population density is 182.2 people per km². Gilman is located at 45.7352°N, 93.9491°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gilman is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 56329, 56333.

Gilman sits amidst the quiet, expansive stretches of the Minnesota interior, where the horizon remains flat and unburdened by the jagged heights of the distant Ripley Esker. It lies 14.4 miles northeast of Sauk Rapids, MN (from Sauk Rapids, MN: bearing 47°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-northwest of Foley. The land here holds the stillness of the northern plains, characterized by vast, open fields that catch the pale, amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the dark, heavy soil. A mile to the west, the Elk River traces a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its current barely audible against the steady rustle of wind through the surrounding stands of trees. To the north, the landscape deepens into the quiet solitude of the Graham State Wildlife Management Area, where the air feels sharper and the earth holds the damp, ancient memory of glacial retreat.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Gilman, as the rhythm of the seasons dictates the slow turning of the soil and the methodical harvest that sustains the region. The history of the area remains etched in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of its homesteads, which reflect a legacy of resilience shaped by the long, iron-gray winters that define the local character. Residents look toward Mayhew Lake as a steady point of orientation, a place where the stillness of the water mirrors the unhurried temperament of those who call Gilman home. Life here is measured not by the velocity of modern enterprise, but by the persistent, quiet labor of a community rooted in the land, where the changing color of the crops serves as the primary clock for the passing year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Graham State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 330° NW
Wisneski State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 281° W
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 9.6 mi, 275° W
Stoney Brook Farms (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 174° S
Summerland (Theme Park) — 12.9 mi, 215° SW
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.8 mi, 157° SE · 61k acres
Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.3 mi, 314° NW · 4,358 acres
Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 220° SW
Dennis M. Thayer (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 218° SW
Gnarly Bard Theater (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 220° SW
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 220° SW
Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.7 mi, 268° W
Santiago Oak Savanna (Research Natural Area) — 16.9 mi, 154° SE
NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 228° SW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 229° SW
Rum River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 18.0 mi, 018° N
Dinosaur (Public Artwork) — 18.6 mi, 192° S
Maple Sugar Shack (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 243° SW
Stone Gate (Historic Ruins) — 23.5 mi, 243° SW
Bob Dunn Horse Camp (Nature Reserve) — 23.8 mi, 151° SE
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 24.1 mi, 244° SW
Saint John's Pottery Studio (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 244° SW
Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 306° NW
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park (State Park) — 26.3 mi, 017° N
Minnesota Fishing Museum (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 309° NW
Pine Grove Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 26.9 mi, 309° NW
Lake Maria State Park (State Park) — 28.3 mi, 180° S
Anderson Hill Lookout (Viewpoint) — 28.6 mi, 179° S
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 51.2 mi, 096° E · 21k acres

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