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Glenwood Minnesota Map

Explore Glenwood, 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 Glenwood, Minnesota

How to Use This Glenwood, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.662387
Longitude	-95.388363
Population	2,657
Density	181.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56334
Area Code	320
County Seat	Glenwood
School District	Minnewaska School District

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About Glenwood, Minnesota

Glenwood is a locality in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,657. The population density is 181.3 people per km². Glenwood is located at 45.6624°N, 95.3884°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Glenwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56334.

Glenwood occupies a glacial basin where the earth opens to reveal the expansive, crystalline depths of Lake Minnewaska. It lies 16.2 miles south of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 182°T), and is situated 25.7 miles east of Morris. The surrounding terrain rises in modest, undulating swells that hold the morning mist, while the nearby Blue Mounds break the horizon to the west with a subtle, stony presence. During the long, quiet winters, the air gains a sharp, metallic clarity, turning the land into a monochromatic study of frost and shadow. Beyond the immediate perimeter of the water, the landscape transitions into a vast, productive prairie that stretches toward the horizon, punctuated only by the occasional woodlot or the distant, winding path of Outlet Creek.

Glenwood maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life that honors its history as a hub for the surrounding agricultural plains. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, where the success of the harvest dictates the pulse of the main thoroughfare, and the heritage of early settlers persists in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the center. Just beyond the edge of the developed grid, the Pope County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a sanctuary for migratory life, preserving a quiet, wilder state of existence that contrasts with the domestic order of the streets. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, heavy gold quality, catching the edges of the fields and the surface of Lake Minnewaska, marking the end of another day in a place that measures time by the slow accumulation of seasons rather than the frantic pace of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pope County Historical Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 175° S
Pope County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 130° SE
Pelican Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Pope) (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 260° W
Star Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 268° W
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 248° W
Strandness Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 275° W
Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 7.3 mi, 352° N
Glacial Lakes State Park (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 207° SW
Highest elevation in park (Viewpoint) — 10.5 mi, 212° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.3 mi, 180° S · 12k acres
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 15.4 mi, 002° N
Big Ole statue (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 002° N
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 16.4 mi, 157° SE
Runestone Replica (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 308° NW
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.5 mi, 151° SE
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 21.7 mi, 076° E
Lake Carlos State Park (State Park) — 22.0 mi, 007° N
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.2 mi, 334° NW
Giant Crow Statue (Public Artwork) — 23.7 mi, 129° SE
Swift County Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 204° SW
Melrose Area Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 088° E
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 29.6 mi, 306° NW
Todd County Museum (Museum) — 33.3 mi, 050° NE
Koronis Cinema (Cinema) — 38.0 mi, 120° SE
Paynesville Historical Museum (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 120° SE
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 38.6 mi, 033° NE
Golden Ticket Kandi 6 (Cinema) — 42.0 mi, 156° SE
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.2 mi, 238° SW · 23k acres

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