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Glyndon Minnesota Map

Explore Glyndon, 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 Glyndon, Minnesota

How to Use This Glyndon, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.87524
Longitude	-96.578963
Population	1,306
Density	318.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56547
Area Code	320
County Seat	Moorhead
School District	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton

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About Glyndon, Minnesota

Glyndon is a locality in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,306. The population density is 318.7 people per km². Glyndon is located at 46.8752°N, 96.5790°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Glyndon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56547.

Glyndon occupies a flat, expansive reach of the Red River Valley where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 8.9 miles east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 89°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east of Fargo. The landscape around Glyndon is defined by the heavy, dark soil of ancient glacial lake beds, an agricultural canvas that turns a deep, velvet black after the spring thaw. Only a mile away, the Buffalo River cuts a quiet, winding path through the silt, its banks lined with cottonwoods that shiver in the prevailing western winds. To the east, the terrain yields to the protected grasses of Bluestem Prairie Fee, where the native flora shifts with the season from pale, dormant straw to the vibrant, waving emeralds of mid-summer, undisturbed by the plow.

History in Glyndon remains anchored to the arrival of the railroad, which transformed the settlement from an isolated outpost into a vital node for regional grain transport. The economy continues to draw its strength from the cycles of the harvest, with silos standing as silent, industrial sentinels over the daily affairs of the neighborhood. While Maria Lake lies nine miles to the north, providing a distant destination for those seeking the stillness of open water, life here is governed more by the rhythm of the work day and the long, luminous twilights of the northern plains. The people here carry a quiet fortitude, shaped by winters that test the fiber of the spirit and a landscape that demands a patient, observant relationship with the changing light.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buffalo River State Park (State Park) — 4.5 mi, 092° E
Bluestem Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 101° E
Bluestem Prairie State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 101° E
Bluestem Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 099° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.5 mi, 090° E · 12k acres
Agassiz Beach Ridges Landscape Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 054° NE
Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 6.6 mi, 153° SE
Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Minnesota (Resource Management Area) — 6.6 mi, 153° SE
Dragon Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 266° W
Hans Nielsen Hauge Monument (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 266° W
Ivar Aasen Monument (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 266° W
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 271° W
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 9.1 mi, 039° NE
Veteran's Memorial Bridge (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 269° W
Minuteman II ICBM (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 281° W
Immersive Reality Room (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 285° W
Roger Maris Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 265° W
Fire Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 154° SE
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 119° SE
Viking Sword Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 047° NE
Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.4 mi, 075° E · 6,818 acres
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 029° NE
Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 34.5 mi, 097° E
Young at Art Co (Gallery) — 34.8 mi, 096° E
Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 34.8 mi, 096° E
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 34.9 mi, 226° SW · 70k acres
Hallaway's Hill (Viewpoint) — 36.2 mi, 129° SE
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 36.5 mi, 110° E
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 42.2 mi, 180° S
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 48.2 mi, 147° SE

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