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Granite Falls Minnesota Map

Explore Granite Falls, 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 Granite Falls, Minnesota

How to Use This Granite Falls, Minnesota Map

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

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	Granite Falls
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Yellow Medicine County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.809958
Longitude	-95.545575
Population	2,737
Density	302.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56241
Area Code	320
County Seat	Granite Falls
School District	Yellow Medicine East

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About Granite Falls, Minnesota

Granite Falls is a locality in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,737. The population density is 302.5 people per km². Granite Falls is located at 44.8100°N, 95.5456°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Granite Falls is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56241.

Granite Falls occupies a rugged expanse where the Minnesota River carves a deep, serpentine path through the ancient, exposed bedrock of the surrounding plains. It lies 27.8 miles north-northeast of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 25°T), and is situated 12.6 miles southeast of Montevideo. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, enduring presence of granite outcrops that emerge from the earth like the knuckles of a giant, contrasting sharply with the softer, expansive prairie fields that stretch toward the horizon. At Granite Falls Overlook Park, the air carries a crisp, mineral scent, especially when the light of a late afternoon sun strikes the stone, turning the gray rock into shimmering plates of gold and amber. Three miles away, the rush of Minnesota Falls provides a constant, rhythmic pulse to the environment, a reminder of the water’s persistent work in shaping this inland terrain.

Historical foundations in Granite Falls are rooted in the difficult labor of harnessing the power of the river, a necessity that dictated the early growth of the regional economy. Long before the modern era, the confluence of stone and water drew people to these banks, and today, that same intersection supports a quiet, industrious pace of life focused on agriculture and local commerce. While the distant silhouette of Middag Knutea marks the edge of the regional vista, the character of Granite Falls remains tethered to the river valley and the memories of those who settled the fertile, challenging soil. Life here maintains a steady, deliberate tempo, influenced by the long winters and the cyclical labor of the harvest, while the nearby waters of Wood Lake offer a rare, still counterpoint to the restless energy of the river.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Granite Falls Overlook Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 165° S
Richter Field (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 033° NE
Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 173° S
Blue Devil Valley State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 202° S
Yellow Medicine County Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 151° SE
Highland Park Baseball Field (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 088° E
Gneiss Outcrops State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 145° SE
Renville County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.7 mi, 056° NE
Swensson Farm Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 334° NW
Upper Sioux Agency State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 147° SE
Chippewa County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.8 mi, 016° N
Minnesota's Machinery Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 205° SW
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 204° SW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 10.5 mi, 179° S
Boyd House (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 279° W
Lac qui Parle State Park (State Park) — 21.6 mi, 313° NW
The Mustang Statue (Public Artwork) — 26.9 mi, 203° SW
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 181° S
Geology of the Redwood Falls Region (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 130° SE
Swaybacked Bridge (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 131° SE
Arv Hus Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 319° NW
Our Lady of Victory (Monument) — 27.5 mi, 173° S
Marshall 6 Theatre (Cinema) — 27.7 mi, 206° SW
Schwanke's Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 051° NE
Golden Ticket Kandi 6 (Cinema) — 32.1 mi, 050° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.8 mi, 006° N · 12k acres
Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek (Historic Ruins) — 39.0 mi, 174° S
The Stone Station (Attraction) — 39.6 mi, 185° S
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 45.8 mi, 021° N
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 46.1 mi, 018° N

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