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Grasston Minnesota Map

Explore Grasston, 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 Grasston, Minnesota

How to Use This Grasston, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.794681
Longitude	-93.149107
Population	154
Density	63.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	55030, 55006
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Mora
School District	Braham Public School District

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About Grasston, Minnesota

Grasston is a locality in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 154. The population density is 63.7 people per km². Grasston is located at 45.7947°N, 93.1491°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Grasston is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 55030, 55006.

Grasston occupies a low, expansive stretch of Minnesota terrain where the land yields to the steady, meandering gravity of the Snake River. It lies 15.8 miles north-northeast of Cambridge, MN (from Cambridge, MN: bearing 13°T), and is situated 9.0 miles southeast of Mora. This waterway carves a quiet path through the soil, acting as a dark, reflective artery that defines the local topography and guides the movement of the seasonal melt. Less than a mile away, the basin of Grass Lake holds the sky in a mirror of muted blue, surrounded by fields that transition into the scrubby, resilient brush characteristic of this northern latitude. The light here during the late afternoon possesses a thin, metallic quality, illuminating the dormant grasses until they glow like pale straw against the deepening shadows of the horizon.

Grasston retains a modest character shaped by the intersection of rail history and the slow, deliberate pace of regional agriculture. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, echoing the heritage of settlers who cleared the brush to carve out a living in these interior plains. Residents often look toward the nearby Kraft State Wildlife Management Area, where the land is left to its own devices, serving as a reminder of the wilder, unmanaged density that once dominated the region. Daily life in Grasston moves with the unforced persistence of the local climate, where the long, biting winters demand a certain endurance and a quiet respect for the stillness that settles over the frozen earth for months on end.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kraft State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 088° E
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 178° S
Rice Creek State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 234° SW
Rural School Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 079° E
Dala Horse (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 306° NW
Chisago County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 133° SE
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.4 mi, 112° E · 21k acres
Burnett County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 113° SE
Play Inc. Community Theatre (Arts Centre) — 15.8 mi, 193° S
Wild River State Park (State Park) — 16.4 mi, 134° SE
Fish Lake Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.4 mi, 102° E
Hinckley Fire Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 033° NE
St. Croix State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 059° NE
Kettle River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 21.5 mi, 069° E
Grantsburg Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 093° E
Emma's House (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 093° E
Crex Meadows Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.5 mi, 090° E
Amphitheater (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 131° SE
Sandstone History and Art Center (Arts Centre) — 27.0 mi, 030° NE
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.1 mi, 235° SW · 61k acres
Ed. L. Peet (Monument) — 30.4 mi, 072° E
First Danish Seminary (Monument) — 34.6 mi, 117° SE
Festival Theater (Theatre) — 36.0 mi, 137° SE
Big Yellow Chair (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 138° SE
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 36.7 mi, 144° SE · 4,903 acres
Bob Dunn Horse Camp (Nature Reserve) — 36.7 mi, 228° SW
Fawn Doe Rosa Wildlife Educational Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 38.2 mi, 136° SE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 38.7 mi, 192° S
Stoney Brook Farms (Attraction) — 40.3 mi, 249° W

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