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Hancock Minnesota Map

Explore Hancock, 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 Hancock, Minnesota

How to Use This Hancock, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.497461
Longitude	-95.796714
Population	863
Density	369.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56244
Area Code	320
County Seat	Morris
School District	Hancock Public School District

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About Hancock, Minnesota

Hancock is a locality in Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 863. The population density is 369.0 people per km². Hancock is located at 45.4975°N, 95.7967°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hancock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56244.

Hancock emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the western Minnesota prairie as a grid of quiet streets etched into the black, fertile earth. It lies 33.6 miles southwest of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 217°T), and is situated 8.3 miles southeast of Morris. The landscape around Hancock is defined by an immense sky that shifts from the pale, bruised violet of dawn to a deep, resonant indigo as the sun retreats behind the distant, low-lying Blue Mounds. To the east, the terrain yields to the subtle moisture of Page Lake, a singular body of water that mirrors the vast, cloud-strewn atmosphere, while the Stevens County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the sudden, percussive rise of wings from the tall, wind-brushed grasses.

Hancock carries the enduring legacy of the agricultural pioneers who recognized that the rich soil, bolstered by the nearby currents of the Chippewa River, offered a reliable foundation for those willing to brave the long, frost-bound winters. The local economy remains tethered to this agrarian pulse, with grain elevators serving as the vertical anchors of the skyline, standing as stoic monuments to a heritage built on harvest and communal labor. Life in Hancock moves with the deliberate, seasonal clock of the grower, a rhythm that respects the slow thaw of spring and the urgent amber warmth of autumn. It is a place where the social fabric is reinforced by the shared endurance of the climate, creating a durable, unpretentious character that persists long after the harvest machinery has been put away for the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stevens County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 060° NE
Pope County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 114° SE
Lake Emily State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 069° E
Coleman State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 311° NW
Pomme De Terre Park (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 321° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.6 mi, 015° N · 12k acres
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 13.0 mi, 082° E
Glacial Lakes State Park (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 077° E
Highest elevation in park (Viewpoint) — 14.4 mi, 080° E
Swift County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 145° SE
Pope County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 063° NE
Runestone Replica (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 017° N
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 26.5 mi, 098° E
Arv Hus Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 192° S
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 28.9 mi, 351° N
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 29.0 mi, 099° E
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.4 mi, 235° SW · 23k acres
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 33.6 mi, 037° NE
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.7 mi, 017° N
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 33.8 mi, 246° SW
Big Ole statue (Monument) — 33.9 mi, 037° NE
Sibley State Park (State Park) — 36.3 mi, 109° E
Giant Crow Statue (Public Artwork) — 38.3 mi, 095° E
Lac qui Parle County Museum (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 210° SW
Swensson Farm Museum (Museum) — 43.9 mi, 167° S
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 44.0 mi, 068° E
Milbank Grist Mill (Monument) — 44.2 mi, 245° SW
Boyd House (Attraction) — 45.0 mi, 187° S

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