Hanley Falls Minnesota Map

About Hanley Falls, Minnesota

Hanley Falls is a locality in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 248. The population density is 240.5 people per km². Hanley Falls is located at 44.6927°N, 95.6220°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56245.

Hanley Falls rests in a broad, gently sloping valley, where the land exhales an immensity of sky. It lies 57.8 miles north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 304°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-south-west of Granite Falls. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a soft rolling that speaks of ancient glacial passage, now softened by generations of cultivation. Wide fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons that seem to unfurl endlessly, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun’s slow arc. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a promise of fertility rising from the dark soil. Even in the stillness, there’s a sense of openness, a quiet invitation to simply be present within the vast prairie canvas. The history of Hanley Falls is deeply entwined with the fertile soil it sits upon, a place where agriculture has long been the lifeblood. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community built on hard work and perseverance, much like the sturdy oaks that still dot the landscape, their branches reaching like weathered hands. The local economy continues to draw strength from the surrounding farms, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels, their metal flanks glinting under the sun. While the pace of life here is unhurried, a palpable connection to the land and its enduring cycles binds the people of Hanley Falls, a quiet strength that resonates from the very earth.

About This Hanley Falls Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hanley Falls, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.692735, -95.621964. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Hanley Falls and Yellow Medicine County.

Detailed location data for Hanley Falls includes the ZIP code (56245), telephone area code (320), county seat of Yellow Medicine County (Granite Falls), and school district assignment (Yellow Medicine East). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Hanley Falls is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.