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Hanover Minnesota Map

Explore Hanover, 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 Hanover, Minnesota

How to Use This Hanover, Minnesota Map

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

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.

CityHanover
StateMinnesota (MN)
CountyWright County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude45.155797
Longitude-93.666352
Population3,548
Density249.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code55341
Area Code612, 952
County SeatBuffalo
School DistrictBuffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools

About Hanover, Minnesota

Hanover is a locality in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,548. The population density is 249.7 people per km². Hanover is located at 45.1558°N, 93.6664°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hanover is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55341.

Hanover occupies a quiet expanse of land where the steady, dark currents of the Crow River carve a meandering path through the terrain. It lies 3.7 miles south of St. Michael, MN (from St. Michael, MN: bearing 181°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-southwest of Otsego.

The landscape surrounding Hanover is defined by the soft, rhythmic rise and fall of the earth, a prairie-turned-farmland transition that feels expansive under the high, pale light of the upper Midwest. Two miles to the north, the waters of Steele Lake hold the sky in a mirror of calm, while the open grounds of Bridges Park provide a central space where the land remains unburdened by development. During the long, crisp winters, the air gains a sharp, crystalline clarity that clarifies the horizon, turning the nearby fields into a vast, hushed canvas of white.

The history of Hanover remains tied to the deliberate pace of agricultural life and the steady influence of settlers who favored the fertile banks of the Crow River for their early livelihoods. While the local economy has evolved from its agrarian origins to include modern commerce and residential development, the character of the place retains a measured, industrious sensibility. Residents continue to look toward the changing seasons as the primary clock of their daily lives, moving with the quiet persistence of the river itself. This enduring connection to the soil and the water ensures that Hanover preserves an identity rooted in the practical, honest beauty of the inland plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bridges Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 229° SW
  • Eagle View Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 258° W
  • Crow-Hassan (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 091° E
  • Recreation Center/Zahler'S Fields (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 006° N
  • St. Michael Meadows State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 343° N
  • Beebe Lake County Park (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 282° W
  • Cascades Development Monument (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 355° N
  • Pelican Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 325° NW
  • Wright County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 323° NW
  • Wright County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 323° NW
  • St. Walburga 1883-1983 Centennial Monument (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 079° E
  • Front Porch Musical Theatre (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 055° NE
  • Apple Jack Orchard (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 237° SW
  • Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.8 mi, 057° NE · 64 acres
  • Rieder Homestead (Theatre) — 10.1 mi, 219° SW
  • Angel of Hope (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 102° E
  • The Svitak Family Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.4 mi, 122° SE
  • Uptown Hamel Library/Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 139° SE
  • Maple Grove Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 11.0 mi, 110° E
  • Maple Grove History Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 102° E
  • Anoka Kindness Rock Garden (Public Artwork) — 13.7 mi, 078° E
  • Pumpkin Roundabout (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 080° E
  • Rumriver Art Center (Arts Centre) — 14.1 mi, 076° E
  • Auditorium (Stadium) — 14.4 mi, 096° E
  • Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.2 mi, 357° N · 61k acres
  • New Hope Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 17.2 mi, 126° SE
  • Anderson Hill Lookout (Viewpoint) — 17.4 mi, 311° NW
  • Excelsior Dock Cinema (Cinema) — 18.1 mi, 164° S
  • Water Street Gallery Ltd (Gallery) — 18.1 mi, 164° S
  • Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.6 mi, 165° S · 24k acres

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About This Hanover Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hanover, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.155797, -93.666352. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Hanover includes the ZIP code (55341), telephone area code (612, 952), county seat of Wright County (Buffalo), and school district assignment (Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.