Explore Hartland, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hartland, 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 Hartland.
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 | Hartland |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Freeborn County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.803847 |
| Longitude | -93.486883 |
| Population | 321 |
| Density | 459.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 56042 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Albert Lea |
| School District | NRHEG School District |
Hartland occupies a wide, flat expanse of the Midwestern prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything but the vertical reach of grain elevators and the occasional solitary oak. It lies 12.3 miles north-northwest of Albert Lea, MN (from Albert Lea, MN: bearing 331°T), and is situated 19.0 miles south of Waseca. The sky here possesses a heavy, expansive quality, pressing down upon the dark, fertile soil that characterizes the surrounding fields. Three miles to the west, the depressions of the Mule Lakebed hold the memory of vanished waters, while the modest, winding path of Boot Creek cuts through the silt nearby, offering a subtle vein of movement to the otherwise static landscape. Four miles away, the quiet stillness of Trenton Lake reflects the shifting clouds, providing a mirror to the immense, open-air theater that defines the physical character of Hartland.
Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of the local economy, dictating the seasonal rhythm of long, industrious summers and the stark, hushed winters that define life in this region. Settlers once carved a life from these plains, leaving behind a legacy of resilience that persists in the utilitarian architecture and the steady, unadorned work ethic of the residents. Beyond the cultivated rows of corn and soy, the Manchester State Wildlife Management Area offers a preserved sanctuary for native grasses and migratory birds, maintaining a sliver of the original wilderness that once dominated the interior. Daily life in Hartland moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, informed by the vastness of the plains and a profound, quiet connection to the land that sustains it.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hartland, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.803847, -93.486883. 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 Hartland includes the ZIP code (56042), telephone area code (320), county seat of Freeborn County (Albert Lea), and school district assignment (NRHEG School District).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |