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Hector Minnesota Map

Explore Hector, 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 Hector, Minnesota

How to Use This Hector, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.743851
Longitude	-94.715547
Population	1,012
Density	216.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55342
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Olivia
School District	Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Public Schools

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About Hector, Minnesota

Hector is a locality in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,012. The population density is 216.4 people per km². Hector is located at 44.7439°N, 94.7155°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hector is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55342.

Hector stretches across the vast, level expanse of the Minnesota prairie, where the horizon pulls the sky taut over fields of corn and soybean. It lies 19.7 miles west-southwest of Hutchinson, MN (from Hutchinson, MN: bearing 240°T), and is situated 13.6 miles east of Olivia. The architecture of the land is defined by this openness, a flat tableland where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the seasonal transition of golden stalks to the stark, white stillness of winter. Five miles away, the quiet current of Buffalo Creek traces a narrow ribbon through the soil, while the nearby reach of Lake Allie offers a mirror to the immense, shifting clouds. At dusk, the light here thins into a pale, bruised violet, casting long, lean shadows that emphasize the profound silence of the plains.

Hector functions as a sturdy anchor for the surrounding agricultural economy, its streets arranged to serve the rhythm of planting and the heavy commerce of the harvest. The town carries the weight of its Scandinavian heritage in the modest, functional brickwork of its center and the enduring resilience of its people against the long, deep winters. Beyond the immediate grid, the Schmalz State Wildlife Management Area preserves a fragment of the native landscape, providing a sanctuary for migratory birds that navigate the open air above the former Buck Lakebed. Life in Hector moves with the calculated patience of a place that understands how to endure, grounded in the seasonal cycle and the steady, unadorned labor that sustains the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Schmalz State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 089° E
Renville County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 339° N
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 11.0 mi, 105° E
Ras-Lynn State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 070° E
Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.5 mi, 340° N
Birch Coulee Historical Marker (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 230° SW
Fort Ridgely State Park (State Park) — 18.4 mi, 183° S
Renville County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 225° SW
Wheel and Cog (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 061° NE
State Theatre (Cinema) — 19.9 mi, 059° NE
Just Add You Butterfly Mural (Public Artwork) — 19.9 mi, 059° NE
Greenleaf Lake (State Recreation Area) — 21.2 mi, 033° NE
All Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 075° E
Chief Little Crow (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 044° NE
Swaybacked Bridge (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 237° SW
Meeker County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 019° N
World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 031° NE
Schwanke's Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 326° NW
Golden Ticket Kandi 6 (Cinema) — 29.7 mi, 328° NW
Elevated Lake Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 30.1 mi, 181° S
Depot Museum (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 040° NE
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 32.1 mi, 157° SE
Wanda Gag House (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 157° SE
State Street Theater Co. (Theatre) — 32.3 mi, 157° SE
John Lind House (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 157° SE
Flandrau State Park (State Park) — 32.6 mi, 159° S
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.2 mi, 104° E · 24k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.1 mi, 336° NW · 12k acres

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