Henderson Minnesota Map
Explore Henderson, 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 Henderson, Minnesota
How to Use This Henderson, Minnesota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Henderson, 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 Henderson.
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 | Henderson |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Sibley County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.528297 |
| Longitude | -93.907744 |
| Population | 960 |
| Density | 345.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 56044 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Gaylord |
| School District | Le Sueur-Henderson School District |
About Henderson, Minnesota
Henderson is a locality in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 960. The population density is 345.1 people per km². Henderson is located at 44.5283°N, 93.9077°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Henderson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56044.Henderson emerges from the floor of the Minnesota River valley where the landscape shifts from level, fertile plains to the dramatic, wooded bluffs that bracket the waterway. It lies 14.4 miles north of St. Peter, MN (from St. Peter, MN: bearing 10°T), and is situated 9.5 miles southwest of Belle Plaine. The Minnesota River exerts a constant, quiet gravity over the geography, carving a wide, verdant path through the earth that dictates the orientation of every street and field. Beyond the immediate riverbanks, the terrain rises into expansive, open country, while the stillness of Clark Lake waits only four miles to the east, providing a quiet basin for the local wildlife. The air here holds the crisp, honest scent of damp soil and deciduous leaves, a quality of atmosphere that seems to thicken as the sun lowers, casting long, amber light against the limestone outcrops that break through the soil like the knuckles of an old giant.
History in Henderson is marked by the enduring resilience of those who built their lives in the shadow of the river’s unpredictable seasonal temperament. The regional economy has long relied upon the rhythm of the harvest, with the surrounding farmland serving as the bedrock of a life tethered to the cycles of the seasons. Much of the land’s natural integrity is preserved within the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, which blankets the area in a protected expanse of habitat where the original character of the prairie and river-bottom forest persists, largely indifferent to the passage of time. Residents of Henderson navigate a pace of life that prizes the steady, predictable work of the day, finding a distinct, unadorned beauty in the way the architecture of the older storefronts holds its ground against the vast, open horizon of the upper Midwest.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Sibley County Historic Society and Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 261° W
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.3 mi, 016° N · 24k acres
- Minnesota Valley (State Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 348° N
- Ney State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 041° NE
- Vale State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 323° NW
- Le Sueur Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 181° S
- Sibley County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 326° NW
- Memorial Helicopter (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 049° NE
- Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 11.2 mi, 044° NE
- Arts Center of Saint Peter (Arts Centre) — 14.4 mi, 190° S
- Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 168° S
- Sesquicentennial Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.5 mi, 193° S
- Anderson Theatre (Theatre) — 14.6 mi, 193° S
- Harold and Ruth Schaefer Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 14.7 mi, 193° S
- Scott Carver Thresher's Association (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 051° NE
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About This Henderson Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Henderson, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.528297, -93.907744. 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 Henderson includes the ZIP code (56044), telephone area code (320), county seat of Sibley County (Gaylord), and school district assignment (Le Sueur-Henderson 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. |
