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Hilltop Minnesota Map

Explore Hilltop, 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 Hilltop, Minnesota

How to Use This Hilltop, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.053299
Longitude	-93.247448
Population	958
Density	3108.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55421
Area Code	763
County Seat	Anoka
School District	Columbia Heights Public School District

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About Hilltop, Minnesota

Hilltop is a locality in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 958. The population density is 3108.3 people per km². Hilltop is located at 45.0533°N, 93.2474°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hilltop is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55421.

Hilltop occupies a modest rise in the landscape, where the land stretches out in quiet, glacial indifference toward the horizon. It lies 1.2 miles northeast of Columbia Heights, MN (from Columbia Heights, MN: bearing 41°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north of Minneapolis. The air here holds the crisp, thin quality of the northern plains, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant, cooling influence of Sullivan Lake, which glimmers a mere mile away. To the west, the Mississippi River carves its persistent path through the terrain, a silent witness to the seasonal shifts that turn the verdant summer grasses into a brittle, frozen expanse of white. Five miles to the north, the elevation shifts toward the prominence of Sunset Hill, while the nearby grounds of Hilltop Park offer a contained space of green where the light of late afternoon catches the tall, swaying stems of prairie grass, casting long, lean shadows across the soil.

Hilltop emerged from the pragmatic necessity of mid-century development, functioning as a deliberate anchor within a region shaped by the steady, unyielding demands of an inland economy. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the industrious spirit of the North, where the legacy of earlier Scandinavian settlement persists in the quiet, stoic character of the local architecture. Residents look toward the distant, low-slung silhouette of the John H Allison Forest for a sense of permanence, while the nearby roar of Saint Anthony Falls serves as a powerful, audible reminder of the water’s ancient, gravitational pull. Though removed from the bustle of larger metropolitan centers, Hilltop maintains a steady, internal momentum, defined by a landscape that demands both patience and respect from those who traverse it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Original Castle Heights (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 076° E
Huset Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 194° S
Silverwood Special Recreation Feature (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 103° E
Erosion Machine (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 107° E
Columbia Heights (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 179° S
Columbia Park / Golf (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 180° S
Ray Thompson Little League Fields (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 347° N
Salo Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 130° SE
Saint Anthony Parkway Bridge Overlook (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 211° SW
Clay Squared Gallery (Gallery) — 2.8 mi, 185° S
Michael Birawer Gallery (Gallery) — 3.4 mi, 180° S
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.5 mi, 067° NE · 24k acres
26th Avenue North Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 203° SW
Rogue Buddha Gallery (Gallery) — 3.7 mi, 191° S
Nimbus Theater (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 167° S
Stone Arch Glass Studio (Arts Centre) — 4.2 mi, 175° S
St. Anthony Main Theatre (Cinema) — 4.8 mi, 185° S
Mill Ruins Park (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 186° S
Gibb's Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 146° SE
Washburn A Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 185° S
Minnesota African American Heritage Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 215° SW
Homewood Studios (Arts Centre) — 5.3 mi, 216° SW
Heritage Gallery (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 170° S
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.7 mi, 167° S · 64 acres
Fort Snelling State Park (State Park) — 11.1 mi, 167° S
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.5 mi, 085° E · 4,903 acres

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