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Holdingford Minnesota Map

Explore Holdingford, 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 Holdingford, Minnesota

How to Use This Holdingford, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.731076
Longitude	-94.470003
Population	743
Density	318.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56340
Area Code	320
County Seat	St. Cloud
School District	Holdingford Public School District

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About Holdingford, Minnesota

Holdingford is a locality in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 743. The population density is 318.7 people per km². Holdingford is located at 45.7311°N, 94.4700°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Holdingford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56340.

Holdingford occupies a quiet stretch of the Minnesota interior where the South Two River carves a deliberate, winding path through the landscape. It lies 14.8 miles west-northwest of Sartell, MN (from Sartell, MN: bearing 301°T), and is situated 8.5 miles northeast of Albany. The earth here is a composition of dark, fertile soil and glacial drift, characterized by vast, open fields that transition into patches of hardwood forest. Two miles from the center of town, the waters of Two River Lake remain still and glass-like under the shifting prairie light, reflecting the long, pale clouds that define the regional sky. During the winter, the air turns sharp and thin, a crystalline cold that renders the distant outline of the Ripley Esker a faint, rhythmic ripple on the horizon. The nearby Happy Valley State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for the brush and timber, preserving a quiet density of life that contrasts with the expansive reach of the cultivated plains.

Holdingford carries the quiet weight of a settlement forged by the necessity of the rail and the plow, its streets arranged to acknowledge the legacy of the agricultural trade that persists in the surrounding countryside. The local economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the land, with grain silos and metal-clad structures standing as modern sentinels over the daily commerce of the region. Life in Holdingford proceeds with a measured, intentional pace, shaped by the heritage of those who arrived to clear the timber and break the sod. On autumn evenings, the smoke from woodstoves mingles with the scent of dried corn stalks, creating a sensory threshold that marks the transition into the deep, predictable solitude of the northern winter. The town retains a spare, utilitarian dignity, its character defined not by grand gestures but by the endurance of its people and the persistence of the seasonal cycle.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Happy Valley State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 031° NE
Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 252° W
Avon Hills Forest State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 193° S
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 312° NW
North Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 217° SW
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 11.0 mi, 161° S
Saint John's Pottery Studio (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 161° S
Stone Gate (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 158° S
Maple Sugar Shack (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 156° SE
Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.8 mi, 038° NE · 4,358 acres
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 012° N
Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 014° N
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 133° SE
NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 131° SE
Melrose Area Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 256° W
Pine Grove Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 17.6 mi, 014° N
Minnesota Fishing Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 015° N
Gnarly Bard Theater (Theatre) — 19.0 mi, 128° SE
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 129° SE
Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 128° SE
Dennis M. Thayer (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 128° SE
Summerland (Theme Park) — 20.5 mi, 120° SE
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 23.3 mi, 271° W
Minnesota Military Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 014° N
Koronis Cinema (Cinema) — 26.9 mi, 206° SW
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.3 mi, 115° SE · 61k acres
Crow Wing State Park (State Park) — 36.9 mi, 007° N

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