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Howard Lake Minnesota Map

Explore Howard Lake, 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 Howard Lake, Minnesota

How to Use This Howard Lake, Minnesota Map

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

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	Howard Lake
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Wright County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.053986
Longitude	-94.061
Population	2,071
Density	431.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	55349, 55575
Area Code	612, 952, 763
County Seat	Buffalo
School District	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted

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About Howard Lake, Minnesota

Howard Lake is a locality in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,071. The population density is 431.8 people per km². Howard Lake is located at 45.0540°N, 94.0610°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Howard Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 55349, 55575.

Howard Lake emerges from the flat, glacial till of the upper Midwest as a quiet expanse where the horizon draws a thin, sharp line against the pale morning sky. It lies 12.4 miles southwest of Buffalo, MN (from Buffalo, MN: bearing 232°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west of Montrose. The landscape around Howard Lake is defined by the slow transition of prairie grasses into pockets of hardwood timber, a terrain shaped by the ancient retreat of ice that left behind the basin of the lake itself and the nearby Slough Lakebed. Twelvemile Creek meanders through the periphery of these fields, cutting a modest path through the soil that feels both indifferent and permanent. During the long, crisp winters, the air takes on a brittle, crystalline quality, turning the breath of the traveler into fleeting ghosts that vanish as quickly as the light fades behind the distant, frozen oaks.

Settlement in Howard Lake followed the arrival of the railroad, which transformed these agrarian stretches into a hub for the movement of grain and the exchange of local commerce. The economic pulse of Howard Lake remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, where the persistence of small-scale industry and the cycle of harvest dictate the steady pace of the day. To the west, the Wright County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory life, a place where the stillness is punctuated only by the sudden, percussive beat of wings rising from the reeds. This is a region where the weight of the past sits lightly upon the present, felt in the straightforward architecture of the main street and the deep, silent resolve of those who tend to the land under the vast, unblinking dome of the Minnesota sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wright County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 256° W
Wright County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 256° W
Grass Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 241° SW
Summerfield Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 084° E
Legion Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 077° E
Woodland State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 091° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 279° W
Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 281° W
Depot Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 279° W
Rieder Homestead (Theatre) — 13.0 mi, 093° E
Apple Jack Orchard (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 077° E
Minnesota Pioneer Park (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 350° N
Chief Little Crow (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 253° W
World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 280° W
Lake Maria State Park (State Park) — 18.0 mi, 016° N
Viewing point (Viewpoint) — 18.5 mi, 017° N
Just Add You Butterfly Mural (Public Artwork) — 18.7 mi, 234° SW
State Theatre (Cinema) — 18.7 mi, 234° SW
All Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 214° SW
Greenleaf Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 262° W
Wheel and Cog (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 232° SW
Meeker County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 283° W
Arboretum Apple House (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 122° SE
Uptown Hamel Library/Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 092° E
Excelsior Dock Cinema (Cinema) — 26.3 mi, 113° SE
Water Street Gallery Ltd (Gallery) — 26.3 mi, 113° SE
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.6 mi, 137° SE · 24k acres
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 30.2 mi, 064° NE · 64 acres
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.1 mi, 027° NE · 61k acres

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