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Independence Minnesota Map

Explore Independence, 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 Independence, Minnesota

How to Use This Independence, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.018594
Longitude	-93.71975
Population	3,755
Density	44.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	55779, 55359
Area Code	218, 612, 952
County Seat	Minneapolis
School District	Delano Public School District

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About Independence, Minnesota

Independence is a locality in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,755. The population density is 44.7 people per km². Independence is located at 45.0186°N, 93.7198°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Independence is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 55779, 55359.

Independence maintains a quiet posture across a landscape of glacial moraines and persistent, deep-rooted woodlands that define the western edge of the metropolitan reach. It lies 11.7 miles north of Victoria, MN (from Victoria, MN: bearing 349°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-northwest of Mound. The terrain here holds a subtle, muscular quality, defined by the slow drift of seasons that turn the ground from a brittle, iron-gray frost to the lush, heavy greens of midsummer. Water gathers in the low pockets of the earth, where the quiet surface of Robina Lake mirrors the shifting clouds and the reeds of the Robina Lake State Wildlife Management Area provide a sanctuary for the migratory pulse of the flyway. Pioneer Creek snakes through the brush, its movement a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the hydrology of the immediate district, feeding the soil that supports the sparse, hardy vegetation of the interior plains.

Independence carries the weight of a frontier history that has gradually folded into a landscape of sprawling residential lots and preserved agrarian remnants. The local economy persists as a blend of quiet enterprise and the steady labor of those who value the distance from the dense, frantic patterns of the urban core. Life moves in accordance with the long, cooling shadows of the afternoon, a rhythm dictated by the demands of the land and the endurance required to withstand the deep, legend-heavy winters of the north. There is a particular clarity to the light as it catches the edge of a fence line or the bark of an oak, a reminder that Independence remains a place where the human footprint is still measured against the persistent, quiet expansion of the woods and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Robina Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 350° N
Woods Creek Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 289° W
Lake Sarah Regional Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 012° N
Morris T Baker Park Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 095° E
Rieder Homestead (Theatre) — 4.0 mi, 294° NW
Lake Rebecca Park Reserve (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 348° N
Apple Jack Orchard (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 329° NW
Luce Line Trail (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 116° SE
Carver Highlands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 182° S
Life in a Cattail Marsh (Viewpoint) — 9.5 mi, 169° S
Uptown Hamel Library/Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 081° E
Crosby Rock (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 170° S
Excelsior Dock Cinema (Cinema) — 10.9 mi, 136° SE
Water Street Gallery Ltd (Gallery) — 10.9 mi, 137° SE
Anchor Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 11.1 mi, 136° SE
Excelsior Veteran's Monument (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 136° SE
Arboretum Apple House (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 159° S
The Svitak Family Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.0 mi, 071° E
Chanhassen Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.7 mi, 149° SE
Cascades Development Monument (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 010° N
Maple Grove Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 14.2 mi, 066° NE
Front Porch Musical Theatre (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 031° NE
Maple Grove History Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 064° NE
New Hope Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 16.5 mi, 092° E
Minnesota Valley (State Recreation Area) — 17.0 mi, 156° SE
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.3 mi, 162° S · 24k acres
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 153° SE
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.4 mi, 036° NE · 64 acres
Lake Maria State Park (State Park) — 22.4 mi, 333° NW
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.7 mi, 004° N · 61k acres

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