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Isle Minnesota Map

Explore Isle, 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 Isle, Minnesota

How to Use This Isle, Minnesota Map

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

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	Isle
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Mille Lacs County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	46.138076
Longitude	-93.455793
Population	803
Density	114.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56342
Area Code	320
County Seat	Milaca
School District	Isle Public School District

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About Isle, Minnesota

Isle is a locality in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 803. The population density is 114.9 people per km². Isle is located at 46.1381°N, 93.4558°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Isle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56342.

Isle anchors the southern reaches of Mille Lacs Lake, where the horizon dissolves into a vast, shimmering expanse of water that dictates the temperament of the sky. It lies 38.1 miles east-southeast of Brainerd, MN (from Brainerd, MN: bearing 113°T), and is situated 19.9 miles north-northwest of Mora. Malone Creek winds through the low-lying terrain, its movement a quiet insistence against the thick, dark stands of timber that define the surrounding landscape. The air here holds a distinct, heavy clarity, especially as the late afternoon light flattens against the water, turning the reeds into silhouettes of brittle gold. Beyond the immediate water’s edge, the land rises into subtle, wooded undulations, leading toward the expanse of Father Hennepin State Park, where the ancient, towering pines seem to catch and hold the cooling breath of the wind.

Isle maintains a quiet endurance, its character shaped by the long, deep winters that demand a particular kind of vigilance from those who live here. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, drawing from the legacy of the North Woods where the influence of generations past—both Scandinavian and Ojibwe—still lingers in the architecture and the deliberate pace of the streets. Local industry has long looked toward the bounty of the lake, yet the town preserves a rugged independence that avoids the frantic pulse of larger centers. While the distant silhouette of Warren Hill suggests a more jagged geography elsewhere, the life here is grounded in the flat, fertile persistence of the plains, where the simple necessity of wood-smoke and conversation provides a steady, rhythmic cadence to the passing years.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 021° N
Father Hennepin State Park (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 281° W
Mille Lacs Lake II State Aquatic Management Area (Mille Lacs) (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 264° W
Pope Point (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 291° W
Mille Lacs State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 208° SW
Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.6 mi, 308° NW · 2 acres
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 267° W
Solana State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.7 mi, 034° NE
Dala Horse (mini) (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 157° SE
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.2 mi, 005° N · 36k acres
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.2 mi, 005° N · 1,410 acres
Hinckley Fire Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 109° E
Sandstone History and Art Center (Arts Centre) — 28.2 mi, 091° E
The Terrace (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 336° NW
Rural School Museum (Museum) — 32.0 mi, 133° SE
Pine County Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 084° E
WonderTrek Children's Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 295° NW
Chisago County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 38.8 mi, 144° SE
Lake Theatre (Cinema) — 39.7 mi, 056° NE
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 40.3 mi, 136° SE · 21k acres
Play Inc. Community Theatre (Arts Centre) — 40.7 mi, 164° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 42.5 mi, 030° NE
Ox Cart Crossing (Historic Ruins) — 43.5 mi, 284° W
Crex Meadows (Monument) — 43.6 mi, 114° SE
The Ojibwe's Sandy Lake Journey (Monument) — 44.4 mi, 008° N
Stoney Brook Farms (Attraction) — 44.6 mi, 211° SW
Pine Grove Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 45.8 mi, 256° W
Summerland (Theme Park) — 49.4 mi, 219° SW
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 52.0 mi, 030° NE · 2.1M acres

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